• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.245-254
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• 2010

Purpose: This study was designed to identify the predictors of elderly women's intention to report elder abuse. Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was used. The participants were 204 elderly women aged over 60 living in Seoul. Data were collected using self-reported questionnaires by convenience sampling. Data were analyzed with frequencies, $x^2$ test, t-test and binary logistic regression. Results: Logistic regression analyses showed perception of elderly welfare law, perception of seriousness of elder abuse, subjective economic status, and exposure to elder abuse information were significant predictors of elderly women's intention to report elder abuse. Conclusions: The results of study suggest that the provision of information related to elder abuse including elderly welfare law is crucial toward elderly women in preventing elder abuse.

• 한국노년학
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.1165-1178
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• 2008

본 연구는 노인학대의 새로운 유형화를 통해 노인학대의 중복적 특성을 간명화하여 노인학대에 대한 이해를 돕고, 노인학대의 유형별 결정요인 분석을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위해 전국노인보호전문기관의 81명의 상담가가 조사일자를 기점으로 최근 종결한 5개 사례에 대해서 주어진 노인학대 판정지표 및 사정도구에 회고적으로 응답하는 설문조사방법을 활용하였으며, 조사결과 350명의 노인학대 사례에 대해 통계분석을 실시하였다. 분석방법은 17개의 노인학대 판정지표를 활용한 군집분석을 통해 노인학대를 유형화하고, 유형화결과에 따라 logit-regression을 활용하여 유형결정요인을 분석하였다. 연구결과 노인학대는 '폭력성 노인학대'와 '회피성 노인학대'로 유형화되었다. 폭력성 노인학대는 직접적으로 폭력을 행하거나, 거친행위로 노인을 위협하거나 협박하는 행위, 노인을 무시하는 언어적 표현과 행동과 같이 직접적으로 노인에게 해를 가하는 언행이 나타나는 유형이며, 회피성 노인학대는 방임, 유기, 자기방임과 노인과의 접촉을 기피하는 유형으로 구분되었다. 폭력성 노인학대와 회피성 노인학대의 유형 결정요인 분석결과, 피학대노인의 기능상태와 학력, 가해자의 성별과 학력, 가해자가 느끼는 피해자에 대한 수발부담, 가해자와 피해자의 동거여부가 노인학대 유형 결정에 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 피해노인의 학력이 높을수록 폭력성 노인학대 발생율이 높으며, 기능상태(IADL)가 나쁠수록 회피성 노인학대 발생율이 높게 나타났다. 또한 가해자가 여성일수록 회피성 노인학대 발생율이 높으며, 가해자의 학력이 높을수록 폭력성 학대 발생율이 높게 나타났다. 가해자가 노인의 수발부담이 높다고 느낄수록 폭력성 노인학대가 높게 나타났으며, 동거는 회피성 노인학대보다는 폭력성 노인학대의 발생율을 높이는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 노인학대의 복잡성을 간명하게 이해할 수 있도록 하는 새로운 노인학대의 유형화를 시도하였으며, 노인학대의 유형 결정요인을 밝힘으로써 추후 노인학대 개입기법을 세분화하고 노인학대 발생원인 이론개발의 기초자료로서의 의미를 갖는다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.336-343
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• 2005

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of dependency and abuse on depression according to gender in widowed elderly. Method: A convenient sample consisted of 246 widowed elderly who were more than 65 years old in four cities. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire from August to September, 2002. A dependency Scale developed by Ahn (1999) was used to measure the level of dependency. Emotional abuse and physical abuse were measured by 10 items for emotional abuse and 7 items for physical abuse selected out of the Conditions Scale of Elder Abuse. The level of depression was measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). The SPSS WIN 11.0 version program was used for data analysis. Result: In male widowed elderly, dependency affected depression indirectly through emotional abuse. While in female widowed elderly, dependency affected depression directly and affected emotional abuse indirectly. Conclusion: The study showed that dependency was the most explainable variable on depression in widowed female elderly. Therefore, it dependency should be assessed first in nursing intervention to relieve depression of widowed elderly.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.466-476
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this secondary analysis study was to examine the incidence of abuse and the contributing factors for that abuse among the Korean elderly with stroke. Methods: Data were derived from the 2008 Korean National Survey on Older Adults. The participants were 934 community-dwelling elderly with stroke. Data were analyzed using the Rao-Scott $x^2$-test, simple logistic regression and multiple logistic regression with the PASW 18.0 complex samples analysis module. Results: The prevalence of elder abuse was 13.5%. Emotional abuse (10.0%) was the most frequently reported abuse, followed by financial neglect (3.8%), caring neglect (3.3%), financial abuse (2.1%), and physical abuse (1.9%). 44.6% of the perpetrators of emotional abuse were coresidential family members. Participants without spouses (odds ratio=2.05, 95% CI=1.14~3.68), those without diabetes (odds ratio=2.24, 95% CI=1.15~4.39), and depressed participants (odds ratio=2.72, 95% CI=1.34~5.52) were more likely to be abused. Conclusion: Emotional abuse was the most frequently reported type of abuse while physical abuse was least frequent among the elderly with stroke. Nurses caring for the elderly with stroke should be aware of the types of abuse and risk factors such as lack of spouse and incidents of depression.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.341-349
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• 2011

As elder abuse has become a social problem, it has drawn a great deal of attention from researchers and policy-planers. While there have been a number of studies addressing various issues related to elder abuse, the present study aims to explain whether and how the perception of elder abuse would differ among the elderly themselves. In particular, the study focuses on the differences between urban and rural areas. Family-centered culture is believed to have a stronger influence in rural areas compared to urban areas. This cultural tradition highlights the importancy of the family compared to the individuals. Thus, the elderly who experience abuse would take it as personal matter rather than publicizing it. In addition, the information and campaigns on preventing elder abuse are less prevalent in rural areas than in urban areas due to limited communication networks. For these reasons, the study suggests a hypothesis that the elderly in rural areas are less perceptive to elder abuse. Using 6,709 persons aged 65 and over from a nationwide survey conducted by the Korean Institute for Health and Social Affairs in 2009, the study ran regression analysis on 4 types of elder abuse including psychological, financial, physical and neglect. The results show that regardless of types of abuse, the elderly in rural areas have lower levels of perception than the elderly in urban areas do. In addition, the frequency of social activities is positively related to the perception of elderly abuse. This is also true for the different types of elder abuse. The findings suggest that social effort to prevent elder abuse consider the urban-rural differences and their sources.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.591-599
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• 2017

노인장기요양보험제도 도입으로 노인요양시설과 요양시설 이용자가 급증하고 있다. 그럼에도 불구하고 노인 요양시설내 학대 발생 현황과 그로 인해 이용노인의 삶에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지에 대한 관심과 연구는 부족한 실정이었다. 이에 본 연구는 2개 지역에 소재한 44개 요양시설 이용노인 278명을 대상으로 자료를 수집하여 분석하였다. 학대경험과 서비스 품질 인식, 서비스 만족도, 삶의 만족도간의 관계를 분석하기 위해 SPSS 20프로그램과 AMOS 18프로그램을 이용해 분석하였다. 분석결과 요양시설 이용 노인의 학대 피해 경험을 확인할 수 있었는데 특히 성학대 피해 경험이 가장 많이 보고되었다. 학대 피해 경험은 이용노인의 서비스품질에 대한 인식, 서비스 만족도, 삶의 만족도에 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 즉 학대를 경험한 노인은 기관의 서비스 품질과 서비스 만족도에 대해 낮게 평가하였고, 삶의 만족도 또한 낮게 나타났다. 학대 경험은 이용 노인의 삶의 만족도에 직접적 영향을 미칠 뿐만 아니라 서비스 만족도를 매개로 간접적으로도 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구 결과를 바탕으로 노인 요양시설내 노인 학대 예방을 위한 방안을 제시하였다.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.359-372
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• 1997

The purpose of this study was to identify the extent and the type of elder abuse and to examine the overall influence of abuse on abused. A sample of 117 mothers-in-law who lived together their daughters-in-law was used and 7 mothers-in-law among them were interviewed in depth. The major findings were as follows ; 1) the type of elder abuse between dyad which mother-in-law experienced was psychological abuse, verbal aggression and physical abuse. 2) Pychological abuse was the abuse which all elderly women experienced and verbal aggressin was the abuse which most elderly women experienced, but physical abuse was te special event which a few elderly women experienced. 3) The influence of abuse on abused and the extent of elder abuse varied with the type of their experience.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.351-364
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• 2010

This study was aimed to investigate the relationship between abuse and suicide risk focused on the Korean elderly over 65 years old living with their families. The data for the study was collected from 1,193 people in Incheon metropolitan city, Kyunggi and Chungnam province. Among them, 711 elderly adults who experienced abuse within their families, were analysed for the study. The results were as follows: First, the group who had experienced abuse was revealed at 29.8%, and the group who had experienced suicide was revealed at 23.1%. Second, the victims of abuse at older ages affects the risk of suicide. Moreover, considering the elderly population under the control of influencing variables such as socioeconomic traits, ADL and depression, the risk of suicide for the group of being abused was higher than the group that was never abused. Third, four groups of elderly(groups without both abuse and suicide risks, the group with only abuse victims, the group with only suicide risks, and the group with both abuse and suicide risk) were divided based on the victims of abuse and the risk of suicide. The group without abuse and suicide risk was positive in subjective economic status, ADL, number of diseases and depression. On the contrary, the group with both abuse and suicide risk was negative in the above indices. The study indicated that there were some similar traits between abuse risk groups and suicide risk groups, but the group with suicide risk was lower than the group with abuse risk in ADL and depression.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.42-51
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• 2015

Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the impact of abuse experience and coping styles on suicidal ideation in Korean elders. Methods: Data were collected from the 2011 Korean National Survey on the Elderly. The participants were 10,537 elders aged 65 or older who had replied to the question on suicidal ideation. Socio-demographic and health related factors, abuse experience, and coping style were included as the influence factors of suicidal ideation. Data were analyzed using ${\chi}^2$-test and logistic stepwise regression with the SPSS/WIN 21.0 program. Results: The prevalence of abuse experience among the elders was 12.7% and that of suicidal ideation was 11.2%. Elders with abuse experience (OR=2.79, 95% CI=2.39~3.26) were more likely to have suicidal ideation but those with an active coping style (OR=0.69, 95% CI=0.57~0.84) were less likely to have suicidal ideation even with other influence factors controlled. Conclusion: Abuse experience of the elderly was a major risk factor that increased suicidal ideation, and active coping style was a protective factor that reduced suicidal ideation. These findings show that careful attention to elderly abuse and education for active coping style are necessary to reduce suicidal ideation among the elderly.

• 재활간호학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.120-129
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• 2009

Purpose: This study was to explore elderly people's elder abuse experiences, and the relations between the abuse experiences (direct and indirect) and their level of activities of daily living, family relations and self-integrity. Method: A descriptive survey was conducted, and the participants were 108 elderly people. Data were analyzed using SPSS by descriptive statistics and t-test. Result: It was that indirect abuse experiences of the elder was higher than direct abuse experiences. In this research, the most common kind of direct elder abuse was 'psychological abuse and negligence', and the severity was low. The largest portion of indirect abuse experiences belonged to 'physical abuse and negligence', and the severity was high. The older people who had direct abuse experiences showed lowered self-integrity and serious family problems and stress. Conclusion: The experiences of elder abuse showed differences in family relations and self integrity. Hence, there should be a nursing intervention improving psycho-social factors such as self integrity and family relations, and systematic and easily available supporting organizations for victims of elder abuse.