• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.163-171
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• 2015

The aim of this study was to investigate kinematic mechanism of gait different road conditions(dry vs. oil) in order women. For this study, twenty older women and ten young women participated in this research. twelve infrared cameras were used to collect data. It appeared that the gait strategies of older women were slower velocity and higher CoM than young women. Depending on road conditions, gait velocities of dominant muscle older women on dry surface were faster than dominant sense older women, but those of them were inverse on oil surface. The slip displacement of dominant muscle older women was less than young women, but the slip displacement of dominant sense older women was greater than young women. In case of blind during stance phase on oil surface, the rotational motion of the ankle and knee joints were increased. In conclusion, older women were subjected to self-organization theory and phase shift in dynamic theory.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.71-80
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• 2009

This study aimed to identify and compare variables affecting life satisfaction of older women by focusing on household types and poverty levels. The study used data from the Korea Longitudinal Study of Aging administered by the Korea Labor Institute in 2006. The data for 1,017 older women ages over 65 including 427 single households and 590 couple households was analyzed. First, interaction effects of household types and poverty levels on life satisfaction were statistically significant. For the non-poverty households of older women, there was no explicit difference between single households and couple households in life satisfaction, but for the poverty households, single households were lower in life satisfaction than couple households. Second, as a result of reviewing four groups of older women (poverty-single household, poverty-couple household, non-poverty-single household, and non-poverty-couple household), besides religion, it was found that there were significant differences in age, education level, number of children, health level, residence area, and status of economic activity. Third, when analyzing variables affecting life satisfaction, common predictors for the four groups were health level and ownership of house. Older women who perceived to be healthier and owned their own homes were higher in life satisfaction. For poverty-single households, older women with over middle school graduation were also higher in life satisfaction, but for poverty-couple households, older women with over middle school graduation and more children were higher.

• 한국인구학
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.211-238
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 노년기 여성의 결혼지위가 신체 및 정신건강에 어떠한 영향을 미치며, 그러한 관련성이 연령 및 부모-자녀관계에 따라 달라지는가에 대해 시간의 변화를 고려하여 실증적으로 검증하는 것이다. 이러한 연구목적을 위해 한국노동연구원의 고령화연구패널조사 1차년도와 2차년도 자료를 이용하였으며, 65세 이상의 여성 노인 2046명을 분석하였다. 주요 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 1, 2차년도 사이에 배우자를 상실한 여성 노인은 유배우 노인뿐만 아니라 이 기간 동안 지속적으로 배우자가 없는 노인에 비해서도 만성질환을 많이 앓고 있는 것으로 나타나 같은 무배우 상태임에도 불구하고 신체 건강 결과에서 차이를 보였다. 하지만 지속적 무배우 노인과 지속적 유배우 노인의 건강수준에는 유의한 차이가 없다. 둘째, 1, 2차년도에 배우자를 상실한 여성 노인은 유배우 노인보다 우울감 수준이 높은 것으로 나타나는데, 이러한 관련성이 65~74세의 젊은 노인 집단에서 강하게 나타났다. 셋째, 1, 2차년도에 배우자를 상실한 여성 노인은, 유배우 노인뿐만 아니라 이 기간 동안 지속적으로 배우자가 없는 노인에 비해서도 만성질환을 더 많이 앓고 있는 것으로 나타나는데, 이러한 관련성이 자녀만남빈도가 낮은 집단에서 강하게 나타났다. 하지만 결혼지위가 건강에 미치는 영향에서 자녀동거여부의 조절효과는 나타나지 않았다. 마지막으로, 건강의 하위차원에 따라 결혼지위가 건강에 영향을 미치는 과정에서 조절변인으로 작용하는 변수의 성격이 상이하였다. 본 연구는 전국 규모의 종단 자료의 분석을 통해 여성 노인의 결혼지위와 건강과의 인과관계에 대한 논리적인 검증을 시도하였고, 특히 결혼지위를 구분하는 기준과 연령 및 부모-자녀관계의 역할에 따라 건강에 미치는 영향이 상이하다는 것을 밝혔다는 점에서 의의가 있다.

• 한국가족복지학
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• 제54호
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• pp.107-153
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• 2016

본 연구의 목적은 연상녀-연하남 부부의 결혼결정 경험과 과정을 알아보고, 연상녀-연하남 부부의 결혼결정 과정에 영향을 미치는 요인을 탐색하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 연상녀-연하남 부부인 30-40대 여성 11명을 대상으로 심층면접을 실시하였고, 자료 분석은 근거이론 방법을 적용하였다(Strauss and Corbin, 1998; Corbin and Strauss, 2008). 본 연구의 연구문제는 '연상녀-연하남 부부의 결혼결정 경험과 과정은 어떠한가?', '연상녀-연하남 부부의 결혼결정 과정에 영향을 미치는 요인은 무엇인가?'이다. 본 연구결과 78개의 개념들과 31개의 하위범주, 14개의 범주가 도출되었다. 중심현상으로 '친밀감과 불안의 양가감정'의 범주가 도출되었으며, 연상녀-연하남 부부의 결혼결정 과정은 '조정단계', '수용단계', '행동화단계'로 나타났다. 연상녀-연하남 부부의 결혼결정 과정의 핵심범주는 '다름의 편견을 넘어 신뢰로운 친밀함에 안착함'이었다. 연구결과와 논의를 토대로 연상녀-연하남 부부를 위한 전문적 조력개입 방안 및 실천적 함의를 제시하였다.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.586-596
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• 2019

Ageism, attitudes toward aging, and body satisfaction play significant roles in determining older women's perceptions of successful aging. In addition, subjective socioeconomic and health status can act as major identifiers in determining the overall level of physical and social well-being in old age. Research for this exploratory study includes: 1) exploring the overall levels of ageism perception, attitudes toward aging, and body satisfaction among older women and 2) identifying the differences in ageism, attitudes toward aging, and body satisfaction between high and low subjective socioeconomic and health status of older women. Data for this study were collected through an online questionnaire of 221 older women. The results revealed that older women's perceptions of ageism, aging attitudes, and body satisfaction were significantly different based on subjective socioeconomic and health status. In general, older women with higher levels of subjective socioeconomic and health status reported more positive perceptions and attitudes toward aging along with higher levels of body satisfaction. The results implied that subjective health status was a more powerful indicator differentiating the aging-related perceptions of older women than the subjective socioeconomic status. This study supports the need for a conscious effort to reduce ageism that ultimately improves the overall well-being of all members in society.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.200-207
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• 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between digital literacy and depressive symptoms, as well as the mediating role of social support in this relationship, among older women (60 years and older) in Korea. Methods: This study analyzed data from the User Experience Evaluation Survey, which was conducted by the Ewha Institute for Age Integration Research to improve the accessibility of digital information for older adults research from May to September 2020. Survey data on depressive symptoms, digital literacy, and social support were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression. Results: The factors influencing depressive symptoms among older women included work status (B=-.19, p=.01), social support (B=-.17, p<.001), self-rated health (B=-.13, p=.003), and digital literacy (B=-.10, p=.005), which had an explanatory power of 33%. In addition, social support played a mediating role in the relationship between digital literacy and depressive symptoms (B=-.05, SE=.02; 95% CI, -.09 to -.02). Conclusion: The findings of this study support the need to develop and apply interventions that promote digital literacy among older women to mitigate depressive symptoms by increasing social support.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.312-324
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• 2015

Purpose: This study addressed the relationship among nutritional risk, stress, and health related quality of life for older women with a foreign daughter-in-law. Methods: A descriptive research design was used for this study. The subjects of this study were 112 older women with a foreign daughter-in-law all of whom were over 65 years and living in D city. Personal interview was used for data collection. Nutritional risk, stress, and health related quality of life were measured using Nutrition Screening Initiative (NSI), Family Inventor of Life Events and Changes (FILE), and Medical Outcome Study (MOS) Short-form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36), respectively. Results: Older women with a foreign daughter-in-law showed negative correlation between quality of life related health and nutritional risk, stress and age, and positive correlation between Activities of Daily Living (ADL); 46% of variance in health related quality of life of older women with a foreign daughter-in-law was explained by nutritional risk, ADL, stress and occupation. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, we suggested that specialized programs should be established to help in development of social relationship networks for older women who have a foreign daughter-in-law.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.72-80
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• 2019

Purpose: This study was done to explore the lived experiences in older Korean women with early stage of Parkinson's disease. The research question was "What is the meaning and nature of the older women's experiences who were diagnosed with Parkinson's disease?" Methods: In this study, we adopted van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenological approach to find the lived experiences of older women diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Six older women diagnosed with Parkinson's disease within five years participated, and data were collected through in-depth interviews. Results: Five fundamental lifeworld themes and seven subthemes emerged from the data. The first theme of corporeality had three subthemes: 'being shocked by an unexpected diagnosis', 'fewer things can be done due to the illness' and 'lost my prettiness'. The second theme representing relationality was 'hiding the illness because of others' whispering'. The temporality theme was 'fear of symptom aggravation'. The spatiality theme was 'being placed in a blind spot of information'. The last existential theme of material had 'obsession with drugs'. Conclusion: The results of this study provide an in-depth understanding of older womens experiences of living with Parkinson's disease. The findings can help develop interventions specific to these group of women to provide sufficient emotional support and accurate information.

• 한국가정과학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.59-70
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to develop a program that allows older women to provide voluntary services for child nursing facilities, making those women have more social participation, effectively their spare time and ultimately improve the quality of their life. Results of the study can be described as follows. First, social requests about the use of older women as volunteers for child nursing services were analyzed to show that most people working at child nursing facilities perceived lack in the number of child nursing teachers. Those people recognized the need of using older women as service volunteers for the facilities. They were very positive about such use. Second, it is recommendable that volunteers of child nursing service should be not too much older women, or below 65. Voluntary activities that those women participate include taking care of younger children, reading interesting stories for children, helping works of child homes, teaching manners and living attitudes, instructing dietary etiquettes and cooking. Voluntary service activities should be made 1 to 3 times a week, 1 to 2 hours a time, considering psychological and physical states of older people. Third, such older volunteers should be educated about 6 areas, 'the operation and management of child homes, 'practices', 'child health and safety', 'the quality of child nursing', 'child development and counseling' and 'voluntary service training'. Out of these six areas, 'child health and safety' and 'voluntary service training' are more required to be instructed. such training needs to focus on activities in which older women can actually engage as volunteers. Fourth, it is advisable that the recruitment and management of such volunteers are led by the city and that the development of training programs for voluntary service activities and education of the volunteers are referred to universities.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.609-616
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• 2004

Purpose. The prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) among community-dwelling older women in Korea is not well known. This study examined the prevalence of UI and UI-related knowledge among community-dwelling Korean women aged 55 and over. Method. A cross-sectional descriptive-correlational study was conducted. Data were collected from 276 women aged 55 and over in a metropolitan city using a structured questionnaire. Result. Of 276 respondents, 28.3% (n=78) reported experiencing UI. More than 50% of respondents incorrectly agreed with the statement that UI is the result of normal aging, with only 20.9% realizing that there is an exercise that can control urine leaks when one coughs, sneezes, or laughs. Older women who had sought treatment had higher mean score for UI-related knowledge. Conclusion. This study revealed substantial misconception about UI among community dwelling older women, demonstrating that comprehensive educational programs need to be developed to increase knowledge of UI.