• 동서간호학연구지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.66-73
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• 2004

This study examined the relation among perceived family support, depression and physical health status in Korean elderly. Participants were three hundred elders attending the house for elderly (NoInGyong) located in kwanak-gu and other 14 gu in Seoul Korea. Data were collected using structured questionnaire via clustered random sampling. The instruments used for this study were the simplified depression scale for elderly designed by Sheikh & Yesavage, the family support scale developed by Choi Young Hee, and the physical health status developed by Choi Young Hee & Jung Seng En. Data analysis included: percentage, average, SD, t-test, ANOVA, & Pearson correlation coefficiency. Participants in this study represented low level of family support but high level of physical health status and depression. There was a significant negative relation between family support and depression(r=-.755, P=.001). There was a significant relation between family support and physical health(r=.329, P=.001). There was a significant negative relation between depression and physical health status(r=-.515, P=.001). Nursing implications were suggested.

• 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.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.89-97
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• 2009

Purpose: To identify the health condition, home care support, support requirement of poor and elderly people living alone. Method: Data was collected through self-administered questionnaires and analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA and correlation. Survey involved 269 conveniently selected who have a social support in H city. Result: Perceived health condition of subjects was bad to moderate (mean score: 2.22). There were significant home care support differences according to gender, religion, education level and dwelling pattern. Support requirement was influences only by the dwelling pattern. Perceived health condition showed a positive correlation with home care support of friends and neighbors, and a negative correlation with support requirement (medical, material, economic emotional support). Conclusion: These findings are expected to make a positive contribution to create an ideal intervention for public visiting nurses and social workers to improve the quality of life in poor and elderly people who live alone.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.3-11
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• 2005

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate quality of life according to social support of elderly in the rural area. Method: The subjects of this study were 199 people aged over 60 who had been living in three rural areas. Date was collected through questionnaires from July 10th, to August 10th, 2003. Result: The most socially supportive people they answered were friends(80.9%), followed by children(74.9%), neighbors(71.9%), siblings(55.8%), spouse(53.3%), in descending order. Mean social support score for spouse was 13.36, for children 13.27, for friends 11.40, for neighbors 10.21, for siblings 10.20. A comparison of the average grade points per items according to the offerers of social support revealed spouse support(13.36 out of 18), children support(13.27), friends support(11.40), neighbor support(10.21), siblings support(10.20). The average of the quality of life score was 132.26 out of 220. A comparison of the average grade points per items within sub-areas of quality of life revealed the highest score of neighbor relationships(4.29 out of 5.00) and the lowest score of economic conditions (2.61) Quality of life scores correlated positively with social support scores(r=.734, p<.001). Variables significantly influencing quality of life were spouse support(36.1%), neighbor support (5.1%), age(2.2%), religion(1.7%). These variables explained 45.1% of the variance in quality of life. Conclusion: Social support for elderly people in rural areas identified this as a greatly effective factor for their quality of life. Therefore, it is necessary to develop health promotion programs connected with social support in order to enhance the quality of elderly people in rural areas.

• 산업진흥연구
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.55-62
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• 2021

본 연구는 고령사회에서 노인빈곤 극복을 위한 일자리가 필요하다고 보며, 이에 못지않게 노년기 적극적인 경제활동에 대한 참여 방안을 연구하였다. 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 법제도의 개선이 필요하다. 노인일자리사업의 확대를 제도적 지원과 더불어 노인에 대한 인식 개선, 전달체계 등의 인프라 강화가 요구되며, 이와 관련된 법적 근거가 필요하다. 이를 위해 노인을 대상으로 하는 직종을 우선적으로 선정하여야 하고, 정부에서는 법적인 절차가 마련되어야 한다. 둘째, 노인에 대한 사회적 배려와 지원이 있어야 한다. 정년연장은 노인취업을 높이는데 중요한 역할을 한다. 법제도의 정비와 아울러 사회적인 배려가 필요하다. 따라서, 사회적 합의가 없는 노인정책은 실패할 수밖에 없으므로 사회적인 지원을 이끌어 낼 수 있는 다양한 지원방법을 강구해야 한다. 셋째, 노인들은 빈곤의식과 자력갱생 의지가 있어야 한다. 노인은 노인 자신이 자녀를 비롯하여 주위와 사회적 지원만을 요구해서는 안 된다. 노인 스스로 경제주체가 될 수 있는 길을 모색할 수 있어야 한다. 그러기 위해서는 노인빈곤의식에 대한 기본적 인식이 필요하고 노인빈곤을 탈출하고자 하는 인식전환이 필요하다. 따라서, 노인 스스로 자력갱생하는 자세가 필요하며, 노인 스스로의 능력에 따른 일자리 선택에 나서야 한다. 결론적으로 노인일자리사업은 고령사회에서 노인빈곤을 해결하는 소득증대의 일환이며, 노인들의 적극적인 경제활동 참여가 요구된다.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.98-105
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• 2016

China has already entered the aging society and is predicted to become a super-aged society in 2020. The recent studies identified that the elderly has more interest in 'Aging-in-Place' which emphasizes deinstitutionalization since welfare facilities such as care homes and silver towns have separated the elderly from their local communities where they used to live in. The aim of this research is to propose a promising way for smart housing services who support the elderly's living in their homes, China. This research is to investigate the elderly's life and to identify their demands on housings for implementing such smart services. The elderly's living in apartments in Luoyang city, China, were investigated through interviews using a questionnaire survey. The results show that smart housing services should be provided to support the elderly's health, safety, leisure activities, comfortable living, and social relationships sustainably. In addition, such smart housing services should be intuitive since the elderly need to use easily smart services for their autonomous life in their homes. The smart housing services should be developed in the direction of enhancing the elderly's healthy and desirable life, and lessening their discomforts due to aging.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제61권2호
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• pp.303-324
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• 2009

본 연구는 서울과 춘천에 거주하는 65세 이상 노인 1,409명을 대상으로 노인과 자녀가 주고받은 사회적 지지가 노인의 건강상태가 우울에 미치는 영향을 매개하는 효과가 있는지를 살펴보았다. 연구 결과, 노인의 건강상태가 나쁘고, 사회적 지지가 낮을수록 우울정도가 높았으며, 노인의 건강상태가 우울에 미치는 영향에 대해 사회적 지지가 부분적인 매개효과를 지니며, 이러한 효과는 성별로 다르게 나타났다. 남성노인의 경우, 자녀에게 제공받은 도구적 지지와 자녀에게 제공한 정서적 지지와 도구적 지지가 건강상태가 우울에 미치는 영향을 매개하는 것으로 나타났으며, 여성노인의 경우에는 자녀로부터 받은 모든 사회적 지지(정서적, 도구적, 재정적 지지)와 자녀에게 제공한 도구적 및 재정적 지지가 매개효과를 지니는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 사회복지실천 현장에서의 적용과 향후 연구를 위한 제안을 제시하였다.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.311-317
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• 2017

The purpose of this research is to analyze the effects of social support on the job performance of workers at care facilities for elderly. For the study, a survey was conducted on 176 workers at care facilities for elderly in Gyeongsangbuk-do from the 5th of September of 5th of November, 2016. For the analysis, SPSS WIN 18.0 and Amos 21.0 programs were used to conduct t-test, one-way analysis of variance, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis at a significance level of 5%. The research results were as follows. First, the level of social support on the workers varied depending on their marital status, religions and years of service, while no difference was found for different genders, ages, education levels, positions, monthly incomes and workloads. Second, the job performance of the workers varied with their marital status, with the married workers performing at higher level then single workers. Third, it was found that the job performance of workers at care facilities for elderly has positive correlation with the level of social support. This paper is required to be used as a primary source for political development on the job performance of workers at care facilities for elderly.

• 산경연구논집
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.23-35
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• 2017

Purpose - This paper aims to obtain a theoretical understanding for the relationship among the elderly's leisure activity, social support, life satisfaction and mental loneliness in their life. This paper has the purpose to draw policy implications by the course of research and study as well as to find alternatives in enhancing the elderly's psychological well-being in a practical dimension. Research design, data, and methodology - Data has been collected from 380 elderly persons participating in leisure activities in 10 senior welfare service centers located in the Seoul area. A structured questionnaire sheet was used, and as the main analysis method for hypothesis verification, the hierarchical regression method was used. Results - Social support is moderating factor for the relationships among the productive leisure activity, life satisfaction and mental loneliness, but does not play the moderating role in the relationships such as consumptive leisure activity, life satisfaction and mental loneliness. Conclusions - It is necessary to make efforts to provide policies for promoting and expanding the elderly's participation especially in productive leisure activity. And also, an institutional support should be provided for maintaining and expanding a stable social relationship network for the elderly's participation.

• 가정간호학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.52-59
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• 2014

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence and the predictors of depression in elderly patients admitted to hospital. Methods: A sample of 157 subjects aged 65 and over was selected from a university hospital in Korea. Data were collected through self-reported questionnaires during the period from April to August 2012. The data were analyzed using t-tests, ANOVAs, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regressions with the SPSS/Win program. Results: The prevalence of depression was 54.8%; the mean score for depression was 17.30. Depression in elderly patients had a significant correlation with age, educational level, marital status, and perceived economy level from the demographic characteristics, self-efficacy, and family support. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis revealed that a combination of self-efficacy and family support accounted for 27% of the depression in elderly patients. Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that programs designed to effectively prevent and manage depression among elderly patients should consider variables such as self-efficacy and family support.