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A Study on the Household Work Performance of Elderly Living Alone or With Spouse (단독가구노인의 가사노동수행에 관한 연구)

  • 채옥희
    • Journal of Families and Better Life
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.102-114
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    • 1995
  • 본 연구의 목적은 단독가구노인들이 편안한 일상생활을 영위할 수 있도록 가사노동의 복지대책마련을 위한 기초자료를 제시하고자 하는데 있다. 연구대상은 전라북도에 거주하는 55세이상의 단독가구노인주부이며, 최종분석에 사용된 자료수는 177부이다. 연구의 내용은 단독가구노인주부의 특성에 따른 가사노동수행의 하위영역인 실행정도, 시간, 선호도를 조사하였고 실행정도, 시간, 선호도간의 상관관계를 보았다. 연구의 결과 연령이 낮을수록, 교육수준, 수입 등의 사회경제적 지위가 높을수록, 주부가 건강할 수록배우자가 있는 주부일수록 가사노동의 실행정도가 높고, 시간이 길며, 선호도가 높게 나타났다. 그리고 이들 하위영역간의 상관관계는 낮게 나타났다.

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A Study on the Necessity of Communal housing home Network Wallpad for the Elderly Living Alone (독거노인을 위한 공동주택의 홈 네트워크 월패드 필요성 연구)

  • Kim, min-kyu;Noh, hwang-woo
    • Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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    • 2018.05a
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    • pp.175-176
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    • 2018
  • 최근 스마트 홈이 관심받기 시작하면서 월패드의 중요성이 강조되는 반면에 급속한 고령화로 정보통신 기기의 사용성이 취약한 독거노인이 증가하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 독거노인에게 필요한 주거 형태 조사 및 분석을 통해 독거노인을 위한 공동주택의 사례 중 콜렉티브 하우징 형태를 중심으로 사용성 향상, 소통의 증가, 안전 문제 측면에서 홈 네트워크 월패드의 필요성을 제시한다.

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A Study on the Development of Double Care System for the Elderly Living Alone (독거노인 이중케어 시스템 개발 연구)

  • Lim, You-Bin;Chu, Eun-Jeong;Han, Ji-Min
    • Annual Conference of KIPS
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    • 2020.05a
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    • pp.299-301
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    • 2020
  • 본 연구에서는 독거노인의 사회적 단절 문제 해결을 위해 방문후원자-독거노인, 독거노인-독거노인이라는 지속적인 방문 관계를 만들고 웹,모바일 어플리케이션과 방문 기록 리더기를 이용하여 관리하는 돌봄 솔루션을 제안한다.

A Study on the Protection System for Elderly People Living Alone using Sensor Network (센서 네트워크를 이용한 독거 노인 지킴이 시스템 연구)

  • Jang, Jae-Bok;Park, Hong-Jin;Kim, Eun-Ho
    • Annual Conference of KIPS
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    • 2008.05a
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    • pp.561-564
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    • 2008
  • 사회가 발전하면 할수록 고령화 노령화 되어 가고 있는 요즘에 홀로 사는 독거 노인에 대한 관심이 사회의 중요한 이슈 중 하나이다. 본 논문은 센서 네트워크를 이용하여 나 홀로 독거 노인의 정보(온도, 습도, 조도, 체온)을 습득하고 웹 환경에서 관리함으로써 독거 노인의 위급한 상황시 즉각적인 조처가 취할 수 있는 독거 노인 지킴이 시스템을 구현한다.

The Converge Effects of the BeHaS Exercise Program on Health Status, Depression and Suicidal Ideation in Female Elderly Who Live Alone in Community (베하스 운동프로그램이 지역사회 여성노인의 신체건강, 우울, 자살생각에 미치는 융합적 효과)

  • Kim, Hyunjoo;Kim, Sun Kyung;Kim, Jong-Im;Kim, Sunae;Jun, Young Suk;Park, Keumok
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.111-119
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    • 2018
  • This study was conducted to evaluate the converge effects of the Be Happy and Strong (BeHaS) exercise program on female elders living alone, using a nonequivalent control-group pretest-posttest design. The BeHaS exercise program was conducted twice each week for 4 weeks (total 8 sessions). The outcome measures included pain, shoulder flexibility, grip strength, depression, and suicidal ideation. Independent t-test, Chi-squre test, paired t-tests and ANCOVA were used for the statistical data analysis. A statistically significant improvement emerged in pain (t=4.044, p=.000) and right and left shoulder flexibility (t=2.192, p=.038 and t=2.568, p=.016) 4 weeks later. In a group comparison, a statistically significant difference arose in changed scores of suicidal ideation (F=7.32, p=.010) between groups. The BeHaS exercise program may effectively improve the physical and psychological health of female elders living alone.

A Study on the Satisfaction of Lifestyle of Elderly People Who have No Spouse and the Related Variables (무배우자 노인의 생활만족도 및 관련 변인 연구)

  • L'm, Chang-Hee
    • Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.43-65
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    • 2007
  • This research aims at finding out how spare time activity, relationships with their children and loneliness affect the satisfaction of life of elderly people who have no spouse. To begin, according to the survey, in the case of elderly people who have no spouse, male elderly people feel more loneliness, lower unification with their offspring, and do less activity in their spare time than female elderly people. The elderly people with a higher educational level, feel less loneliness and have a close relationship with their offspring. When elderly people believe in a religion, they participate in positive activities in their spare time and have a higher satisfaction of life. Secondly, the less the elderly people have for a monthly income, the more they feel a deep sense of isolation. However, if the elderly have a sufficient monthly income, they spend their spare time on positive activities and feel a higher sense of satisfaction in their lives. These results show that economic situation is an important factor for elderly people to maintain good mental health and a good quality of life. Thirdly, the loneliness of elderly people who have no spouse was influenced by whether the elderly people have children or not. If an elderly person loses their spouse through death, they can find themselves in a desperate situation and feeling very isolated. Most elderly people who have no spouse want to live with their offspring and depend on their sons and daughters economically and psychologically. However, the elderly people living alone have lower satisfaction of life because of economic and psychological problems. Therefore, the results shows that the life satisfaction of elderly people who have no spouse was influenced by living with their children and having a close relationship with them. The elderly people who have no spouse feel hopelessness and rely increasingly on their sons and daughters. The elderly people who don't have a sufficient monthly income not only feel more loneliness than other elderly people, but are also restricted in their spare time activities. It proves that the economic situation(monthly income) is also an important factor to maintain personal relationships.

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Factors Affecting Suicide Attempt of the Elderly (노인의 자살 시도에 영향을 미치는 요인)

  • Bae, Jinhee;Um, Kiwook
    • 한국노년학
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.1427-1444
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of the suicide ideation, plan and attempt and to examine factors affecting the suicide attempt of the elderly. For these purposes, 1,110 elderly in Chonbuk province were interviewed using structured questionaire. Logistic regression analyses were used to test the association among factors. Major finding of this study are as follow : First, the prevalence of the suicide ideation, plan and attempt was 20.2%, 5.7%, 3.6%. Second, factors for suicide attempt were male sex, the living alone aged, loss of role as a worker, emotional abuse and neglect from family. On the basis of these results, implications for policy and practice are suggested for prevention the suicide of the elderly.

Life History of the Socially Isolated Male Elderly Living Alone (남성 독거노인의 생애사를 통해 본 사회적고립)

  • Lim, Seung Ja
    • 한국노년학
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.325-345
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is a exploratory study for understanding the process of the social isolation of the socially isolated elderly through the approach to their life history. The research was analyzed by one of the methods of qualitative research on life history, the conceptual framework of 'Dimensions, turning, and adaptation' of Mandelbaum(1973). According to the results of this study, the socially isolated elderly people were found to be socially isolated by experiencing complex difficulties such as family disconnection, poverty, poor job and health deterioration. Specifically, in the area of life, there was experience of poor relationship with parent, absence of family, poverty of family and unfavorable relationship with surrounding people in life with original family before isolation. They had bad jobs in the labor market, such as hard labor, delivery, business, and chores. In the area of turning point, we experienced family break due to the separation of the original family and the spouse due to various reasons such as financial crisis, parental divorce and death, spouse affair, economic difficulty. In a transitional stage in the life, many reasons such as the financial crisis, the death of parents, the extramarital affair and economic difficulties led to the disconnection from their original family and their spouses. In an adaptive phase, participants accepted the changed life at each turning point in their lives, carrying out their roles, compromising and trying to adapt properly. He said that their current life, which has entered the social safety net system of the people's basic recipients, has led him to live a more stable life and is adapting to personal hobbies and vicarious satisfaction through networks. This result is somewhat different from previous studies in which isolated elderly people were severely exposed to the risk of depression and loneliness. However, we should also consider the characteristics of this study that interviewed elderly people with relatively low isolation. Based on the results of this research, he presented various practical policy implications.

Nutritional Assessment and Management in Long-term Care Insurance's Home Visit Care Service (경기도 일부 노인의 노인장기요양보험 방문요양서비스의 영양상태 평가 및 영양관리 현황)

  • Yoon, Mi-Ock;Moon, Hyun-Kyung;Kim, Seo-Yeon;Kim, Bok-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.142-153
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of the study was to examine nutritional management and nutritional care demands of home-visit care service and the nutritional status of serviced elderly. The survey was carried out from $5^{th}$ to $21^{st}$ of January, 2011 among 37 In-Home Service institutions. The number of elderly surveyed by 143 care helpers was 281. Analysis was performed for 203 subjects (male: 44, female: 159). The age distribution was from 50 to 99 years. The grading by long-term care insuranceshowed 18,2% on level 1 and 2, and 81.8% on level 3. For the disease treatment, the proportion of implementing diet treatment turned out to be very low. The proportion of subjects living with their children was 45.3%, and living alone was 29.1%. The proportion of home-visit care among types of In-Home Service was 70%. Subjects who needed additional necessary diet management service turned out to be 40.9%. Diet management was the most necessary services from all levels. MNA (specifiy MNA) scores were significantly (p < 0.001) associated with BMI, mid-arm circumference (MAC), calf circumference (CC), intake problems, and weight loss during the last 3 months. For studied elderly, 45.3% were malnourished, and 46.8% were at the risk of malnutrition by MNA score. Based on the result of this survey, the nutritional care was not systematic on the In-Home Service. Prevention and management of the disease was much better than the treatment to improve the quality of life. We conclude that nutrition management is necessary for the elderly. To improve nutritional status of elderly in home care services, systematic nutrition management should be implemented.