• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.31-42
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to analyze behavioral patterns of elderly residents and to identify the characteristics of using furniture and home appliances by elderly-headed households. For this purpose, field studies that included observation and open-ended interview were conducted with 52 elderly-headed households. The major findings of this study were as follows: elderly-headed households need home appliances with lighter body, lower capacity and simple functions. Furniture for elderly people should be designed to minimize the inconvenience of using western style furniture, also the behavior patterns which are important to the elderly like taking medicine have to be considered. And it is necessary to design furniture and equipments properly to prevent accidents happened in housing. Lastly, because the elderly relies heavily on watching TV, it will be desirable to apply TV-friendly devices such as home networking and home automation. Research results will be useful information on product design to reflect characteristics of elderly and follow-up studies associated with each furniture and appliances and specific living behavior are needed.

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.33-41
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to identify characteristics of space usage patterns by types of elderly households(single or couple). For the study, 74 elders who were older than 65 were selected and their living behaviors at their home during a day (24 hours) were analyzed. Respondents were classified into 6 types based on a combination of their household type, income level and health status. The results showed that the elderly residents tended to live a well-regulated life, however, each type had unique time and space use pattern. For example, the more the elder residents were healthy, the more they used many rooms. Frail elderly residents spent most of the day in their bedroom. Also, if they had a spouse, each one tended to use a separate private room for his or her daily life whether they shared a bedroom or not.

• 한국주거학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국주거학회 2006년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.144-148
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• 2006

Kitchen space is one of the most dangerous places for the elderly. Modification of kitchen space for improving safety and independence for older residents is very important factor for aging -in-place. The purpose of this study wes to identify the current situation and modification of kitchen space by elderly-headed household. The sample included 108 respondents over the age 65 who consisted of elderly-couple or single person household with homeownership in Seoul. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. Based on the findings of the study, the present incidence and recognition of future need in kitchen modification were identified. Changes in kitchen space made tended to be nonstructural or relatively inexpensive items. In conclusion, this study suggests several ideas for improving current physical problems of kitchen space to support daily living of older residents.

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.49-58
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• 2007

Kitchen space is one of the most dangerous places for the elderly. Modifications of kitchen space for improving safety and independence for older residents are very important factor for aging in place. The purpose of this study was to identify the current situations and modifications of kitchen space by elderly-headed households. The sample included 108 respondents over the age 65 who consisted of elderly-couple or single person household with homeownership in Seoul. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. Based on the findings of the study, the present incidence and recognition of future need in kitchen modifications were identified. Changes made in kitchen space tended to be nonstructural or relatively inexpensive items. In conclusion, this study suggests several ideas for improving current physical problems of kitchen space to support safe and independent daily living of older residents.

• 한국농촌건축학회논문집
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.39-48
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• 2001

According as the elderly population has been increasing in rural areas, Korea will be facing a serious elderly problem in the near future. To cope with the coming elderly problem, social welfare services and elderly housing need to be carefully prepared. Especially, elderly housing has been recognized to be promising to solve the great portion of the problem. Therefore, I try, in this study, to show the theoretical bases on the residential environment for the elderly households, and to survey and analyze the residential environment and consciousness of them in rural areas. The result of this study will be expected to be a reference to the housing planning for the elderly household in rural areas.

• 한국인구학
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.71-77
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• 1991

• 대한가정학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한가정학회 2004년도 제57차 춘계학술대회
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• pp.167-167
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• 2004

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제60권4호
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• pp.31-53
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• 2008

본 연구는 한국복지패널에서 제공하는 1차년도조사데이터(2006)를 사용하여 농촌노인가구에 대하여 최저생계비를 기초로 한 절대적 빈곤율, 상대적 빈곤율, 주관적 빈곤율과 빈곤감의 지표로 주관적 경제수준 및 생활만족수준을 농촌비노인가구, 도시노인가구, 전체가구와 비교함으로써 농촌노인가구의 빈곤특성을 파악하고 있다. 연구결과는, 첫째, 농촌노인가구의 인구사회학적 특성에 따른 빈곤율에서는 남성보다는 여성이, 연령이 많을수록, 국민기초생활보장 수급가구일수록, 노인단독세대일수록 더 높은 빈곤율을 보이고 있다. 둘째, 절대적 빈곤율과 상대적 빈곤율에서는 농촌노인가구가 다른 집단에 비해 높은 빈곤율을 나타내고 있는 반면, 주관적 빈곤율에서는 도시노인가구와 전체가구가 더 높은 빈곤율을 보이고 있다. 셋째, 주관적 경제수준 및 생활만족수준에서는 도시노인가구가 농촌노인가구에 비하여 더 높은 빈곤감을 나타내고 있다. 따라서 실질적인 빈곤수준은 농촌노인가구가 다른 집단에 비해 현저히 높은 반면, 주관적인 빈곤감은 다소 낮은 빈곤특성을 보여주고 있다.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.23-36
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to suggest the marital communication methods for improving the quality of marriage and life for the elderly couples. For this study we considered variables affected on the marital communication of elderly couples. I investigated 394 elderly men and women living with only their spouse and analyzed data with SPSS PC WIN. The major findings were as follows: 1) The findings showed that there were high level of communication between the elderly males and females who lived with the spouses without adult children. 2) Variables that influenced the elderly couples' communication were as follows: for the elderly males, intimacy between husband and wife, self-esteem, and gender role attitude; for the elderly females, intimacy between husband and wife, health condition, tendency toward relationships, and intention to keep the elderly couple household.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.929-945
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• 2012

This study examined structured social network types and their relationship to quality on life satisfaction of older adults. Respondents were 418 adults aged 60 or older living alone or as couples. The data was analyzed using K-means cluster analysis. Four networks types were identified: diverse, friend-neighbor focused, family focused, and restricted. Life satisfaction was highest for individuals in the diverse network group and lowest for individuals in the restricted network group. Stepwise multiple regression analysis indicated that life satisfaction of the elderly was affected by the diverse network, family focused network, the relationship quality with children, the relationship quality with neighbors, and the relationship quality with relatives. Results suggested that having diverse social network in close proximity is very important in old age and structural network types may have important practical implications for improving the quality of life among the elderly.