• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2019

Adults in their middle age are being held back by their roles through economic activities, but their rapid retirement and job sharing are adding to their anxiety. Also, it is very important to establish welfare policies for the elderly in the future because it can predict the economic situation in the old age through the economic activities of middle-aged adults. My study analyzed the 6th data of Kreis of the National Pension Research Institute's. The number of people studied is 2,552 employed people aged 40 or over 64 across the country. According to the analysis, there were more men than women. There were many high school graduates and 50s. There were many people who had spouses and who lived in the province. Wage workers represented 53.1% of the total. The lower the age, the higher the level of education, the higher the number of wage earners. Only 29% of standard workers and 30.8% of regular workers were employed. There were many economically unstable middle-aged adults. Economic instability in the middle age requires social attention because it can lead to poverty in old age. Therefore, measures should be taken to ensure stable jobs for middle-aged adults, whose spending increases more than their income.

• 의료ㆍ복지 건축 : 한국의료복지건축학회 논문집
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2010

Germany became a super-aged society which has the number of people aged 65 or older reached 19 percent of population in 1997. Similarly, there is a tendency in Korea to increase the number of older people coupled with an increase in the number of households of the senior citizen who lives alone due to a rapid change of family unit. Research on geriatric in Germany is being carried out in many different ways, like medical, welfare, and social aspects because of the fact that Germany is in the middle of a super-aged society. Therefore, analysis and evaluation of elderly care facilities in Germany will be used as a fundamental resource for overall planning of elderly care and welfare facilities which are expected to grow demand dramatically.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.798-808
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• 2001

In order to investigate the current status of supplements use in the elderly during the last one year, a nationwide survey was conducted in metropolitan areas(6 cities) and middle-sized cities(8 cities). The subjects were 2188(male 765, female 1423) non- institutionalized adults and elderly people aged 50 and over, and information was collected by in-person interviews. Prevalence of supplements use and different types of supplements taken by subjects were examined using SPSS statistical package. Different category of supplements was used by 30.2% of the subjects. On the average, the subjects consumed at least one kind of supplements. Chinese medicine was the most commonly used supplements in both male and female subjects. Among the reasons for using supplements, health promotion ranked the highest, however, most supplement users did not know(35.3%) or knew roughly(48.9%) about the health claims of their supplements. Subjects reported the information source for supplements as family, friends or relatives(43.6%) followed by TV and radio(23.3%). Chinese medicine was most commonly used supplement in male subjects who have chronic diseases(40.7%), and vitamin and mineral supplements were most commonly used by female subjects who have chronic diseases(39.0%). Therefore, these results may provide basic information on different category of supplements used by the middle-aged and elderly.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.69-79
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• 2021

정부의 공공서비스가 디지털화되면서 디지털 취약계층인 중고령자의 전자정부 서비스 이용에 대한 연구의 필요성이 제기되었다. 이에 본 연구는 중고령자의 가구유형과 전자정부 서비스 이용의 관계에서 디지털 역량의 매개효과 검증을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위해 한국정보화진흥원의 2018년 디지털 정보격차 실태조사 자료를 사용하여 55세 이상 중고령자 1,660명을 대상으로 Baron과 Kenny(1986)의 매개모형 검증절차에 따라 검증하였다. 연구결과 첫째, 중고령자의 가구유형은 전자정부 서비스 이용에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 중고령자의 가구유형이 전자정부 서비스 이용에 미치는 영향은 중고령자의 디지털 역량에 의해 부분적으로 매개되는 것으로 나타났다. 즉 2·3세대 가구 중고령자가 1세대 가구 중고령자에 비해 전자정부 서비스 이용 정도가 높았으며, 2·3세대 가구 중고령자일수록 디지털 역량이 높아져 전자정부 서비스 이용 정도도 높아졌다. 본 연구 결과를 토대로 중고령자의 전자정부 서비스 이용 증진을 위한 가구유형별 지원 방안과 중고령자의 디지털 역량을 향상하기 위한 방안을 제시하였다.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.23-36
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• 2012

Objectives : The coverage of Korean National Health Insurance is limited to basic level. Korean government encourages private health insurance for covering medical securities. So, many studies examined the determinants of purchasing private health insurance. However, 11% of Korean population is older than 65 in 2011. Considering the elderly is important to establish a health policy. The aim of this study is to examine factors determining the purchase of private health insurance among middle-aged and elderly Korean adults. Methods : We used the second Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA), selected 8,688 sample of the aged 47 or older for the analysis. KLoSA collected information on demographic characteristics, income, health- related factors. KLoSA data include in the number of outpatient, inpatient, oriental hospital visit, dental clinic visit for two years. Logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between the determinants of purchasing private health insurance and the factors which include age, gender, education, residential district, marital status, smoking, drinking, physical exercise, economic activity status, national health insurance type, income, the number of chronic disease, and the number of outpatient, inpatient, oriental hospital visit, dental clinic visit for two years. Results : People who were older, did not live in a city, had higher IADL, currently drunk alcohol, did exercise regularly and had chronic diseases more than three were inclined not to purchase private health insurance. Females, the married, well-educated, past & currently smokers, the employed, high income earners, national health insurers, metropolitan citizens and someone who got high MMSE were more likely to purchase private health insurance. The more people experienced outpatients, inpatients, dental clinics and Chinese medicine clinics, the more private health insurance was purchased. The elderly people over 75 had more private health insurance than the aged 65-74. The strongest factors for private health insurance is gender, and economic status such as income. Conclusion : In this study, we found healthy-high income people were more likely to purchase private health insurance. In contrast, unhealthy-low income and older people did not. The economic factors were strongly related with private health insurance in aged over 75. These mean inequality exists in the using private health insurance. Therefore, the government should consider vulnerable social group before expanding private health insurance.

• 정보화정책
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.55-71
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• 2020

중고령자의 디지털정보접근수준은 장애인, 청소년 등 다른 계층에 비해 빠르게 증가하고 있다. 하지만 이들을 대상으로 한 디지털정보접근수준과 관련 된 연구는 찾아보기 어렵다. 따라서, 본 연구는 전국의 장·노년층을 대상으로 디지털정보접근수준과 관련된 변인들을 탐색하기 위해 인구사회학적 변인, 신체 및 정신건강 변인이 중고령자의 디지털정보접근수준에 미치는 영향을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서는 한국정보화진흥원의 2018년 디지털정보격차 실태조사 자료 중 55세에서 84세에 해당하는 1661명의 자료를 분석하였다. 위계적 다중회귀분석 결과, 남성과 여성 중고령자 모두 교육수준이 높을수록, 경제수준이 높을수록, 삶의 만족도가 높을수록 디지털정보접근수준이 높게 나타났으며 남성 중고령자의 경우 비독거일수록, 여성 중고령자의 경우 연령이 낮을수록 디지털정보접근수준이 높게 나타나 성별에 따라 차이를 보였다. 본 연구결과는 남·여성 중고령자의 디지털정보접근수준과 관련된 특성들을 이해하고, 중고령자의 디지털정보접근수준 향상을 위한 실천적 개입에 중요한 기초자료로 활용될 것으로 기대된다.

• 정보화정책
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.85-100
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• 2020

본 연구는 중고령자의 디지털정보화 활용 수준을 파악하고 디지털정보화 활용 수준이 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 더불어 디지털정보화 활용 수준이 중고령자의 사회적 자본을 매개로 하여서도 삶의 만족도에 영향을 미치는지 살펴보았다. 본 연구에서는 한국정보화진흥원의 「2018년 디지털정보격차 실태조사」 자료를 활용하였으며, 연구대상자는 전국의 55세 이상 중고령자에 해당하는 1,662명이다. 분석자료는 SPSS 25.0 통계패키지를 사용하여 다중회귀분석과 Baron & Kenny(1986)의 3단계 매개회귀분석을 실시하였다. 사회적 자본의 매개효과의 통계적 유의성은 Sobel Test를 통해 검증하였다. 다중회귀분석 결과, 중고령자의 디지털정보화 활용 수준이 높고 사회적 자본 수준, 연령이 높으며, 여성, 비독거일수록 삶의 만족도가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 사회적 자본의 매개효과를 분석한 결과, 중고령자의 디지털정보화 활용 수준과 삶의 만족도의 관계에서 사회적 자본이 부분매개효과를 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 이를 통해 중고령자의 삶의 만족도를 향상시키기 위한 방안으로 디지털정보화 활용 수준과 더불어 사회적 자본을 고려할 필요가 있음을 알 수 있다.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.139-148
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• 2018

PURPOSE: This study compared the effects of indoor and outdoor environmental changes on the activity of the major lower limb muscles and walking factors in people 40-50 years and those aged older than 70 years. METHODS: Ten middle-aged people in their forties (age:$44.2{\pm}2.7$, BMI:$21.8{\pm}1.8$) and 10 elderly aged more than 70 years (age:$76.4{\pm}5.9$, BMI:$22.2{\pm}1.9$) with a normal walking ability were included. The participants walked 100 m both indoors and outdoors at their own speed. Using a 3D motion analyzer and EMG, the walking speed, angle of the ankle and activity changes of the lower limb muscles were compared. RESULTS: Significant differences in walking speed and peak-plantar flexion angle were observed between the two groups (p<.05). The muscular activity of the gastrocnemius muscle (GCM) was significantly different outdoors in the swing phase between the two groups (p<.05). In the people aged in their forties, the muscular activity of the rectus femoris (RF) was significantly higher outdoors than indoors (p<.05). In the elderly, however, the muscular activity of the RF was lower outdoors than indoors (p<.05). When compared to those in there forties, the muscular activity of the outdoor RF significantly decreased in the elderly group (P<.05). The muscular activity of the biceps femoris (BF) in the elderly decreased significantly outdoors compared to indoors (p<.05). CONCLUSION: For the elderly, increasing the exposure to the new environments or focusing on the performance of repeated movements for gradual speed control and precise movements is required to maintain normal gaits and movements that are less affected by environmental changes.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.347-355
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to find possible solutions to the aged-related problem that is emerging as one of serious social issues in Korea by investigating the images young people have toward the aged. The questionnaire-based survey for this study was conducted with 643 middle school students representing teens and 523 undergraduates representing young people in the twenties, who were 592 from Daegu and 574 from Gwangju. It was carried out from December 2000 to March 2001. The data were analyzed in frequency(N), percentage(%), mean(M) and standard deviation(SD) through the SPSSWIN 10.0 program, $x^2-test$ and reliability test. The findings are summarized as follows. 52.5% of respondents reported that they had the experience in living together with their grandparents, while the number of respondents currently living together with their parents just accounted for 17.6%. In the question about the sense of value for family life, it was shown that the traditional idea that an eldest son or other son has the duty of supporting parents was positively changed to one that any of sons or daughters may support parents. The entire image toward the aged appeared to be positive with the mean value of 3.62. Things associated with the aged were the respect-for-aged house and a stick in that order. The images young people perceive towards the aged were largely divided into the 13 items image including the community centers for the aged.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제65권3호
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• pp.29-52
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• 2013

본 연구는 2009년 통계청 생활시간조사자료를 이용하여 연령과 사회구조적 층화에 따른 시간 배분 경향을 분석하였다. 중고령자의 생활시간배분 경향을 총체적으로 파악하기 위해 유급노동과 더불어 가사활동, 사회참여, 여가시간을 포괄적으로 분석하였으며, 생활시간 배분경향이 연령과 사회구조적 층화의 상호작용에 따라 달라지는지 확인하기 위해 토빗회귀분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과, 중고령자의 시간배분 경향은 유급노동시간의 점진적 감소와 가사노동 및 수동적 여가의 증대로 나타났다. 그러나 이러한 경향은 사회구조적 층화에 따라 상이하게 분화되고 있었다. 교육수준이 높을수록, 무배우자가 유배우자에 비해, 연령증가에 따른 유급노동시간의 감소가 급격히 나타나고 여가시간은 가파르게 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 농가는 비농가에 비해 연령에 따른 노동시간 감소가 완만하게 나타났으며, 여성은 남성에 비해 연령증가에 따라 가사와 돌봄활동을 감소시켰지만, 생산활동시간 총량은 크게 변하지 않았다. 이상의 분석결과를 바탕으로 본 연구에서는 효과적인 고령화 정책을 마련하기 위해 고령자를 단일집단으로 간주하는 획일적인 접근을 탈피하고, 고령화라는 변화를 겪는 이들이 놓여있는 다양한 사회구조적 요인을 반영할 필요성이 있음을 제언하였다.