• 사회복지연구
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.117-142
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 노인의 교육불평등에 따른 건강불평등(주관적 건강상태와 우울)에 대한 사회참여의 매개효과를 검증하는 것이다. 분석을 위한 연구 자료는 강남구 노인복지욕구 실태조사이다. 본 자료는 2009년 7월 30일부터 8월 15일까지 강남구 22개 각 동에서 60세 이상 노인을 대상으로 수집되었으며, 최종 분석에 총 631명의 자료가 사용하였다. 분석방법은 빈도, 백분율, 평균, 표준편차를 통해 대상자의 일반적 특성을 살펴보았으며, 변인간 가설검증을 위해 위계적 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 통계 프로그램은 SPSS 18.0을 이용하였다. 분석 결과 노인의 교육불평등은 노인의 건강불평등에 영향을 미친다는 것이 검증되었다. 또한 교육불평등이 노인의 건강불평등에 영향을 미치는 경로에 있어서 사회참여가 부분매개효과가 있음이 입증되었다. 사회참여 변인이 부분매개효과를 보인다는 것은 노인의 교육불평등이 심할수록 건강불평등(주관적 건강상태, 우울)도 심화된다는 직접적인 경로와 함께, 교육불평등은 사회참여를 통해 더욱 심화된 건강불평등(주관적 건강상태, 우울)을 이끌어낸다는 간접적 경로를 검증해 주는 것이다. 이러한 결과는 한국 사회에서 교육불평등이 건강불평등으로 연결된다는 것을 실증 분석했다는 점과 교육불평등으로 인한 건강불평등을 완화할 수 있는 사회복지적 실천방안으로 사회참여라는 개입방법을 사용할 수 있다는 메커니즘을 검증했다는 점에서 의의를 가진다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.679-690
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• 2020

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Concerns about regional disparities in heathy eating and nutritional status among South Korean adults are increasing. This study aims to identify the magnitude of regional disparities in diet and nutritional status among Korean adults who completed the 2017 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). SUBJECTS/METHODS: The participants were a nationally representative sample of Korean adults aged 19 years and older from the 2017 KNHANES (n = 6,126). We employed the svy commands in STATA to accommodate the complex survey design. The relative concentration index (RCI), absolute concentration index (ACI) and index of disparity were used to measure regional nutritional inequalities. RESULTS: Overweight and obese adults were more prevalent among the poor than among the rich in urban areas (RCI = -0.041; P < 0.05), while overweight and obese adults were more prevalent among the rich than among the poor in rural areas of South Korea (RCI = 0.084; P < 0.05). Economic inequality in fruit and vegetable intake ≥ 500 g per day was greater in rural areas than in urban areas in both relative size (RCI = 0.228 vs. 0.091, difference in equality = 0.137; P < 0.05) and absolute size (ACI = 0.055 vs. 0.023, difference in equality = 0.032; P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: This study provides useful information identifying opposite directions in the relative concentration curves between urban and rural areas. Adult overweight/obesity was more prevalent among the poor in urban areas, while adult overweight/obesity was more prevalent among the rich in rural areas. Public health nutrition systems should be implemented to identify nutritional inequalities that should be targeted across regions in South Korea.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.324-335
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• 2017

Background: The aim of this study is to analyze determinants of welfare attitudes toward healthcare services in South Korea, using three main theories: self-interest (positive welfare attitudes if the policy fulfills people's personal interests), symbolic attitudes (positive welfare attitudes if the person is politically progressive or egalitarian), and sociotropic perception (positive welfare attitudes if the person experienced positive aggregated collective experiences of societal events and trends regarding the policy). Although the definition of the welfare attitude is rather ambiguous in literatures, in this investigation, we operationalize the concept as the 'willingness to pay higher taxes to improve the level of health care services for all people in Korea' which shows individuals' actional propensity. Methods: We used the health module from the International Social Survey Program 2011 for the analysis (N= 1,391). Five logistic regression models were built successively using two variables for each theory to measure key concepts of self-interest, symbolic attitudes, and sociotropic perceptions as independent variables. Results: The result showed self-interest and symbolic attitudes factors to be strong determinants of welfare attitudes towards healthcare services in South Korea, whereas sociotropic perception factors have inconsistent effects. Conclusion: For a more politically elaborated healthcare reform in South Korea and elsewhere, there needs to be further research on various dimensions and determinants of welfare attitudes to understand popular basis of welfare expansion, especially in the era of inequality.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.219-225
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• 2017

본 연구는 우리나라 장애인을 대상으로 장애인의 전반적인 의료이용에 대한 현황 및 수준을 파악하고 장애인의 의료이용에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석하여 장애인의 건강증진과 의료서비스 이용 활성화를 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 제6차 국민건강영양조사 대상자 중 만 19세 이상의 장애인을 분석한 결과, 성별, 연령, 월평균가구소득, 장애유형, 장애등급, 흡연 등에서 의료이용에 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 성별에서는 남성보다는 여성이, 연령은 낮을수록, 가구소득이 낮을수록 의료 미치료 확률이 높았다. 장애유형에서는 정신적 장애인이 의료 미치료 확률이 높은 것을 확인하였고, 장애등급이 높을수록, 흡연자일수록 의료 미치료 확률이 높은 것을 확인하였다. 따라서 우리나라 장애인의 의료 미치료 해소를 위하여 장애 의료와 관련한 정책적 제도의 개선과 장애인 복지사업에 대한 불평등 해소 방안의 지속적인 관리가 필요할 것으로 생각된다. 또한, 장애인의 구강 건강 수준을 높일 수 있도록 의료이용의 행태에 대한 지속적이고 정기적인 사회 보험제도의 개선 필요성이 있음을 시사한 것으로 평가 할 수 있다.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.363-375
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• 2018

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify the influence of children's and caregivers' perceptions of local neighborhood environments on children's physical activities (PAs) and screen-based activities (SBAs) among low-income families. Methods: Secondary data analysis was performed using the data of 171 low-income children attending community child care centers and of their caregivers. Descriptive analysis, factor analysis and logistic regression analysis were employed to analyze data. Results: PAs were insufficient and SBAs were excessive in the majority of children. Children and primary caregivers had moderately negative perceptions of their local neighborhood environments. However these perceptions were not found to affect children's PAs or SBAs significantly. Conclusion: Although perceptions of local neighborhoods were not found to significantly influence children's PAs or SBAs, efforts are needed to make community child care centers and neighborhoods safer and more activity-friendly.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.209-217
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• 2011

목적: 본 연구는 노인의 가구 소득과 눈 건강과의 관계를 확인함으로써 노인의 눈 건강 불평등 정도를 알아보고, 향후 저소득층 노인의 삶의 질 향상을 위한 안보건 정책 수립의 기초자료를 제공하고자 한다. 방법: 국민건강영양조사(2009) 데이터를 이용하여 만 65세 이상의 노인 1,668명을 대상으로 가구 소득에 따른 눈 건강 관련요인(시력, 백내장 유무, 군날개 유무, 안압, 망막이상소견, 나이관련 황반변성, 당뇨망막병증, 근시, 원시, 난시, 부동시 유병률)을 t-test 및 ${\chi}^2$ 검정하였다. 결과: 자동굴절계검사의 굴절이상도와 안압은 저소득군이 낮았고, 나안시력과 교정시력은 0.1~0.5 미만에서 저소득군이 높았고, 원시는 고소득군에서 높았다. 백내장과 최대교정시력 0.8미만인 사람의 백내장 유병여부는 저소득군에서 더 높게 발생하였고, 흡연, 음주, 직업, 교육수준과 유의한 관계가 있었다. 결론: 노인의 가구 소득에 따른 눈 건강 불평등이 존재함을 알 수 있었고, 특히 백내장은 삶의 질과 밀접한 관계가 있는 안질환으로 저소득층 노인의 눈 건강 불평등 해소를 위한 안보건 정책이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.150-154
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• 2007

Objectives : The aim of this study is to identify factors determining the purchase of private health insurance under the mandatory National Health Insurance(NHI) system in Korea. Methods : The data were collected by the National Cancer Center in Korea. It includes cancer patients who were newly diagnosed with stomach (ICD code, C16), lung(C33-C34), liver (C22), colorectal cancer(C18-C20) or breast(C50) cancer. Data were gathered from the hospital Order Communication System (OCS), medical records, and face-to-face interviews, using a structured questionnaire. Clinical, socio-demographic and private health insurance related factors were also gathered. Results : Overall, 43.9% of patients had purchased one or more private health insurance schemes related to cancer, with an average monthly premium of \65,311 and an average benefit amount of \19million. Females, younger aged, high income earners, national health insurers and metropolitan citizens were more likely to purchase private health insurance than their counterparts. Conclusions : About half of Korean people have supple-mentary private health insurance and their benefits are sufficient to cover the out-of-pocket fees required for cancer treatment, but inequality remains in the purchase of private health insurance. Further studies are needed to investigate the impacts of private health insurance on NHI, and the relationship between cancer patients' burden and benefits.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.593-603
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• 2019

본 연구의 목적은 건강상태를 선행요소로 두고 건강수준의 차이가 노화가 진행되는 과정에서 노후소득수준에 미치는 영향을 분석하는데 있다. 이를 위해 국민연금공단의 국민노후보장패널자료를 사용하여 1차(2005년)부터 6차년(2015년)까지 10년 동안 종단자료에 모두 존재하는 923명을 최종 분석대상으로 선정하였다. 기술통계분석결과 노년초기건강상태의 차이에 따라 노후소득차이가 발생하는 것으로 조사되었다. 즉, 56~60세 노년초기의 건강상태가 양호한 대상자가 건강하지 못한 대상자에 비해 상대적으로 높은 경제적 수준을 10년간 지속하고 있었다. 다중회귀분석결과에서는 성별, 배우자유무, 교육수준의 효과를 통제한 경우 통계적으로 유의한 수준에서 노년초기건강상태가 좋을수록 소득수준이 증가하였다. 또한 노년초기 건강상태가 좋은 고령층은 건강하지 못한 고령층보다 노후소득이 높았으며, 건강상태에 따른 소득차이가 고령화와 함께 지속되고 있었다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 노년초기건강상태의 향상과 노년초기 건강상태가 노후소득에 미치는 부정적 영향을 완화시킬 수 있는 정책적 실천적 방안들을 제시하고 있다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제41권7호
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• pp.667-681
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• 2008

This study aimed to identify a nutritionally vulnerable group and to examine their nutritional problems based on a relationship between socioeconomic position and nutritional status through life-course. A cross-sectional nationwide survey of 2005 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) was used. A total of 8,930 participants aged $\geq$ 1 year were included. The socioeconomic position indicator was education level. Nutritional status was assessed by the percentage attainment of a dietary reference intake (DRI) and dietary quality based on nutrient intakes estimated by a 24 hour-recall data. Food insufficiency was examined by one-item food insufficiency questionnaire. The difference in nutritional status and food insufficiency according to educational level was tested by General Linear Model and Chi-square test, respectively. The nutritional status and food insufficiency was the worst during adolescence and older age than other period. Both quantity and quality of nutrient intakes was poorer in low education group than high education group. The prevalence of food insufficiency also was higher in low education group. The results were consistent across the life-course and sex. Based on these findings, we suggest that the development of various policy and strategies targeted to nutritionally vulnerable group is necessary to reduce nutritional inequality by socioeconomic position.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.13-23
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• 2020

Purpose: This study explored the contribution of social support resources to the explanation of socioeconomic inequalities in depressive symptoms of older Korean men and women. Methods: Data were derived from Living Profiles of Older People Survey (LPOPS), which comprises a nationally representative sample of non-institutionalized Korean older adults living in the community. The data were analyzed by using multiple logistic regression. The sample consisted of 4,046 men and 6,036 women aged ≥65 years. The Korean version of the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short form (SGDS-K) was employed as an outcome variable. Results: Compared to the older men and women who were in higher socioeconomic status, those in lower socioeconomic status had significantly higher risk of depressive symptoms after adjusting for other covariates. When social support resources were individually included in the base model, each factor contributed to inequalities in depressive symptoms. Social networks explained about 20% of the differential impact of education and 10% to 15% of the differential impact of household income for depressive symptoms in men. Among women, it mitigated 23.6% to 39.0% of education and household income inequalities for depressive symptoms. Social participation contributed to buffer depressive symptom inequalities of 24.0% to 46.3% among men and those of 11.7% to 45.3% among women. Conclusion: Our findings suggest community care nurses acknowledge the value of social support resources to alleviate socioeconomic inequality in depressive symptoms among older men and women.