• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.686-698
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• 2021

본 연구는 노인의 우울이 인지기능에 미치는 영향 관계에서 건강상태의 매개효과 및 경제활동의 조절효과를 분석하고자 수행되었다. 이를 위해 전국표본을 대상으로 하는 한국보건사회연구원의 2017년 노인실태조사 자료를 구조방정식 모형을 이용하여 분석하였다. 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 노인의 우울은 인지기능 및 건강상태에 부(-)적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 노인의 건강상태는 인지기능에 정(+)적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 노인의 우울과 인지기능의 관계에서 건강상태의 유의미한 매개효과를 확인하였다. 넷째, 노인의 경제활동 여부에 의한 조절효과는 우울이 건강상태에 미치는 경로와 건강상태가 인지기능에 미치는 경로에서 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 사회복지적 함의를 제시하였다.

• 대한지역사회작업치료학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2019

목적 : 본 연구는 노인의 일상 활동 범주에 따라 보유하고 있는 활동 수준을 확인해보고 일상 활동범주에 따른 차이를 비교해보고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 지역사회에 거주하면서 경제 활동을 하는 노인 30명과 경제 활동을 하지 않는 노인 30명, 시설에 거주하면서 활동을 할 수 있는 노인 30명을 대상으로 한국형 활동분류카드(Korea Activity Card Sort; K-ACS)를 사용하여 활동 보유 수준을 비교하였다. 또한 노인의 활동 수준과 상관이 있는 일반적 특성과 일상 생활 특성을 확인하였다. 결과 : 대상자의 일상 활동 범주에 따른 활동 보유 수준은 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다(p<.001). 수단적 활동에는 각 활동의 범주에 따라 차이를 보이는 반면 여가활동과 사회활동에서는 세 그룹이 비슷한 양상을 나타내었다. 특히 여가 활동에서는 세 그룹 모두 휴식하기와 텔레비전 보기를 가장 많이 하고 있어 우리나라 노인의 여가 활동이 매우 제한적인 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 일반적 특성 중에는 학력, 결혼상태, 종교와 인지 수준이, 일상 활동 특성 중에는 받고 있는 치료와 규칙적인 운동 및 정기 모임 횟수가 노인의 활동 영역과 상관성이 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 결론 : 노인의 일상 활동 범주에 따라 활동 보유 수준은 차이가 있었으며 일반적 특성 및 일상 활동 특성이 노인의 활동 영역과 상관이 있음을 알 수 있었다. 이는 노인 작업치료 시 노인의 일상 활동에 영향을 미치는 특성과 활동보유 수준을 고려하여 클라이언트 중심의 중재 계획을 수립하고 치료적 활동을 계획하기 위한 기초자료가 될 수 있을 것이라 사료된다.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.40-52
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• 2001

The ratio of the elderly population is rapidly growing due to socio-economic development and better medical services. As the average life-span of the Korean elderly becomes longer, the proportion of the elderly is increasing. Therefore, the elderly need to sustain a high quality of life. However, all these factors, such as sensory loss, decreased endurance, mobility limitation, and a loss of independence, act to diminish the quality of life among the elderly. It is necessary for elders to adapt themselves to aging, to maintain their physical functions and especially, it is important to keep their independence in activity of daily living and self care. Therefore, this study was designed to identify the degree of activity in daily living and exercise of a self-care agency and to investigate the relationship between activity of daily living and self-care agency. Also, this research aimed to contribute to nursing interventions that maintain and promote quality of life of the elderly and to enable themselves to live independently. The subject of this study were 160 elders, over age 65, who were sampled in C city. Data were collected by observation and questionnaires from May,1999 to December, 1999. The measurement tools were Barthel Index(1979), Lawton & Brody(1969) for activity of daily living and Kearney & Fleischer(1979) for self-care agency. Data were analyzed by SAS PC+ package and included descriptive analysis, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and Cronbach's alpha. The conclusions of this study are summarized as follows; 1. The mean of ADL and IADL was 96.09 and 16.38, respectively. The score described activity of daily living among the elders in C province as moderate. Particularly, in the items of IADL, the item of medication was the highest score. 2. The mean for exercise of self-care agency was 76.48, a moderate degree. 3. The degree of ADL and IADL according to demographic characteristics was significantly different statistically in pocket money, the presence of disease, perceived health status and in occupation, pocket money, family type, the presence of disease, and perceived health status, respectively. 4. The dagree of selt-care agency according to demographic characteristics was significantly different statistically in gender, education level, economic status, and pocket money. 5. There was a significant positive correlation between activity in daily living and self-care agency. Based on these results, further research is suggested to discover the variables influencing the activity of daily living and self-care agency to develop nursing strategies for improving self-care and activity of daily living among the elderly.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.187-196
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• 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate factors related to the levels of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in elderly women based on Wilson and Cleary's HRQoL model. Methods: This study analyzed data from the eighth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2019 on 868 women over the age of 65 years. Based on the HRQoL model, parameters were categorized as personal, environmental, and physiological characteristics; symptom status; functional status; and perception of health status. The data were analyzed by quantile regression. Results: The overall level of HRQoL was 0.87. Factors related to HRQoL in the 10% quantile were higher education level, higher economic status, economic activity, more walking days, fewer diseases, lower stress, less activity limitation, and higher perceived health status. Factors related to the 25% quantile of HRQoL were more walking days, fewer diseases, less activity limitation, and higher perceived health status. Factors related to the 50% quantile were age, economic activity, more walking days, fewer disease, lower stress, less activity limitation, and higher perceived health status. Factors related to the 75% quantile of HRQoL were smoking, more walking days, fewer diseases, lower stress, less activity limitation, and higher perceived health status. Conclusion: While differing parameters were identified according to the level of HRQoL of elderly women in Korea, there were five common factors. Interventions that focus on increasing walking, mitigating diseases, stress, and activity limitations, and improving perceived health status can improve HRQoL.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2024

The purpose of this study is to identify the quality of life (QOL) and factors influencing the QOL in middle-aged and elderly cancer patients. Among the 2019 data of the Korea Health Panel, data from 498 adults over the age of 40 who were diagnosed with cancer by doctors were analyzed. As a result of the study, the mean QOL of middle-aged cancer patients was 0.90 (±0.09) and that of elderly cancer patients was 0.86 (±0.12). The QOL of middle-aged cancer patients was significantly higher than that of elderly cancer patients. Factors influencing the QOL of middle-aged cancer patients were subjective health status, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and bedridden status. Factors influencing the QOL of elderly cancer patients were subjective health status, bedridden status, economic activity, education level, regular physical activity, stress, and age. In order to improve the QOL of middle-aged and elderly cancer patients, along with interest in the QOL of middle-aged and elderly cancer patients, it is necessary to develop an age-specific intervention program, such as reducing anxiety and suicidal ideation for middle-aged cancer patients, and improving regular physical activity and reducing stress for elderly cancer patients.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.301-314
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• 2014

This study was conducted in order to measure changes in the dining out consumption behaviors of the elderly living in Korea. Data on 2,316 and 3,170 elderly aged over 50 years were extracted from the 2001 and 2011 KNHANES(Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys), respectively. The data were analyzed by gender, age, region area, marital status, educational level, household income, economic activity and subjective health status. Frequency of dining out was higher in males between 50~64 years of age, living in metropolitan area, well-educated, high-income, engaged in economic activity and healthy. As a result, these basic data can be used for analyzing the changes in dining out consumption behaviors by sociodemographic characteristics of people aged over 50 years and the elderly in Korea. In the results on the consumption rate of food service in the two groups, 'female' and '65~74 years old' showed the largest increases from 10 years, and thus should be the group that the food service industry focuses on to develop new marketing strategies suitable for the environment.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.189-210
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• 2014

본 연구의 목적은 농촌 노인의 사회활동과 여가활동, 주관적 삶의 질 간의 인과관계를 분석하는데 있다. 이를 위하여 농촌 노인의 인구사회학적 특성에 따른 차이와 사회활동, 여가활동이 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 자료를 수집하였으며, 수집된 340분의 자료 중 결측치를 제외한 324부의 자료를 분석에 사용하였다. 연구 결과 농촌 노인의 사회활동과 여가활동, 삶의 만족도 및 기대감은 인구사회학적 특성에 따라 부분적인 차이가 나타났고, 농촌 노인의 사회활동과 여가활동은 주관적 삶의 질인 삶의 만족도와 삶의 기대감에 정(+)의 영향을 주는 요인이었다. 삶의 만족도에는 종교활동과 취미, 사교활동 등의 여가활동이 긍정적인 영향을 미쳤으며, 삶의 기대감에는 취미활동을 통한 여가활동이 중요한 영향요인으로 분석되었다. 농촌 노인의 경제활동은 주관적 경제만족과 생활수준 기대감, 정부/지자체 기대감에 영향을 미쳤고, 자원봉사활동과 소일거리는 주관적 건강만족에 영향을 미치고 있었다. 이 결과를 고려하여 농촌 노인의 삶의 질을 높일 수 있는 방안을 제언하고, 이론적 실천적 함의를 제시하였다.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.323-340
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• 2010

Many social and environmental changes have emerged due to the increasing size of the aging generation. This study explored the current status of the information leisure activity of the aging generation (computer use activity, internet service participation, social community participation and blogging, UCC, etc.) and the need for serious games among elderly consumers. It analyzed the current status of serious game and information leisure span as determined by experts on elderly care at the aging welfare institute. The research methods involved applying content analysis and focus group interviews. The results were as follows: The elderly are willing to enjoy the internet and economics networks. In particular, economic investment, economic news, health, meetings, and communication are the main internet search categories. The results for serious games are less interesting than those for IT participation. The components of usefulness in terms of serious games, as identified by care experts, are simplicity, a user-friendly interface, efficacy, and certainty in using the game device. Care experts recognize that serious games represent a supplementary device to traditional physical and emotional therapy.

• 산업진흥연구
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.89-98
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• 2020

본 연구는 노인들이 쾌적한 삶을 살 수 있도록 일자리 사업을 통해서 노인경제활동참여의 구축방안을 모색하고자 한다. 연구 결과로는 첫째, 관련법을 정비해야 한다. 이를 위해 노인을 대상으로 하는 직종을 우선적으로 선정하여야 하고, 정부에서는 법적인 절차가 마련되어야 한다. 둘째, 정년을 연장하고, 노인고용업체를 지원해야 한다. 정년연장은 노인취업을 높이기 위해서는 임금구조의 재개편이 불가피하다고 본다. 또한 고령자를 일정 비율 이상 고용하고 있는 기업에 대해서 세제상의 혜택을 주는 등의 정책을 시행하는 것이 바람직하다. 셋째, 노인들의 자조적 노력이 있어야 한다. 노년기의 일을 즐겁고 충실하게 하기 위해서는 앞서 말한 세 가지 요소가 불가결하다. 즉, 건강 없이 일할 수 없으며, 어느 정도의 경제적 안정 없이 사는 보람이 있는 일을 하기 위해서는 항상 새로운 지식을 배우고 자기의 능력을 연마하는 것이 중요하다. 결론적으로 노인일자리사업을 통한 노인경제활동참여의 구축 방안으로는, 무엇보다도 법적 정비 등 제도적으로 미비한 점을 정비해 나가는 동시에, 노인들이 그들의 직업에 종사할 수 있도록 충분한 정년연장이 필요하며, 노인들 스스로도 새로운 각오를 다져야 활 것이다.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.130-140
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• 2006

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the conditions of the leisure type, health status, self-esteem, and social support of the elderly living alone. Method: The subjects were 189 elderly. The instrument was a structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: The frequency of the leisure types of the elderly living alone was in the order of culture, rest, social activity and sports. The following factors showed a statistically significant relation: gender, education, religion and marital status with leisure type; age, economic status, job and leisure type with perceived health status; education, economic status and religion with self-esteem; and economic status, marital status and religion with social support. There was a negative correlation between ADL and both perceived health status, and self-esteem, but positive correlations between self-esteem and perceived health status, and between social support and both perceived health status and self-esteem. Conclusion: To maintain the quality of life of the elderly living alone, this study suggests that providing various leisure activities could raise self-esteem, and thereby complement for any deficiencies in family and social support.