• 대한한의학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.97-108
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• 2011

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the utilization of Oriental medical services and its determinants among the elderly. Method: Data from a Korean longitudinal study of aging was used. Regression analysis was used to find the determinants of the utilization of medical care. Results: People with low education and low income were more likely to use Oriental medical services. Determinants of using Oriental health service were sex, marriage, income, subjective health condition, activity restriction due to pain, and chronic disease. Among them, only subjective health condition and activity restriction due to pain were significant determinants of frequency of and expenditure on Oriental medical services. Especially, activity restriction due to pain was a significant factor in the use of Oriental medical services, but not in the use of Western medical services. Conclusion: Treatment related to pain was closely associated with Oriental medical services. These treatments need to be developed with scientific and clinical evidence.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.1173-1182
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• 2012

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the factors related to the dental caries and periodontal diseases of Korean elderly people in terms of demographic characteristics, oral health promotion behavior and systemic diseases in an effort to provide information on national policy setting and policy evaluation about the prevention of tooth loss resulting from severe oral diseases and the promotion of elderly people's oral health. Methods : The first-, second- and third-year raw data of the 4th National Health and Nutrition Survey were utilized, and the data of 3,882 elderly people who got a dental checkup were analyzed. The statistical package SPSS WIN 19.0 was employed to make a logistic regression analysis. Results : The senior citizens who did toothbrushing less frequently were more likely to have dental caries. As for periodontal diseases, the men were 1.34-fold more likely to have periodontal diseases than the women, and the respondents whose self-rated health state was worse were 1.40-fold more likely to have periodontal diseases than the others whose self-rated health state was better. The senior citizens who ever received treatment from unqualified people were 1.30-fold more likely to have peridontal diseases, and those who took neither vitamin compound nor minerals were 1.30-fold more likely to have periodontal diseases. Those who suffered from low High-density Lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL) were 1.35-fold more likely to have periodontal diseases than the others who didn't. Conclusions : Those whose self-rated health status is worse should especially be concerned about periodontal diseases. Specifically, it's needed to pay attention to the low-income classes, and the government should take measures to provide quality welfare services for elderly people not to receive treatment from unqualified people. Besides, research efforts should be made to determine the relationship between periodontal diseases and low HDL-cholesterolemia.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.69-76
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of health control behaviors on the emotional happiness of the elderly. Among the survey instruments used in this study, emotional hapiness was the tool developed by Watson et al., 1978, and health control behavior was used by tools developed by Wallston et al., in 1988. Health control behaviors consist of three sub-factors: other health control behavior, accidental health control behavior, and internal health control behavior. The data collection period was collected from June 20 to July 5, 2018. A total of 152 participants were enrolled from 65 to 85 years old and were collected from six provinces of Korea (Seoul, Gangwon Province, Gyeongsang Province, Jeolla Province, Chungcheong Province, Gyeonggi Province) as much as possible. As a result of the analysis of demographic characteristics, the number of elderly people couple living was 47.4%, living alone was 21.1%, the number of people living with a couple and their children was 13.8%, the others were 10.5%. Based on the above results, 21.1% were living alone as an elderly person. And people who the highest monthly income of less than 1 million won was 36.8%, the usual meal type, 94.7% were very much eaten with vegetarianism smoking and drinking alcohol, and 94.7% did not smoke and 73.7% drank alcohol. In conclusion, Multiple regression analysis of health control behaviors on emotional happiness showed that health control behaviors had a 15% effect on emotional happiness. The following suggestions were made through the results of this study. First, the monthly income of the elderly is very low to maintain health, Second, the health of elderly people was maintained through friends and meetings. Based on these results, it should be used as a basic data for the program for the emotional happiness of the elderly.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.64-75
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• 2024

Purposes: This study aims to identify the characteristics of the study subjects by age, including non-elderly people aged 19 to 65, pre-elderly people aged 65 to 75, and elderly people aged 75 and over, and to identify factors affecting health literacy based on an investigation of the health literacy level of each study group. This study would like to find out the differences in health literacy factors by age group. Methodology: The HLS-EU-Q16, developed by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe for the Health literacy Survey of Europeans, will be applied in this study. Findings: We found that scores decreased in order of nonelderly, pre-elderly, and late-elderly in health care, disease prevention, and health promotion. In addition, health literacy was lower in the older age group, and higher health literacy was associated with being unmarried, higher education, and higher income. In terms of influencing factors, marital status was significantly different in the non-elderly group, and higher education level was associated with higher health literacy. Practical Implications: The results of this study show that health literacy levels are low in all age groups, and efforts to improve health literacy in younger, older, and non-elderly groups are needed. It is expected that age-specific health literacy strategies can help improve the level of understanding and utilization of health information, improve health, and lead a healthy life.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.56-64
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• 2021

Background: Despite the high life expectancy, the subjective health status of the elderly people in Korea is reported to be the lowest as compared to other age groups. The purpose of the conducted study was to identify the factors related to the subjective health status of elderly people aged over 65 in Korea. Methods: This study used data from the 7th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016-2017) of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. The subjects of the study were selected to be 2,904 elderly people aged over 65. The factors that were selected related to subjective health status were socio-demographics, perceived diseases, health behaviors, and mental health. Results: As a result of the examination of the subjective health status according to the characteristics of the subjects of study, the subjective health status was high in males (β=0.144, p=0.011), urban dwellers (β=0.107, p=0.015), employed persons (β=0.139, p=0.001), college graduates (β=0.322, p<0.001), persons with high household income (β=0.226, p<0.001), persons without chronic disease, nonsmokers (β=0.146, p=0.009), drinkers (β=0.111, p=0.003), persons who practiced aerobic physical activity (β=0.150, p<0.001), persons without depression (β=0.286, p<0.001), and persons who rarely had stress (β=0.837, p<0.001). Conclusion: More attention should be paid to those with low subjective health to improve health for elderly people. Expanding policy supports are required for elderly people with low socioeconomic status, chronic disease or depression, or unhealthy behaviors (smoking or lack of physical activity).

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.39-53
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 제7기 (2018년) 국민건강영양조사 자료를 이용하여 65세 이상 노인의 가구소득수준에 따른 식생활, 건강생활특성 및 영양섭취실태를 비교 분석하였다. 본 연구의 주요 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 연구 대상자 수는 전체 1,355명이었으며, 남자 노인 41.5% (558명), 여자 노인 58.5% (797명)로 소득수준별로 저소득군 48.3%, 중소득군 40.9%, 고소득군이 10.5%로 나타났다. 연령, 거주지역, 교육수준, 가구 유형에서 남녀 노인 모두 소득수준별로 유의적인 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났으며 경제활동여부는 남자 노인에서만 소득수준의 차이가 있었다. 식생활 실태에서는 남녀 노인 모두 소득수준이 높을수록 외식 횟수가 많았으며 점심, 저녁 식사의 동반자가 있는 비율이 높게 나타났다. 소득수준과 주관적 건강상태를 살펴보면 남자 노인의 경우 소득이 높을수록 건강이 좋다고 느끼는 비율이 유의하게 높았으며, 저작 불편 여부에서도 소득이 낮을수록 불편을 느끼는 노인의 비율이 높았다. 비만, 당뇨병, 고콜레스테롤혈증 및 고중성지방혈증 유병률은 노인의 가구소득수준별로 차이가 없었으며 여자 노인의 경우 고소득군보다 저소득군에서 고혈압 유병률이 높게 나타났다. 영양소 섭취량은 남녀 모두 소득이 높아질수록 에너지섭취량이 증가하였으며 탄수화물의 섭취량은 남녀 모두 소득수준별로 차이가 없었다. 그러나, 단백질과 지질의 섭취량은 소득수준별 차이가 유의하게 나타나 남녀 노인 모두 소득수준이 높을수록 단백질, 지질 섭취량이 증가하였다. 남자 노인의 경우 인, 칼륨, 리보플라빈, 니아신, 비타민 C의 섭취량이 유의하게 차이를 보여 소득수준이 높을수록 섭취량이 많은 것으로 나타났다. 여자 노인은 칼슘, 인, 철, 비타민 A, 리보플라빈, 니아신의 섭취량에서 소득수준별 유의한 차이가 나타났으며 리보플라빈의 경우 남녀 노인 모두에서 소득수준별로 매우 유의한 차이를 보였다. 남녀 노인의 총 식품섭취량은 소득이 높아질수록 비례해서 섭취량도 많아지는 것으로 나타났다. 남자 노인의 경우 과일류 (p < 0.001), 해조류 (p < 0.05), 계란류 (p < 0.05)에서 유의적인 차이를 보이며 소득이 높아질수록 많이 섭취하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 여자 노인의 경우에는 당류 (p < 0.001), 계란류 (p < 0.001), 음료류 (p < 0.001)에서 유의적인 차이가 나타났으며 소득이 높아질수록 섭취량이 증가하는 것으로 파악되었다. 전체적으로 우리나라 남녀 노인의 소득수준에 따른 영양 및 식품섭취량에 차이가 있으며 소득수준이 높을수록 에너지섭취량, 특히 단백질과 지질 섭취량이 많았고 미량영양소에서도 남자와 여자노인에 따라 섭취량에 차이가 있었다. 따라서, 남녀 노인의 소득수준에 따른 사회경제적 요인과 가구 유형, 사회환경 등이 식생활 및 영양섭취에 영향을 미치는 것을 알 수 있었다. 향후 노인 대상 영양지원 또는 교육 프로그램 설계 시 노인의 성별, 소득수준별로 세분화된 내용구성이 필요하며, 건강한 식생활과 생활습관으로 변화시킬 수 있는 다양하고 체계적인 영양교육 및 영양지원 프로그램이 설계되어 제공되어야 하겠다.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.92-102
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• 2021

There is little information on the nutrient intake according to the city size and small town in Korean elderly. This study analyzed the nutritional consumption of older people in metropolitan, middle and small cities, and rural areas according to four income levels. The recent data from the 2016~2018 Korean National Health and Nutrition Survey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were used. The final analysis included 4,325 individuals (Male: 1,856, Female: 2,469) over 65 years old. Multivariable regression with a complex sample design was conducted to compare the nutrient intake among the groups. In a comparison within regions, the nutrition status of the elderly in small towns was more vulnerable than metropolitan and middle & small cities. The energy intakes were similar between the groups. The carbohydrate intake of middle & small cities was significantly higher than the other regions. The intake of other nutrients in metropolitan and middle & small cities appeared to be higher than in rural areas. The number of nutrients with statistical significance between low and high-income levels were 19 in metropolitan, 11 in middle & small cities, and 5 in rural areas. Each contribution of carbohydrate, fat, and protein to the total energy intake was lower in the low-income level than the high-income level in metropolitan and middle & small cities. On the other hand, in rural areas, only the contribution of protein to energy intake was lower in the low-income level than the high-income level. Cities with higher levels of urbanization had more severe nutritional inequality in relation to the income level. There was also nutritional inequality present in rural areas but it was to a lesser extent. Moreover, the generally low level of nutrient intake was problematic in rural areas. These findings could be used as fundamental evidence for developing community nutritional policies for the elderly.

• 한국방재학회 논문집
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.57-62
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• 2008

본 연구의 목적은 우리나라의 주요 수해지역인 강원도 지역의 노인을 대상으로 수해경험과 재해인식에 관한 조사를 실시하고, 이를 성별로 비교해 본 후 분석자료를 바탕으로 노인의 재해취약성을 극복할 수 있는 방안을 모색하고자 하였다. 2006년 집중호우로 직간접적인 피해를 입은 강원도 인제군과 평창군의 거주하는 60세 이상 노인 183명을 대상으로 수해경험과 재해인식에 관한 설문조사를 실시하였다. 연구 결과 성별에 따른 수해경험은 유의미한 차이가 없었으나 재해인식에는 차이가 있었다. 여성노인이 남성노인에 비해 재해재발인식수준이 높았지만 실제 재해발생에 대한 지식이나 대응능력은 남성노인보다 낮았다. 또한 학력이 낮고, 소득수준이 낮으며 무배우자의 혼자 사는 여성노인이 많이 이들을 재난취약집단으로 간주하고 성별을 고려하는 적합한 대응체제 마련이 필요한 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.369-378
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• 2011

Purpose: This study was carried out for the purpose of obtaining basic data necessary for developing the future oral health promotion program of the elderly by surveying the actual condition of managing dental prosthesis in the elderly. Methods: It collected materials targeting 346 elderly brackets in over 65 years old who dwell in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do Province for about 10 months from September 2010 to June 2011, analyzed 312 copies except 34 copies, which are inappropriate for data processing due to being insufficient in response among these things, and obtained the following results. Results: In the actual condition of missing tooth, a case of missing tooth was indicated to be 78.8%. In case of missing tooth, the number of missing teeth was indicated to be 75.6% for under 5 pieces and 19.1% for over 21 pieces. In the actual condition of managing prosthesis, a case with dental prosthesis treatment was indicated to be 77.6%. A kind of prosthesis was indicated to be the highest in fixed partial dentures with 36.5%. In a method of rinsing dentures, 47.7% of the elderly responded as saying of washing it out with water. The appearance of removing dentures at night was indicated to be the highest in doing so with 63.1%. Satisfaction with prosthesis of being mounted now was indicated to be moderate with 50.4%. As for the appearance of having experience of education on how to manage prosthesis, it was indicated to be high with 50.4% in having none. In a kind of prosthesis depending on averagely monthly income, the ratio of total dentures was high when averagely monthly income is low. On the other hand, a case with high income was indicated to have high ratio in implants. The satisfaction with prosthesis was low when averagely monthly income is low. Also, in the experience of education on how to manage prosthesis, the ratio of responses as saying of having no experience of education on how to manage prosthesis was indicated to be high when averagely monthly income is low. Conclusion: Examining the above results, a developmental plan is considered to be necessary such as developing continuous and systematic oral health promotion program for managing elderly people's managing dental prothesis.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.511-519
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• 2021

본 연구는 고령사회에 접어든 우리나라의 인구구조를 제고 하여, 중장년층의 저소득층들이 느끼는 삶에 대한 인식을 고찰하였다. 분석을 위하여, 보건복지부에서 제공하는 2019년 복지패널자료를 토대로 필요로 하는 변수를 선정하였고, 총 14,918명의 패널표본으로부터 '저소득층'의 '60대-70대' 중에서, 무응답 및 불성실한 표본을 제거하여, 최종 1,684명의 표본을 선정하였다. 특히, 본 연구에서는 종속변수로써, 패널자료에서 측정한 '삶의 사다리'로 정의하였다. 이에, '삶의 사다리'에 미치는 개인적 특성 및 생활만족도의 영향요인을 분석하였다. 분석결과, 종속변수인 「삶의 사다리」 변수에 대한 영향요인으로, 개인적 특성만을 고려하였을 경우에는, 대부분의 개인적 특성이 「삶의 사다리」의 영향요인으로 나타났다. 또한, 경제상태변수에 대한 상호작용 효과를 살펴본 결과, 유의미한 상호작용 효과를 나타내지 않았다. 이는 중년노인들의 삶의 사다리에 미치는 영향요인은 경제상태보다는 건강상태가 유의미한 영향요인임을 반증해주고 있다. 따라서, 노인의 '삶의 사다리'에 대한 인식은 노인 개인적인 여건과 환경보다는 노인의 내적 및 외적인 다양한 '환경요인'이 노인의 삶에 대한 인식에 영향을 미침을 제고 해야 한다. 즉, 그들의 삶에 대한 인식에 긍정적인 대안을 제시할 수 있는 방안이 필요할 것이다.