• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.95-106
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• 2011

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between social support and loneliness in elderly women living alone. Method: Between 1 October 2008 and 30 April 2009, a random sampling method was conducted to recruit 112 elderly women who were living alone. The subjects were at least 65 years of age. Data was collected using the social support questionnaire, and the translated Korean Version of the Revised University of California at Los Angeles Loneliness Scale (R-UCLA Loneliness Scale). Results: In our study, the sources of social support were the children, neighbours, brothers and sisters, in this order. We found that the loneliness of the subjects was related to age, the number of children, and financial difficulty. The level of loneliness negatively correlated with the social support provided by children, brothers and sisters, other relatives, and neighbours. Also, there was a negative correlation with the social support satisfaction. The social support satisfaction and the social support offered by neighbours and relatives were the significant predictors of loneliness. Conclusion: The sources of social support, such as neighbours and relatives, and the social support satisfaction should be considered when planning intervention by nurses or social workers to decrease the level of loneliness in elderly women living alone.

• 근관절건강학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.169-178
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• 2016

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate effects of a cognitive improvement program on cognition, activities of daily living (ADL), depression, life satisfaction, and grasping power in small groups. Methods: A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Participants were 127 elders who were never diagnosed with dementia and could read (experimental: 61, control: 66). The program was consisted of 8 sessions to improve vocabulary and writing skills and fine motor skills. Each session was applied once a week for 8 weeks. A group was consisted of less than five members. Results: Cognition (t=3.82, p<.001), depression (t=-2.24, p=.027), life satisfaction (t=2.25, p=.027), and grasping power (Rt: t=2.44, p=.016, Lt: t=2.63, p=.010) except ADL (t=-0.49, p=.622) were significantly increased in the experimental group after the cognitive improvement program compared to the control group. Conclusion: This study indicates that the cognitive improvement program was effective to improve cognition, depression, life satisfaction and grasping power. Further study is needed in order to identify continuous effects of this cognitive improvement program.

• Architectural research
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.149-156
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• 2014

This research is designed to identify factors that affect life satisfaction of the Korean elderly by studying residential environments and individual personalities as independent variables, and life satisfaction of the elderly as a dependent variable. It also includes emotional and instrumental support to describe relations between variables as mediating variables. It utilizes a questionnaire survey as its research method and studies those aged 65 and over living in urban, suburban and rural areas. In addition, regression and path analysis is used to identify casual links between different variables. The results are as follows: (1) Direct factors that impact emotional support are home ownership (direct effect= -.18) and transportation services (.15). That is, those who own their home and have easy access to public transpiration show increased levels of emotional support. (2) Direct factors that affect instrumental support are economic status (direct effect= .311) and living arrangement (.17). In other words, those who are financially stable and live with their children have more instrumental support. (3) Factors linked directly to life satisfaction of the elderly are their age (direct effect= -.10), health status (.19), economic status (.25), region of living (.22) and housing type (.19). (4) Among the mediating variables, emotional support has direct effect (.45) while instrumental support has indirect effect (.16).

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.41-51
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of personalized residential environment improvement on occupational performance satisfaction and activities of daily living(ADL) in stroke patients, and desire to use as the basis for presenting an effective method for improving the residential environment of the disabled patients. Method: This study has been carried out with 3 stroke patients undergoing therapy for rehabilitation at the S hospital from August 2014 to January 2015. Residential environment improvement was conducted based on the desired space. Occupational performance, satisfaction and ADL assessed by modified COPM, K-MBI. Intervention has provided grab bar and aids fit to the environment of each person. Result: After residential environment improvement, ADL score was improved, but improved scores for specific items only. In occupational performance and satisfaction, there was a significant difference. Conclusion: The results of this study were to find out that there is a positive effect of personalized residential environment improvement on occupational performance satisfaction and activities of daily living in stroke patients, could be used as a basis for presenting an effective way to residential environment improvement of the disabled patients.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.364-373
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• 2017

본 연구는 성인 직장인의 소명의식이 삶의 만족에 미치는 영향과 그 과정에서의 실천적 경험요인인 소명수행의식과 몰입의 매개효과와 자기신념과 관련된 자기효능감의 조절효과에 대하여 알아보고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 서울 및 수도권에 거주하며 서울 소재 직장에 다니는 성인 185명을 대상으로 소명의식, 삶의 만족, 소명수행의식, 몰입과 자기효능감 척도를 사용하여 2016년 6월부터 7월까지 60일간 자료를 수집하였다. 본 연구의 가설은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 성인 직장인의 소명의식은 삶의 만족에 영향을 미칠 것이다. 둘째, 소명의식과 삶의 만족 간의 관계에서 소명수행의식이 매개효과를 나타낼 것이다. 셋째, 몰입은 소명수행의식과 삶의 만족 간의 관계에서 매개효과를 나타낼 것이다. 넷째, 자기효능감은 소명수행의식과 몰입 간의 관계에서 조절효과를 나타낼 것이다. 본 연구의 가설을 검증하기 위하여 선행 연구 결과들을 바탕으로 연구모형과 경쟁모형 2개를 설정한 후, SPSS 20.0과 AMOS 20.0 통계 프로그램를 이용하여 수집된 데이터에 대한 구조방정식(SEM) 분석을 실시하였다. 검증 결과, 연구모형이 최종모형으로 선택됨으로써 본 연구의 가설은 모두 지지되었다. 연구 결과를 바탕으로 성인 직장인의 소명수행의식과 몰입 등의 실천적 행위에 대한 중요성과 삶의 만족에 영향을 미치는 심리적 요인에 대하여 논의하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.352-360
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• 2010

본 연구는 자연친화적인 힐클라임 스포츠 참가자의 참가동기, 몰입경험이 자아성취감과 생활만족에 미치는 영향을 규명하는데 그 목적이 있다. 이러한 목적을 달성하기 위하여 본 연구에서는 강원도 대관령과 미시령 힐클라임 대회에 참여하고 있는 성인 남녀를 대상으로 206명을 표집하여 SPSS/PC+ 11.0 Version과 AMOS 7.0을 사용하여 통계분석을 실시하였다. 이 연구의 결론은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 자연친화적 힐클라임 스포츠 참가자의 참가동기, 몰입경험, 자아성취감 및 생활만족에 대한 기술통계분석 결과 비교적 높게 나타났다. 둘째, 자연친화적 힐클라임 스포츠 참가자의 참가동기, 몰입경험, 자아성취감 및 생활만족 간의 관계를 알아보기 위해 Pearson의 적률 상관분석을 실시한 결과, 참가도기는 생활만족에 양(+)의 상관관계가 있으며, 몰입경험은 자아성취감에 양(+)의 상관이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 자연친화적 힐클라임 스포츠 참가자들의 참가동기와 생활만족, 몰입경험과 자아성취감 간에는 인과적 관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과들로 보아 정부나 지역자치단체에서 지역주민들이 자연친화적인 환경에서 운동을 통한 삶의 질을 높일 수 있은 방향으로 정책을 펼쳐야 한다.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.49-65
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• 2016

This study explores the effects of rural migrant characteristics and conjugal communication on life satisfaction of baby boomer rural migrants. A total of 205 Korean baby boomers, who are living in rural areas in the year of 2013 that had migrated from cities back in 2003 with their families, were analyzed. Their age ranged from 49 to 57 years. The statistical methods used for data analysis were descriptive statistics, t-test, and hierarchical regression analysis, with SPSS Win 20.0 program. The results of this study are summarized as follows: the reasons these baby boomers chose a rural lifestyle were 'for life after retirement,' 'because rural life is good,' 'for health reasons,' and 'for chosen profession.' The level of conjugal communication (M=3.69) and life satisfaction (M=3.23) were higher than average (M=3.0). The variables influencing life satisfaction of baby boomer rural migrants were 'increased property size,' 'better conjugal communication,' 'better health condition,' 'lower levels of money,' and 'length of time spent farming.' Furthermore, in terms of life satisfaction, the relative contributions of these variables are as follows: general characteristics 20%, rural migrant characteristics 10%, and the level of conjugal communication 6%. These results show that conjugal communication is a very important variable, as well as a rural migrant characteristic when it comes to life satisfaction of these baby boomers. Therefore, to improve life satisfaction of baby boomer rural migrants, support programs need to focus on both farming and conjugal relationships.

• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.135-147
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• 2008

The results are as following. This study aimed to furnish basic data for improving the oral health of the elderly by conducting research into the relationship between denture satisfaction and the perceived oral health status of elderly people with removable dentures. The study performed research involving 246 elderly people who were living in Jeonju and Iksan, jeonbuk, and who were 65 years old or over from August 1 to December 5, 2007. The research method was a face-to-face interview. 1. The denture satisfaction of respondents for the research averaged $3.74{\pm}0.69$, and there was a significant difference in their satisfaction according to the level of education, the cohabitant family type, the procurement of living expenses, the performance of leisure activity, the period of current denture use, the number of denture changes, the experience during a dentist visit for denture maintenance, the experience of restricted activity due to annual oral diseases, and the opinions about denture prices. 2. 48.8% of respondents answered that their oral health status was good, and there was a significant difference in their satisfaction according to the procurement of living expenses, the total period of denture use, the period of current denture use, the number of denture changes, the experience of restricted activity due to annual oral diseases, and the opinions about denture prices. 3. The most highly influential variable affecting denture satisfaction was the opinions about denture prices(R=33.7%). 4. The most highly influential variable affecting the perceived oral health status was the educational level(R=17.3%). 5. As a result of analyzing the relationship between denture satisfaction and perceived oral health status, more respondents were satisfied with their dentures the more they thought their oral health status was in good shape.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.1031-1044
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• 2010

Corresponding to the rapid growth of the aging population without an adequate social safety net for the elderly, older people face great disadvantages due to sudden illness or poor health and a lack of support from the younger generation. Furthermore, older women are suffering from a drastic deterioration of their economic status because of insufficient retirement savings. Examining the impact of labor force participation and living arrangement on health status and life satisfaction in later life, it is important to consider gender differences in context of social policies for the elderly. Using data based on a stratified national sample of the elderly by the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA), multiple regression model were used to estimate the relationships between labor force participation and health status and subjective life satisfaction concerning the quality of their later life. The result indicates that good health status and high level of life satisfaction are associated with the type of paid work status for the elderly men, but those are associated with the type of non paid work, such as family businesses employees for the elderly women. Significant differences in chronic health condition and subjective life satisfaction by employment characteristics are found among the elderly. In addition, older women's high level of life satisfaction was associated with the participation of the social activity. The major conclusion from these results should help us understand gender differences in the elderly and acknowledge further exploration of gender variations in these people's later life.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.47-59
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to examine the factors affecting financial satisfaction of rural housewives. Data for this study were collected from 202 households living in 8 provinces. The results were as follows; 1) The most frequent financial problems experienced from expenditures on clothes(82.1%), lack of expense for social intercourse (61.47), and difficulty in purchasing durable goods(60.1%) in the order. 2) 44.6% of the respondents said they were satisfied with their net worth, and 21.6% of them confessed they had difficulties in debt redemption while 52.5% of them said they felt pressure about monthly payments of installments, which reveals that farm households find it hard to pay back short-term debt. 3) The path analysis was adopted to see the causal relations among the variables influenced the financial satisfaction. The variables of experiences of economic problems, educational background(graduated from middle school), saving, income, and age appeared to be important in the order of effectiveness. Among them, the variables of saying and experiences of economic problems showed a direct effect, and those of age and saving displayed an indirect effect with the experiences of economic problems as the parameter. From this findings, it is suggested that rural extension workers and educators should emphasize the importance of the financial plan in their educational programs.