• KIEAE Journal
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.111-116
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• 2010

Ecological villages should be designed not only for simply reducing environmental impact such as energy saving and alternative energy use, resource conservation and circulation, harmony with surrounding environment and nature, but also for encouraging social contact and community activities with the residents, especially the aged people. The aim of this paper is to find the ecological and social design elements for the ecological village planning derived through case studies. The case studies are selected from the environmental Co-housings in Western America, surveyed in the years of 2008 and 2009. The results are as follows; 1. The ecological design elements, although there are some differences in size and type, were found to be basically applied in every ecological villages. 2. The community activities are actively conducted with the participation of the residents based on a variety of programs. The two main purposes of the community activities are strengthening the residents' familiarity with each other and the volunteer services to the local community where they belong.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.311-325
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to analyze patterns of time usage of the retired elderly so as to improve their quality of life. The subjects of this study were 225 elderly people in Jeonnam Province. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and multiple regression. The major findings were as follows : (1) The retired elderly spend more time in physiological activities and leisure, and there was no day difference in time use. (2) On weekdays, the variables affecting labor time were age, former job, health state, and education. On the weekends, education, health state, and former job had significant effects on the amount of time spent on labor. (3) The variables affecting participation and volunteer time were: monthly living expenses, age, spouse, former job, and house, on weekdays, and on the weekends, significant factors were spouse, age, and former job. (4) The variables affecting leisure time were education, age, monthly living expenses, religion, and economic state, on the weekdays, and on weekends, the significant factors were education, economic state, house, religion, and former job.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.819-829
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to explore the influences of personality and the money attitude on the giving of money by university students. 275 questionnaires were used for the statistical analysis of this study. The questionnaire includes attitudes towards money and giving money, whether or not respondents had a NGO membership, the level of participation into volunteer service, and other demographic information. The results of the study show that, female, middle class students with no religious preference tended to be more positiveabout giving money. There was a positive relationship between citizenship and giving money attitudes. It means that more actively attended citizenship activities were by students, the more positive attitudes towards giving money they had. The compulsive & consumptive types were more sardonic than others. The managerial types perceived less negatively giving organization. Based on these results, the following have been suggested in order to expand personal giving attitudes, voluntary programs, and activities related to the civil society for students. There needs to be a financial management education program with a balance struck between expenditure categories of consumption and non-consumption, including giving money to others.

• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.153-166
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• 2003

The objective of this study is to explore the situations and extension roles for rural elderly welfare program in North Dakota, USA. With a growing older population, aging has become an important issue for extension. Services for rural elderly available in North Dakota were adult day care, home health care, senior insurance counseling, nutrition and medication assistance programs, support groups, legal assistance, meals on wheels, nursing homes and more. With a growing older population, aging has become an important issue for extension. Extension provides programs and services for rural elderly. This study was conducted by literature review. First, many rural elderly Americans are actively engaged in volunteer work and have made substantial contributions to their communities. Second, extension educators from interdisciplinary areas should work together to develop programs. Extension programs can include intergenerational programs to help younger generations learn about the issue. Third, extension can collaborate with other agencies and groups to offer support groups. Offering educational programs is a key to empowering older people. Fourth, elderly residents may be the only increasing natural resource for volunteering in general, and for participation in community improvement in particular. Fifth, extension educators should be proactive in working with agencies to provide social access and in helping older people be actively engaged in their lives, especially in rural areas.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.135-146
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• 2021

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the Citizen-Corps-Active-In-Disaster (CAIND) according to a new viewpoint based on changes in basic theoretical concepts and establish a development plan. Methods: A documentary survey was administered, and the study followed the technical approach method. Detailed information on CAIND was taken from scholarly monographs, specialty publications, and previous studies, including master and doctorate dissertations. Results: CAIND may be defined as legal auxiliary organizations composed of local residents who volunteer to prepare for "all kinds of disasters as well as prevention activities" and instill the ideology of "leading service organizations of safety as a form of community involvement," "resident-friendly organizational activities based on autonomous operation," and "performing activities which supplement their demands according to the realization of social welfare and regional conditions." Conclusion: The newly established basic theoretical concept included the concepts of "professionalism and possibilities," "social expandability," "voluntary participation," and "the realization and complementation of social welfare"

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.444-454
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• 2022

Objectives: We aimed to identify the factors related to depression and quality of life in patients with hypertension by using multilevel regression analysis. Methods: In 2019, 229 043 participants in the Korean Community Health Survey were selected as the study group. Individual factors were identified using data from the 2019 Community Health Survey. Regional factors were identified using data from the National Statistical Office of Korea. Multilevel regression analysis was conducted to find individual and local factors affecting depression and quality of life in patients with hypertension and to determine any associated interactions. Results: As individual factors in patients with hypertension, women, those with lower education-levels, recipients of basic livelihood benefits, and those with poor dietary conditions showed stronger associations with depression and quality of life. As regional factors and individual-level variables in patients with hypertension, lower gross regional personal income, fewer doctors at medical institutions, and lower rates of participation in volunteer activities presented stronger associations with depression and quality of life. In addition, the associations of depression with gross regional personal income, the number of doctors at medical institutions, and dietary conditions were significantly stronger in patients with hypertension than in patients without hypertension. The associations of gender and employment status with quality of life were also significantly greater. Conclusions: Policy interventions are needed to adjust health behaviors, prevent depression, and improve quality of life for patients with hypertension, especially for those with the risk factors identified in this study.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.417-431
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• 2007

This study investigates the differences among residental areas in the health, standard of living, and social relationships of female elderly living alone. The total of 501 subjects(185 from rural areas, 159 from fishing communities, 77 from the islands, and 80 from urban areas) were questioned from May to July, 2006. The research area was confined to Chungcheong Province. The female elderly living alone of this study were an average of seventy-three years old, had a low cost of living, and received little formal school education. Over sixty percent(60.3) of them lived on less than thirty dollars a month which was the recognized Korean poverty level in 2006. The female elderly living alone were evaluated as being in good health, but they themselves perceived their health as being poor. Observed by residential areas, the subjects in urban areas were lower in ADL, and both the urban dwellers and the islanders appeared to be higher in their satisfaction with medical services as compared to those in rural areas and fishing communities. The fishing villagers showed the lowest standard of living for female elderly living alone. The analysis of social relationships as seen in the different residental areas revealed that the female elderly living alone g in urban areas tended to be receiving social supports rather than providing for others, and subjects living in fishing areas and the islands proved to be relatively higher in the exchange of social supports. In relation to offspring, the female elderly living alone in urban areas had a lower frequency of meeting with their children and also a lesser degree of intimacy with them because they lived at a distance. On the other hand, subjects living in rural areas and fishing communities had a higher frequency of meeting with their children and a greater degree of intimacy with them even if they lived at a distance. The study also showed that the female elderly living alone in the islands had a higher frequency of once meeting per three week with their offspring and a higher degree of intimacy with them because they all live in the same islands. In conclusion, the subject living in urban areas appeared to be isolated from their offspring as compared to the other seniors in the study. The female elderly living alone in urban areas suffered from an insufficient network of relatives and neighbors, and they experienced a poor quality of relationships to their offspring. Almost all of the lone seniors in the study had a low score in social activities; however, the female elderly living alone in urban areas revealed a higher level of participation in volunteer activities, group activities, and educational activities. Nevertheless, the lone seniors living in urban areas were not satisfied with their participation in social activities. The subjects living in rural in fishing communities and the islands showed more participation in money-making activities. This study suggests that the policies for female elderly living alone should reflect the differences of regional characteristics.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.101-110
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• 2016

본 연구는 노인복지법 제5조에 근거하여 3년마다 실시되는 노인실태조사의 2014년 결과를 토대로 우리나라 노인을 연령규범 인식에 따라 유형화 하고, 각 유형별 특성을 파악하고 이들의 삶의 만족도와 희망활동에 대한 요구도 차이를 분석하였다. 현재의 노인은 과거 20~30년 전의 노인과 건강, 교육수준, 경제수준 등이 더 높으며 과거 노인을 대상으로 수립한 노인 관련 정책들은 이제 사회, 문화, 산업, 복지, 고용, 참여 등 융합적인 관점에서 재논의 되어야 하는 시점으로 본다. 본 연구에서 분석한 결과 우리나라 노인은 크게 체념형, 진취형, 체면형의 3개 유형으로 구분되었다. 이는 노인의 연령규범 인식에 따른 구분이며, 이에 따라 삶의 만족도 및 희망하는 활동에 대한 차이가 확인되었다. 향후 우리나라 노인 관련 정책은 기존 취약노인을 대상으로 하는 복지적 관점만이 아니라, 고용, 사회참여, 생활 만족, 자원봉사 등 다양하고 융합적인 관점에서 고려할 필요가 있으며 특히 노-노 케어 및 친분이 있는 소규모 노인 집단을 대상으로 정책을 접목하는 시도 등도 필요할 것으로 본다.

• 한국비블리아학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.75-96
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• 2023

본 연구의 목적은 초고령사회를 맞아 도서관 주이용자로 등장한 노인을 위하여 노인이 서비스 제공자이며 수혜자가 되는 '노노 서비스' 방안을 마련하여 제시하기 위한 것이다. 부산지역 공공도서관의 노인이용자 119명을 대상으로 한 설문조사와 G도서관 사서 포커스그룹과의 면담 결과 '노노 서비스'가 필요한 것으로 확인되었다. '노노 서비스' 수혜자 측면에서 가장 필요한 서비스는 컴퓨터 정보검색 도움서비스, 도서관 이용 안내서비스, 도서 검색방법 안내서비스, 권장 또는 인기도서 안내서비스 등의 순으로 조사되었다. '노노 서비스' 제공자 측면에서 참여의향은 60대가 가장 높았고 참여방법은 실비유급 자원봉사로 1주일에 3회, 1일 4시간 이내를 가장 선호하였다. 이에 따라 참여자는 정부 노인일자리사업의 사회공헌활동과 연계하여 모집하고 사전교육이 필요한 것으로 분석되었다. 더불어 노인커뮤니티 공간 조성과 은퇴사서의 참여 필요성도 제기 되었다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.45-60
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• 2016

목적: 본 연구는 한국 호스피스의 실천 현장에서 자원봉사자들의 세밀한 봉사활동 경험과 호스피스 팀 활동에 따른 상호작용에 대한 깊이 있는 이해를 도모하고자 시행되었다. 보다 구체적으로, 호스피스 정책 입안자들과 행정가들 그리고 관리자들에게 호스피스 자원봉사자의 의미와 자원봉사자 역할의 중요성에 대한 인식을 제고함으로써 향후 한국 호스피스의 발전을 위한 정책적 기여를 행하고자 한다. 방법: 한국 호스피스의 제도화된 4가지 유형(분산형 가정형 병동형 독립형)에 대해 심층 인터뷰와 참여관찰을 시행하였다. 질적 접근의 엄격한 연구방법 중 하나인 "사례 분석"과 관련해서, 연구 참여자들을 선정한 후 심층 인터뷰를 행하였고, 인터뷰 결과는 '사례 내분석'과 '사례 간 분석'으로 정리하였다. 결과: 분석 결과, 호스피스 자원봉사자들은 '종교적 신앙심'에 의해 이 일을 시작하였고, 그토록 힘든 봉사활동을 지속시키는 힘 또한 '신앙심'이라고 했다. 따라서 호스피스 자원봉사자 활동 경험의 본질은 "종교적 신앙심에 의한 일 나를 위한 일"로 분석되었다. 또한 이들의 봉사활동 경험의 특성은 "아무런 대가 없이 행하는 진정한 봉사 아무나 할 수 없는 전문적인 봉사"로 나타났다. 덧붙여서, 호스피스 자원봉사 활동을 통해 스스로가 달라진 점으로는 "내적 성장 - '좋은 죽음'의 의미에 대한 자기 성찰 -과 영적 다양성 존중의 중요성인식"이라고 했다. 결론: 본 연구는 한국 호스피스의 실천가들과 정책 전문가들에게 호스피스 팀의 일원으로서 호스피스 자원봉사자의 의미와 그 중요성에 대한 인식 제고를 위해 시행되었다. 이러한 연구 결과를 토대로, 한국 호스피스의 성공과 한국인들의 좋은 죽음 성취를 위한 실천적 제언을 하고자 한다.