• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.12 no.9
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• pp.49-56
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to provide a convergence suggestion of health care and social welfare services by empirically analyzing the effects of chronic diseases and quality of life on subjective health cognition in single-household women aged 60 or over. This study was based on the 2016-2019 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and 1,111 women who had been divorced or bereaved in single-household aged 60 or over were selected. As a result, it was arthritis that showed the largest average difference in subjective health cognition according to the prevalence of chronic diseases. And in the multiple regression analysis that was controlled for demographic characteristics, chronic disease had a negative (-) effect on subjective health cognition, and quality of life had a positive (+) effect on subjective health cognition. The negative (-) factor that had the greatest effect on subjective health cognition was diabetes(-0.084) among chronic diseases, and the positive (+) factor was mobility(+0.173) among the quality of life. Therefore, it suggests that health care services for chronic diseases should be strengthened in order to improve the subjective health cognition of single-person households over 60 years old, and social welfare policies to improve the quality of life should be considered together in a convergence.

• Journal of the Korean Regional Science Association
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.45-56
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to examine the differences among the income level groups of young single-person households and newlywed households in factors affecting the choice of residential location in the Seoul metropolitan region. To summarize the results of the analysis, first, there were differences in the factors affecting the choice of residential location by income level in both single-person young households and newlyweds. Second, among young households, the low-income group showed a behavior of choosing a residential location based on bounded rationality considering the economic condition of the household. Third, even though the income level is similar, the difference in the factors for choosing a residential location between single-person young households and newlywed households was confirmed, which is results of the life-cycle changes. These results imply that it is necessary to prepare appropriate housing policies that can supplement the economic conditions of young households living in the Seoul metropolitan region, and to review customized housing policies that reflect changes in life-cycle stages as well as age or income level.

• Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.49-62
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• 2023

Grit is a person's passion and perseverance that drive them to achieve long-term and meaningful goals. The purpose of this study was to identify practical resources that can affect single parents' grit. Using the fourth-year panel data from the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey 2018 (KCYPS 2018), descriptive statistics were produced and a correlation analysis was conducted for 284 single parents. Hierarchical regression analysis was also performed to explore the demographic factors, personal resources(psychological, lifestyle/health), and family resources(family relationships/child, economic) that affect single parents' grit. First, the correlation analysis revealed that single parents' grit had a significant correlation with age, education status, life satisfaction, happiness, self-esteem, smartphone dependency, physical activity time, frequency of breakfast consumption, household size, parent's satisfaction with child's school achievement and school adjustment, subjective family economic status, and private education expenses. Second, the hierarchical regression analysis revealed that education status, self-esteem, employment status, smartphone dependency, physical activity time, household size, parent's satisfaction with child's school achievement, and subjective family economic status were significant factors affecting single parents' grit. Based on the research results, this study suggests directions for programs and policies to provide a stable environment for single-parent families to raise their children.

• Journal of the Korea Furniture Society
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.88-103
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• 2013

Households of today tend to gradually change from a large household to a small one. The tendency starts from urban concentration of population with modern industrial society. Small-sized households have rapidly increased with the following three reasons: (i) one-person households with aging society, (ii) individualistic pursuit of happiness, and (iii) emergence of single households due to high prices and a decline in the quality of life. With these social changes, various products for small-sized households have been created and there have also been changes in dwelling patterns with small-size housing and one rooms increasing. Current small-sized living space has combined space of a living room, a bedroom and a kitchen, which makes a house compositive space. A bathroom, however, requires a differentiated suggestion from existing one since it is special space where water is used. Based on this issue, this study intends to present bathrooms in small-sized living space.

• Food Science and Industry
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• v.50 no.1
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• pp.57-66
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• 2017

Home meal replacements (HMR) are kinds of convenient foods as cooked or semi-cooked foods, which are produced outside of home, to eat directly or after simple cooking in substitution for traditional home meals. Recently the market size for HMR is expanding rapidly around the world due to the changes of global consumer trends, growth of single-person household, increase in economic participation of women, aging population, and so on. The Europe takes over 52.4% of the global market share for HMR in global HMR market, and North America, Asia-Pacific, and Africa-Middle East are following. The most popular HMR products in US and Europe are frozen foods, whereas the market share of chilled products in Asia including Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam are much higher than that in US and Europe. Currently, the trends in HMR is focus on the expansion of the list of products that replace for meals with simple cooking, but it is expected that nutrition-enforced HMR product for aged persons or patients who live alone are requested for the further growth of the HMR market.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2021.11a
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• pp.1093-1096
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• 2021

우리는 1 인 가구가 늘어나고 있고 주거 침입 사고도 많이 발생하고 있는 현재 사회에 맞게 도어락에 보안을 강화하고, 집안에 CCTV 를 설치하여 감시하는 서비스를 제공하여 거주자의 불안감을 덜어내도록 한다. 사용한 H/W 는 아두이노와 지문인식센서로 도어락의 지문인증에, 라즈베리파이와 웹 캠은 도어락의 얼굴인증, CCTV 에 사용하여 구축했다. 또한 도어락 인증에 성공하면 집 모형의 문을 열어주기 위해 서보 모터를 사용했다. 사용한 S/W 는 데이터 저장, 얼굴 인증은 AWS 클라우드 서비스를 활용했고, 스마트폰 알람은 FCM 을 사용하였다. OpenCV 를 사용해 움직임 감지를 하고, Flask, Ngrok 를 활용해 실시간 스트리밍이 가능하도록 했다. 어플에서는 관리자가 데이터를 관리(조회, 추가, 삭제)를 할 수 있다.

• Journal of muscle and joint health
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.174-182
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• 2021

Purpose: This study is a secondary data analysis study to identify factors related to the quality of life of people aged 65 y or older, according household type. Methods: In 2019, the study extracted the data from the elderly participants (65 y of age or older) from G province Community Health Survey. The data were compiled and analyzed in a composite sample. Results: The quality of life was lowest among single people, grandparents-grandchildren (F=39.88, p<.001). Variables that significantly influenced quality of life in single-person households were basic security(β=-.03, p=.002), high-risk drinking (β=.04, p=.002), number of day to walk (β=.01, p<.001), diabetes mellitus (β=-.03, p<.001), depression (β=-.02, p<.001), and contact frequency (β=.00, p<.001). Variables that significantly influenced grandparents-grandchildren households were basic security (β=.03, p<.001), smoking(β=-.02, p<.001), number of day to walk (β=.00, p<.001), hypertension (β=-.01, p=.009), diabetes mellitus (β=-.04, p<.001), cognitive impairment (β=-.02, p<.001), depression(β=-.02, p<.001), contact frequency (β=.01, p<.001), and neighborhood trust (β=.02, p<.001). Conclusion: In this study, there were differences in health-related quality of life for each type of household, and various support systems are needed in their social networks to suit their characteristics.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.109-118
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• 2020

Recently, people are spending a lot of time inside their homes because of various diseases. It is difficult to ask others for help in the case of a single-person household that is injured in the house or infected with a disease and needs help from others. In this study, an algorithm is proposed to detect emergency event, which are situations in which single-person households need help from others, such as injuries or disease infections, in their homes. It proposes vision pattern detection algorithms using home CCTVs, audio pattern detection algorithms using artificial intelligence speakers, activity pattern detection algorithms using acceleration sensors in smartphones, and dust pattern detection algorithms using air purifiers. However, if it is difficult to use due to security issues of home CCTVs, it proposes a fusion method combining audio, activity and dust pattern sensors. Each algorithm collected data through YouTube and experiments to measure accuracy.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.101-108
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• 2019

The aim of this study was to verify differences in autonomic responses that are affected by the configurations of one-room type units using an electrocardiogram (ECG). Accordingly, 43 one-room units that were collected randomly were classified into ten different types of floor plan configurations mainly according to the location of the bathroom and kitchen. An ECG was subsequently measured for each plan type and the average ratio of the LF/HF (Power in low frequency range/Power in high frequency range) was calculated to measure the comfort level of each space. The results revealed a significant statistical difference between the average LF/HF ratio between the plan types (p < 0.05) and provided compelling evidence suggesting that the configuration of the plan may affect the quality of one-room space. This approach appears to be effective in counteracting stress that may exacerbate psychological disorders in single person households.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.107-113
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• 2019

The highest percentage of single-person households is older than 60. Many of them live in dilapidated residential space because they are in difficult economic situations. The windows of them often don't exist or don't function properly as windows. As a result, they are suffering from social problems such as depression, solitude. This paper proposes an interactive window interface that reflects external environmental information for older people in their 60s or older of one household living in a dilapidated residential space. This content utilizes an inexpensive TV or PC monitor that doesn't require extra space and cost. Recognizing a user's hand through intuitive touch-sensing technology, which doesn't require much help from older people, this content provides weather videos and temperature information that reflect current external environment. Alert notification sound and SMS service are provided in preparation for more critical user emergencies. This content enables users to feel emotional stability and respond quickly to emergencies.