• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.181-194
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• 1991

This study intended to obtain an useful information on the prevalence of subjective symptoms, and to clarify the interrelationships between blood lead and lead related symptoms in low level lead exposure. The 93 male workers exposed to lead and 56 male nonexposed workers were examined for their blood lead(PBB), Zinc-protoporphy(ZPP), hemoglobin(HB) and personnal history, and completed 15 questionnaires related to symptoms of lead absorption : also measured lead concentration in air (PBA) in the workplace. The results obtained were as follows ; 1. The means of blood lead (PBB), blood ZPP and hemoglobin (HB) among workers exposed to lead were $26.1{\pm}8.8{\mu}g/dl,\;28.3{\pm}26.0{\mu}g/dl$ and $16.2{\pm}1.2g/dl$ : whereas those of nonexposed workers were $18.7{\pm}5.1{\mu}g/dl,\;20.6{\pm}8.7{\mu}g/dl$ and $17.3{\pm}1.1g/dl$. The means of above three indicies between two groups showed significant difference statistically (p<0.05). 2. The means of blood lead (PBB), blood ZPP and hemoglobin of workers exposed .to different lead concentration in air were as follows : When it was below $25{\mu}g/m^3$, the indices were $24.7{\pm}79,\;26.1{\pm}26.8{\mu}g/dl\;and\;16.4{\pm}1.1g/dl$ respectively : These indices were $27.1{\pm}8.5,\;23.9{\pm}10.92{\mu}g/dl\;and\;16.2{\pm}1.3g/dl$ when the lead concentration in air was $25{\sim}50{\mu}g/m^3$ : and they were $3.4{\pm}9.3,\;42.3{\pm}31.3{\mu}g/dl\;and\;15.5{\pm}1.2g/dl$ when the concentration of lead was above $50{\mu}g/m^3$. Although there were statistical difference in blood lead and hemoglobin among three different lead concentration in air, there was no statistical difference of blood ZPP among the three groups with different exposure levels (p>0.05). 3. The most frequent by complained symptom was 'Generalized weakness and fatigue', and fewest symptom was 'Intermittent pains in abdomen' 4. Only two symptoms out of fifteen symptoms checked by themselves revealed significant difference between exposed and nonexposed groups. These were 'Intermittent pains of abdomen' and 'Joint pain or arthralgia' (p<0.05), No positive correlation was found between the levels of blood lead and symptom groups categorized as gastrointestinal, neuromuscular and constitutional symptoms, 5. Blood lead (r=0.3995) and ZPP (r=0.2837) showed statistically significant correlation with mean lead concentration in air, whereas correlations were not demonstrated between blood lead and lead related symptoms or blood ZPP and lead related symptoms. 6. Blood lead (PBB) and ZPP showed association (r=0.2466) and the equation PBB=23.75+0.0842 ZPP was derived. 7. On stepwise multiple regression, using blood lead level as a dependent variable and ZPP, hemoglobin (HB), age, work duration (WD) and symptom prevalence as a independent variables, only ZPP significantly contributed a lot to blood lead level. 8. While the ZPP measurement was found to be a good indicator in evaluating health effect of lead absorption in low level lead exposure, lead related symptoms were not sensitive enough to evaluate of lead absorption in low level exposure.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.426-439
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to investigate the awareness and practice on well-being life and well-being related behaviors, and the various factors affecting well-being related behaviors such as purchasing food materials, food habits, eating out and daily routine activities. A survey was conducted by questionnaire and on a 5-point Likert scale. The subjects of this study were composed of 221 students and their 102 parents who were over 40 years residing in the Ulsan area. The results of this study are summarized as follows: Almost half of the subjects (47.4%) responded that they have good health conditions; to keep a good health condition, 41.2% of the subjects were exercising regularly and 20.4% of them kept diet control. In regard to the meaning of well-being, 66.6% of the subjects thought it is the lifestyle for physical and mental richness (children: 70.6%, parents: 57.8%). 30.3% of the subjects answered that the most important part of well-being was food related. The importance order was mental richness, food related things, physical health for children, and for the parents, it was food related things, physical health, mental richness. Most of population (45.8%) answered that they have a willingness for the pursuit of a well-being life. Among the well-being related behaviors, 69.7% of subjects have purchased items (children: 61.5%, parents: 87.3%). 37.2% of the subjects have acquired information from TV. The average well-being practice score was $61.01{\pm}10.36$. Children's scores were significantly lower than the parent's scores (p < 0.001). And the average practice score of 'purchasing food materials,' 'eating out,' 'food habits,' 'daily routine activities' were $15.3{\pm}3.3,\;15.5{\pm}3.1,\;16.8{\pm}3.3$ and $13.4{\pm}3.5$, respectively. Among five types of purchasing food materials, 'purchasing domestic agricultural food' was greatest ($3.64{\pm}0.91$) and 'purchasing of organic or low agricultural chemical food products' was lowest ($3.15{\pm}0.91$). In regard to food habits, 'eating rice and bread made of mixed grains' was greatest ($3.46{\pm}1.12$) and 'eating uncooked food or zen food' was lowest ($2.46{\pm}0.99$). The practice scores were significantly affected by gender (p < 0.05), monthly income (p < 0.01), educational level (p < 0.01), presence of disease (p < 0.05), subjective health condition (p < 0.05), well-being awareness (p < 0.001) and concern with well-being (p < 0.001). Well-being awareness scores and well-being practice scores are related positively. Therefore various programs in well-being education should be necessary in order to boost the authentic perceptions of well-being and well-being oriented behaviors in any socioeconomic situation, such as different generations; industrial companies producing well-being goods for consumer's needs and satisfaction; and government and local community create various conditions for well-being oriented behavior.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.265-276
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• 2004

The purpose of this study,was to find out health status, characteristics related to working conditions, occurrence of low back pain and its related factors among dental hygienists working in dental clinics, and, thus, to provide basic information necessary to set up some plans for preventing the occurrence of low back pains and improving working conditions for dental hygienists. The data were collected from 310 dental hygienists working at dental clinics in Pusan and Kyungnam area, including Masan, Changwon, Jinhae and Jinju, with a self-administered questionnaire and were analyzed finally for 295 records with SPSS for Windows(7.52K) program. The results were as follows : Working condition was considered to be fair by 562% of dental hygienists were thought to threaten their health in the dental clinics. About seventy percent of dental hygienists worked over ten hours a day and 72.8% were standing while working over 7 hours, 65% considered working hours too long. Health status was thought be more than average for 82.3% while more than half perceived certain degree of stress frequently. The rate of complaining low back pains among dental hygienists was 87.8% with pains more than medium level for 39.3%. The variables significantly related to the degree of low back pains were height, uncomfortable postures, type of working postures and the height of working table, while some variables including height, hours of working on the feet, the presence of hazardous work environment, uncomfortable postures, the presence of hazardous works, the amount of working hours, type of working postures and work-associated stresses, were significantly related to the number of symptoms for low back pains. Multiple regression analysis showed that occurrence of low back pains was significantly influenced by 5 factors such as subjective status of health, work-related stresses, the degree of perception to work environment, the degree of perception to the amount of working hours and age. In conclusion, it might be necessary to manage working conditions effectively by reducing working hours, making good postures while working and removing stressful conditions in order to reduce risk factors for the occurrence of low back pains among dental hygienists. Therefore good working postures, assignment of appropriate rest time and some programs for early detection, care and education of low back pains should be provided for the dental hygienists.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.269-278
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• 2016

본 연구는 보건계열 여대생들의 긍정정서, 부정정서 및 취업스트레스와 우울 간의 관련성을 파악하고 우울에 미치는 융복합적 영향을 분석하였다. 조사대상은 호남지역의 4개 대학에서 임의로 선정된 419명으로 하였으며, 자료수집은 2015년 3월 9일부터 4월 30일까지 자기기입식 설문지를 통해 이루어졌다. 우울은 긍정정서와 유의한 음의 상관관계를, 부정정서 및 취업스트레스와 유의한 양의 상관관계를 보였다. 위계적 다중회귀분석 결과, 자아존중감이 낮을수록, 주관적행복이 낮을수록, 절망감이 높을수록, A형행동유행이 높을수록, 성격스트레스가 높을수록 우울수준이 높았으며 이들의 설명력은 47.1%이었다. 공분산 구조분석 결과, 긍정정서, 부정정서 및 취업스트레스와 우울의 인과관계가 확인되었다. 이상의 연구결과를 볼 때, 보건계열 여대생들의 우울수준을 낮추기 위해서는 긍정정서를 높이고 부정정서 및 취업스트레스를 낮추는 노력이 필요하다.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.679-688
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• 2013

본 연구는 우리나라 지역별 특성요인이 천식환자 발생에 미치는 영향 요인을 알아보았다. 연구대상은 2010년도 건강보험환자 중 천식 (J45~J46)으로 확진된 2,266,451명을 대상으로 하였다. 기초자치단체별로 천식환자 발생 차이를 비교한 후 위계적 회귀분석을 통하여 각 인자들이 천식환자 발생에 미치는 영향력을 분석하였다. 위계적 회귀분석 결과, 전체 천식환자 발생은 영유아 비율, $SO_2$, 기온차, 분지인 지형, 댐 지역에서 유의한 차이가 있었으며, 영유아 천식환자 발생은 주관적 건강수준 인지율, $SO_2$, 분지인 지형, 댐 지역에서 유의한 차이가 있었고, 노인 천식환자 발생의 경우는 영유아 비율, $NO_2$, 기온차, 해안지역에서 유의한 차이가 있었다. 지역별 다양한 특성요인이 상호 복합적으로 작용하여 천식을 유발하거나 악화시켜 천식환자 발생에 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 취약계층인 영유아 및 노인은 천식 유해환경으로 부터 보호되고 예방될 수 있는 지역별 맞춤형 환경보건대책이 마련되어야 할 것이다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.4067-4076
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• 2015

본 연구는 2008년~2011년 "한국의료패널" 원시자료를 이용하여 연간 가구 과부담 의료비 지출 추이와 과부담 의료비 발생에 영향을 미치는 요인을 알아보고자 하였다. 연도별 과부담 의료비 발생률 추이는 교차분석(correspondence analysis)을 실시하였고, 과부담 의료비 발생에 영향을 미치는 요인은 일반화 추정방정식(generalized estimating equation)을 이용하였다. 연간 과부담 의료비 발생률 추이는 10%, 15%, 20%, 30%, 40% 역치 수준에서 각각 평균 25.1%, 15.4%, 10.1%, 5.4%, 3.2%로 나타났다. 과부담 의료비 발생에 영향을 미치는 요인을 살펴본 결과, 연간 총가구소득이 낮을수록, 가구주의 교육수준이 낮을수록, 의료보장형태가 건강보험가입 가구일수록, 가구주가 장애가 있을수록, 가구주의 연령이 높아질수록, 총가구원 수가 적을수록, 가구원의 주관적 건강수준이 낮을수록, 가구당 만성질환 유병률이 높을수록 과부담 의료비 발생 확률이 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 따라서 의료 접근성 향상을 위한 전반적인 보장성 확대를 위한 노력과 동시에 특히 의료비 부담이 큰 노인 가구, 만성질환 가구 등의 취약계층을 우선으로 고려하는 정책 마련이 필요하다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.79-92
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• 2003

1998년 3월 경상북도 경주시에 거주하는 30세 이상의 소화불량 증상이 있는 주민 중 내시경 검사를 통한 신속 요소분해 반응검사(CLO검사) 상 양성으로 확진된 사람에 대하여 H. pylori에 대한 3제 요법(tripotassium dicitrato bismuthate 600mg bid, amoxicillin 500mg qid, metronidazole 250mg qid 복합제제)을 실시하였다. 1년 후 요소호기검사에서 음성이었던 사람 87명 중 추적 가능하였던 86명을 대상으로 H. pylori에 대한 성공적인 제균 치료 1년 후(2000년 4월), 2년 6개월 후(2001년 10월)의 재감염률을 파악하고, 재감염과 관련된 요인을 분석하였다. 재감염을 판정하기 위하여 요소호기검사와 재감염 관련 요인을 파악하기 위하여 설문조사를 실시하였는데, 설문내용에는 위암 및 위궤양 등에 대한 가족력, 위장관계 관련 증상, 사회경제적 및 인구학적 특성, 투약 및 건강관련행위 등이 포함되었다. 2년 6개월 동안 추적조사가 완료된 77명을 대상으로 H. pylori 제균 후 1년 후의 재감염률은 15.6%였고, 2년 6개월 후의 요소호기검사에서 양성으로 판정 받은 대상자는 77명중 13명으로 재감염률은 16.9%였다. 연령, 성별, 사회경제적 특성, 교육수준, 가족력 등은 재감염과 관련성이 없었고, 요소호기검사에서 음성이라고 판정 받고 난 후 1년 간 연구 대상자 본인이 느끼는 주관적 소화불량 증상 중 '식후 포만감'이 있는 경우와 '상복부 팽만감' 증상여부는 재감염과 유의한 관련성이 있었다. 단변량분석에서 치료순응도와 음주가 유의한 변수였으며, 다중로지스틱회귀분석에서는 최근 1년 동안의 소화불량 증상 점수가 2-3점인 경우만이 교차비가 4.5로 통계학적으로 유의한 영향을 미치는 변수였다. 식사 중 소금 섭취량이 많은 경우 교차비가 8.7이었지만 통계학적으로 유의하지는 않았다. 결론적으로 1년 재감염률은 15.6%, 2년 6개월 재감염률은 16.9%이었으며, 개인의 주관적인 소화불량 증상 호소 정도와 치료순응도는 지역사회에서 H. pylori 재감염을 예측할 수 있는 근거로써 H. pylori 감염에 대한 추적검사시 추적검사 대상자 선별을 위한 근거로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 대한치위생과학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.173-182
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• 2023

서론: 본 연구 우리나라 성인 청년, 중년, 장년층의 구강건강 관련 활동 제한이 삶의 질에 미치는 영향을 규명하고 성인의 구강건강관리의 중요성과 생활습관의 개선으로 삶의 질을 높이기 위한 중재전략을 마련하는데 기여하고자 하였다. 연구방법: 제8기 1차년도(2019) 국민건강영양조사 원시자료를 사용였으며, 우리나라 성인 청년 만19~29세, 중년 만30~49세, 장년 만50~64세를 대상으로 하였다. 인구사회학적 특성, EQ-5D, HINT-8과 구강 관련 활동 제한 변수로는 치통 경험 여부, 저작 불편 호소 여부, 씹기 문제, 말하기 문제를 사용하여 분석하였다. 성인의 구강 관련 활동 제한에 따른 삶의 질에 대한 차이와 삶의 질에 미치는 영향 요인을 조사하기 위해 분산분석, 다중 회귀 분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과:청년, 중년, 장년의 구강건강 관련 활동제한에 따른 EQ-5D와 HINT-8 차이는 구강 관련 활동 제한 변수에서 모두 통계적으로 유의하였다(p≦0.05). 전체 성인의 EQ-5D에 영향을 미치는 요인은 지역(읍,면,동), 성별, 가구 월 소득, 교육수준, 기초생활수급 여부, 경제활동 여부, 주관적 구강건강 상태, 치통 경험 여부, 씹기 문제, 말하기 문제, 저작 시 불편 호소 여부의 변수에서 통계적으로 유의하게 나타났다(p≦0.05). 전체 성인의 HINT-8 에 영향을 미치는 요인은 성별, 가구 월 소득, 교육수준, 기초생활수급 여부, 경제활동 여부, 치통 경험 여부, 씹기 문제, 말하기 문제, 저작 시 불편 호소 여부의 변수에서 통계적으로 유의하게 나타났다(p≦0.05). 결론: 성인의 신체적, 정신적, 사회적으로 준비된 노년기를 맞이할 수 있도록 하여 노년의 삶의 질을 높이기 위한 다각적 방안이 필요하다. 본 연구 결과를 기초로 성인의 구강건강증진과 삶의 질 개선을 위한 성인구강보건사업 프로그램이 개발되어야 할 것이다.

• 동서간호학연구지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.90-101
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• 2000

The study attempts to examine the degree of cognition and demand on health promotion center of oriental nursing. It puts unique nursing intervention using traditional health promotion connected with oriental medicine to practical use for residents' health promotion and prevention of disease. With the study design of cross-sectional descriptive study, 516 residents who live in 26 Dongs, Dongdaemoon-gu were selected. The tool of study consists of 30 questions which the study team made for the degree of cognition and demand on health promotion center of oriental nursing. Cronbach's $\alpha$ in the degree of cognition was .8028. Collection of research data had been done from October 1 to October 30, 1999 with help of Dongdaemoon-gu office after pretest from 20 residents. Collected data were analyzed into the number and percentage in the characteristic of a subject and connected with demand on the establishment of center, the mean and the standard deviation in the degree of cognition and F-tests in the difference of the degree of cognition by characteristics. The results were as follow; 1) The characteristic of subject of this study was male 50.6%, and average age was 38.5 years old and 30-39 years old occupied the highest percentage with 31.6%. The married were 71.8%, over high school graduates was 85.6%, monthly income from 500 thousand won to 2 million won was 86.1%. 50.8% was the type living with parents, children and sibling. 2) When they were sick, the institution which residents used at first was a pharmacy(69.2%) and hospital(27.5%), but oriental medicine hospital was just 1.4%. As for subjective health condition, 82.5% answered over average, and 28.7% answered that they had chronic illness such as arthritis, chronic digestion problem, hypertension and so on. As for information collection on health, mass communication(34.9%) and medically concerned people(28.1%) occupied relatively high rate. Free health diagnosis system(36.8%) and establishment of health promotion center(31.5%) among welfare programs that residents want to enjoy were high ranked. The rate using a special institution for health was 17.8%, and among these institutions, the rate using aerobic exercises, health center(7.0%) and steamed room(5.4%) was high. Besides, other institutions such as breathing at the abdomen, finger-pressure therapy, meridian massage, foot massage, and so on were being used. 3) As the average of the degree of cognition on health promotion center of oriental medicine was 2.92, the degree of cognition was medium. The description, "health promotion center of oriental medicine is necessary for health keeping of healthy people, including people who have a problem in health" showed the highest degree of cognition(3.04, ${\pm}0.64$). 4) As for the intention on using health promotion center of oriental nursing, 61.4% said "yes", "no" was just 1.4%. The services that people relatively high wanted to be served from the center were measures reducing stress(68.0%) (relaxation therapy, meditation, breathing at the abdomen and so on), acupuncture(66.5%), finger-pressure(61.6%), moxibustion(57.6%), meridian massage(44.2%), postpartum care(40.3%) and so on. 5) As for the degree of cognition on the establishment of health promotion center of oriental nursing by characteristics of subject, there was significant difference(F=4.03, p=.046) between male(3.01) and female(2.91). But there was no significant difference by age, marital status, level of educational achievement and monthly income. As the above result, cognition on the establishment of health promotion center of oriental nursing was relatively low because people were not familiar with about the health promotion center of oriental nursing yet. However once the center will be established, the degree of demand on the center will be relatively high. So positive advertisement will be necessary, and the management of useful programs will be also required in order to make people recognize the advantage when they actually will use the center. On the other hand, as the subject of the study consists of many young people of below 30, the health problem came to be low. And in the case of sampling, the study using random sampling that can represent population will be required.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.133-148
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• 1989

This study attempts of analyze empirically the living status of the elderly in Korea by finding out the problems of it in the family and by clarifying the influences of the family environmental variables and the values on the adjustment of the aged. To carryout the aim of this study, the causes and the patterns of the problems for the aged had been found out through the review of literature. Based on them the questionnaire was prepared including the questions of the values, family environmental vriables as well as the degree of satisfaction of thier liver and the extent of life interchange. The former variables were taken as independent and the latter were taken as dependent variables, so that the relationship between the two variables could be exemplified. The 400 aged over 60 living in Seoul and the other cities were selected through the purposive sampling and interviewed. The answers of the 376 respondents, 94% of the sample, were analyzed for this study. The following results have been found out through the various statistical analysis such as frequency distribution, chi-square test, pearson's correlation, analysis of variance and cluster analysis. At first, the results from the examination of the frequency distribution regarding the living status of the aged are; I) sixteen percent of the respondents living with their married offspring were receiving economical support, though they pointed out the problems of the extended family are the inconveniences with their children (60%) and simpleness (20%) of their livers. It seems that the aged in Korea are poor and have negative opinion on the relationship with their offspring even if they live in the same house. Secondly, it has been found out that the family environmental variables, especially such as sex, occupation, residence, education, level, living ability and the family type, play and important role not only on the degree of satisfaction of their liver but also on the extent of interchange of their lives. However, the variables such as religion and whether the spouse is alive or not do not play and important role. Thirdly, the reported main reasons of their delightness were healthy life (1.87%), the well-being of their offspring (2.08%), the spouse's long life (3.38%), religious activity (5.05%), the hobby activity (4.31%) and the participation in the social activity (5.05%). While, they mainly concern about the illness (1.98%), offspring (2.00%), econmic difficulties (3.39%), inharmonious home (3.81%) and the despicable treatment (3.81%). The respondents wer classified into two groups, they are dependent and independent, using cluster analysis. Health, social activity, offspiring, religion, couple's long life among the factors which lead them to be delighted were turned out to be statistically signhificant at 0.01 significance level between the two groups. As far as their worrisome matters are concerned, health and economic difficulties were significantly different between the two groups. Fourthly, regarding the life interchange, it has been proved that there is a statistically significant differences betwwen the two groups in the economic and the emotional satisfaction, help for ordinary life, status in the family, subjective and objective relationship with offspring, but not in economic dependency and the activity status. Fifthly, it has been noted that there is a high correlation between the degree of life's satisfaction and the extent of life interchange. On the basis of the results mentioned above, it could be concluded taht; i) The majority of the aged in Korea are not economically active, and thus they live with their married offspring even of they have a negative opinion on the subjective relationship with them. This can be pointed out as the main problem of the aged and thus it needs to be studied further. ii) the environmental variables such as age, sex education level, family type and occuption (which can not be changed by their effrot) turned out to give an important effect on the extent of the life interchange among the aged. iii) The respondents who are identified as independent group have a higher degree of life satisfaction and family status than the group identified as defendent. Thus, it can be inferred that it is possible for them to adjust their life by making an effort to modify themselves. iv) The high correlation between the extent of life interchange and the degree of life satisfaction indicates that the elderly themselves can adjust in order to obtain the higher degree of life satisfaction. Therefore, the following suggestions are derived from this study. First of all, the aged should try to be psychologically independent. Second, they need to control themselves in order to achieve self-assurance. Third, the community have to prepare a program of self-development for the aged. Fourth, the social welfare policy that can solve the problem of illness and poverty of the elderly should be introduced, so that their minimum requirements can be satisfied.