• 대한가정학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.61-78
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• 1994

This study was to provide the basis for the development of family life education programs for caregiving families. The data were collected from 374 adult children who were giving care to their older parents in Seoul. Adult children reported experiencing more caregiving problems in the areas of personlities of older parents psychological burden and parents' health than in the areas of caregiver's health and financial burden Women were more likely to experience caregiving problems than men. Adult children indicated higher levels of perceived knowledge on planning for later life psychological characteristics of older parents and keeping good relationships with older parents. They reported more need for knowledge on physical change of older parents and planning for later life while there were less need for knowledge on sharing caregiving roles with others and social service programs. The needs for caregiving education were also identified in the aspects as to participation purposes methods times and agencies. Given these findings this study suggests some practical implications for the development of family life education programs for caregiving families. Further studies should help to advance the development and practice of family life education programs for caregiving families.

• Journal of Community Nutrition
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2002

Eating behavior change as a result of nutrition education interventions as secondary prevention strategies can contribute to an increase in life expectancy and better health for older adults in the United States (U.S.). Many of the chronic conditions prevalent in older adults are modifiable by dietary changes, including heart disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obesity and osteoporosis. Important demographic observations in the U.S. including the projected large increase in number of older adults by 2030 have implications for nutrition education focus and services. A comprehensive review of nutrition education interventions for older adults in the U.S. published in 1995 identified elements from adult education theories that contribute to the effectiveness of nutrition education. These elements have been the focus of more recent studies with older adults providing additional evidence for relationships between concepts from commonly used behavior change theories and dietary patterns or change. In the U.S, an important program contributing to nutritional adequacy of the diet for older adults is the Elderly Nutrition Program which provides resources for congregate dining and includes a mandatory nutrition education component. Nutrition education is also provided through clinic based programs, and print and broadcast media. Application of the Transtheoretical Model has shown that the level of interest or motivation to comply with dietary guidance may be greater for some older adults due to an increasing burden of chronic disease and poorer quality of life, while others may not feel a need to change lifestyle habits.

• 한국가정과교육학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.33-42
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• 2003

The Purpose of this study was to develop a lesson proposal about the aging for 7th glade middle school students in the class of home economics. According to this Purpose a lesson Proposal about the aging which contains 1) the nature of generation gap and generational conflicts and problem solving strategies. 2) knowledges about physical. emotional. and social changes of older adults and the process of aging. 3) informations of various order adult-related Professions was devised This proposal will be helpful for younger people to understand older adult much more and to Prepare the adolescents' future life as an older people. It is expected to have effects on decrease the generation gap and conflicts between older and younger people based upon mutual understanding. And it is anticipated that this Proposal will be valuable for many adolescents to have provision about future senior citizen's society and various older adults-related professions .

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.428-437
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• 2015

Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe health status and to identify the factors related to health behavior in older adults in South Korea. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a convenience sample of 186 older people (mean age =68.2yrs, 65.1% Female) registered at one senior center. Data were collected by self-report questionnaires or through face to face interview. The instruments were the Modified Health Behavior Assessment Scale, Stanford Research Instruments for Chronic Disease, Self-Efficacy, SOF Frailty Index and Quality of life questionnaire. The data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and stepwise multiple regression. Results: 58.6% older adults perceived their health status positively. Education level and economic status were significantly related to health behaviors of older adults. Self-rated health, sleep, stress, quality of life, health distress, depression, and frailty were significantly correlated with the health behaviors of older adults. Frailty, education level, and sleep disturbance were the significant factors predicting the health behaviors. Conclusion: The findings from this study suggest that nurses should take into consideration education level of older adults to promote their health behaviors and health promotion program which focuses on maintaining the quality of sleep and preventing frailty.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.139-158
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• 2017

Following the global trend of the delayed transition to adulthood, the number of unmarried middle aged adult children living with, or economically dependent on their parents has increased in Korea. Middle aged adult children in Korea are traditionally expected to satisfy their duty to support their elderly parents both in economic and emotional needs. This study aims to explore group differences in unmarried adult children in their mid 30s or older and in parents having unmarried middle aged child(ren) depending on co-residency and the children's eonomic dependency in Korea. Using quota sampling in terms of living arrangements (living together vs. living apart), 500 unmarried adult children 35 years of age or older and 500 elderly parents, having at least one unmarried child in the mid of 30s or over, were selected in Seoul, Korea in June 2016. First, the findings show that unmarried adult children living together with their parents and depending on their parents economically were in the lowest level of educational achievement and the lowest level of monthly average income among the respondents. Second, both unmarried adult children and parents from the group of co-residency and economically dependent showed the lowest level of psychological well-being. Third, parents from the group of co-residency and economically independent had mostly positive relationships with children, whereas, parents from the group of living apart and economically dependent reported the most negative relationships. Finally, respondents included in the group of co-residency had positive attitudes toward marriage and the support for their elderly parents regardless of the child's economic dependency. This study has implications for the increasing number of unmarried middle aged adult children and their elderly parents.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.795-804
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• 2011

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of interactive pictorial education on community dwelling older Korean adults' self-efficacy and knowledge for safe medication. Methods: A quasi-experimental, three-group pre- and post-intervention design was used in this study. The interactive pictorial education was designed to suit the learning patterns and psychomotor skills of older adults. The education content, dealing with safe medication, was delivered over three sessions. A total of 136 older adults from local senior centers were assigned to one of the three groups: a) interactive pictorial education plus information booklet (experimental); b) education only with information booklet (conventional); or c) no intervention (control). Results: Participants receiving interactive pictorial education had significantly higher self-efficacy (F=24.32, p<.001) and knowledge (F=24.26, p<.001) scores than the information booklet or control group at post intervention. Post-hoc analyses indicated that both the interactive pictorial and the information booklet groups had significantly higher self-efficacy and knowledge scores than the control group at the post-test point (p<.05). Furthermore, the interactive pictorial group had higher self-efficacy and knowledge scores than the information booklet group at the post-test point (p<.05). Conclusion: These results suggest that the interactive pictorial education is an innovative approach that provides a means for older adults to learn appropriate medication use to improve their own health. It empowers older adults with different literacy levels to enhance their self-efficacy and knowledge for the safe use of medication.

• 한국학교수학회논문집
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.173-185
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• 2007

매우 빠른 속도로 진행되고 있는 현재의 고령화 사회에 맞추어, 평생 교육의 중요성은 나날이 증대되고 있다. 온전한 삶을 살아가는 가치가 확산됨으로써 치매예방이나 건강한 두뇌를 위해서 뇌 활동이 강조되고 있다. 본고는 이를 위한 새로운 방안으로 노인교육의 일환으로 수학이라는 학문을 도입하여 노인의 정서적 인지적 수준에 적합한 수업내용을 고안하여 적용하는 수학교육 실천을 제안하고 있다. 노인의 기억력 증진과 사고력과 논리력을 신장시킬 수 있고, 게임 활동을 통하여 흥미를 유발시킬 수 있으며 궁극적으로는 자아개념과 자긍심을 높일 수 있는 '실버수학'을 제안하고, 이러한 '실버수학'의 구체적인 연구가 진행될 수 있도록 그 기본 요구 사항들을 제안하였다.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.205-210
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• 2017

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the age-related ability of dynamic balance recovery through perturbation response during standing. Method: Six older and 6 younger adults participated in this study. External perturbation during standing as pulling force applied at the pelvic level in the anterior direction was provided to the subject. The margin of stability was quantified as a measure of postural stability or dynamic balance recovery, and using principal component analysis (PCA), the regularity of the margin of stability (MoS) was calculated. Results: Our results showed that in the older adult group, 60.99% and 28.63% of the total variance were captured using the first and second principal components (PCs), respectively, and in the younger adult group, 81.95% and 10.71% of the total variance were captured using the first and second PCs, respectively. Conclusion: Ninety percent of the total variance captured using the first two PCs indicates that the older adults had decreased regularity of the MoS than the younger adults. Thus, the results of the present study suggest that aging is associated with non-regularity of dynamic postural stability.

• 한국노년학
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.1045-1058
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• 2010

이 연구의 목적은 롤즈의 정의론을 중심으로 노년교육의 정당성을 탐색하고, 교육자원 혹은 교육기회의 정의로운 배분을 위한 당위성을 이끌어 내는데 있다. 또 이를 바탕으로 노년교육의 활성화를 위한 함의를 얻고자 한다. 연구자는 롤즈의 정의론을 토대로 사회정의를 실천하기 위한 원칙으로 '원초적 입장'을 지적하였다. 이 입장은 '무지의 베일'과 '합리적 무관심'으로 구성되어 있다. 또 사회정의의 실천방법으로 '우연성의 배제', '차등원칙 실현', '민주주의적 평등', '공동자산' 등이 제시되었다. 이를 근거로 향후 보다 정의로운 노년교육을 위한 함의를 다음과 같이 살펴볼 수 있었다. 첫째, 최소수혜계층인 노인, 여성, 장애인 등이 교육 가치의 배분에 있어 차별을 받아서는 안 된다. 둘째, 우수한 능력을 갖춘 사람들 혹은 세대는 자신들이 사회의 공동자산이라는 인식하에 그렇지 못한 사람들을 위해 봉사하여야 한다. 셋째, 노인들 스스로 분산된 힘을 응집시키고 잠재력을 발전시키려 노력하여야 한다. 결론적으로, 롤즈의 정의론은 노년교육을 위한 정당성 도출 및 노년교육의 활성화를 위한 이념적 틀로서 매우 유용하다.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.645-661
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of socio-demographic variables, adult attachment and emotion regulation style on psychological well-being of university students. We conducted a survey on 318 university students in Cheongju-si and Hongseong gun. T-test, Pearson' productive correlation, hierarchical regression analysis were used. The results were as follows: First, there was a significant difference in emotion regulation style according to university student's sex. In other words, females used more support-seeking style than males did. Second, male university students' psychological well-being was high at more active style, less anxiety attachment and avoidant/distractive style, older students, less avoidance attachment, and higher economic status. Third, female university students' psychological well-being was high at less avoidant/distractive style and more active style, older students, less anxiety attachment, and more support-seeking style. In conclusion, emotion regulation style was the strongest factor to increase university student's psychological well-being among other variables. The implications and limitations of this study were discussed.