• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.337-349
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• 2021

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyse the relationship between eating behaviour and healthy dietary competency of single and multi-person households, to improve healthy eating behavior. Methods: This study was conducted on 6,355 adult household members who participated in the Food Consumption Behavior Survey 2020. The subjects were divided into age groups comprising young people in their 20s and 30s, middle-aged people in their 40s and 50s, and the elderly in their 60s and above. The eating behavior and healthy dietary competency of single-person and multi-person households were then analyzed. Results: The average age of the members in the single-person households was found to be higher. Single-person households were also found to have a lower marriage rate and lower monthly household income than multi-person households across the age groups of young, middle-aged, and elderly people (P < 0.05). Among each of the age groups, single-person households had significantly higher rates of skipping breakfast and eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner alone than multi-person households (P < 0.05). Young single-person households had lower average scores on healthy dietary competency than multi-person households (P = 0.032). When adjusted for age, gender, marriage, education, occupation, and household income, single-person households had a higher risk of delivery/take-out, eating out, or skipping meals compared to multi-person households (P < 0.05). In multi-person households, the risk of skipping meals, eating alone, eating out, or delivery/take-out decreased as healthy dietary competency improved (P < 0.05). On the other hand, in single-person households, as healthy dietary competency increased, the risk of delivery/take-out or eating alone decreased (P < 0.05). Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that healthy dietary competency and eating practices can be improved by providing customized dietary education by age group for single and multi-person households.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제12권7호
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• pp.419-430
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• 2014

본 연구의 목적은 가족주의 가치관(familism)이 자살생각에 영향을 주는지 분석하는 것이다. 자살생각은 가족 간 갈등에 영향을 받는 것으로 알려져 있으며, 사회정서선택이론(socioemotional selectivity theory)에 의하면 가족관계는 청 장년층에 비해 노년층에서 더 중요한 것으로 이해되고 있다. 본 연구는 선행 연구를 바탕으로 가족주의 가치관과 자살생각과의 관계가 청 장년층에 비해 노년층에서 부각될 것으로 예측하였다. 본 연구에서는 2008년 실시된 한국인의 성공적 노년에 대한 조사 자료를 활용해 분석을 실시하였다. 이 조사는 2008년 제주도를 제외한 전국의 20세 이상 성인을 대상으로 실시되었다. 조사의 표본은 1,000명이며 표준화된 설문지를 활용한 일 대 일 면접조사를 통해 자료를 수집하였다. 본 연구의 주요 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 자살생각은 청 장년 집단과 노인 집단에서 상이한 요인에 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 자살생각은 우울이나 스트레스 등 정신적 건강 요인에도 영향을 받는 것으로 확인되었다. 셋째, 노년층에서는 가족주의 가치관이 자살생각과 부적 관계를 보이고 있으나 청 장년층에서는 유의미하지 않은 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국주거학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국주거학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.73-77
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• 2005

To design senior housing that support residents' health is one of the comtemporary issues in Korea. As elderly people became more healthful and reach, people became interested in the health and health promotion. This trend encouraged this research study. The objectives of this study are: to analyze the middle aged people's opinions and behaviors related to health issues, and to suggest design considerations for senior housing. The survey used questionnaire from 476 residents living in Seoul and Gyeong-Gi area. The analysis used descriptive statistics, one-way anova and t-test. Primary findings are as follows: (1) Most of the respondents considered that their health state is 'good' and mental health is more important than physical health. (2) Many people exercise regularly for the promotion of health at a gym. (3) Results show that social relationship effect on health, and dietary life and walking medical examination account highly. (4) As the respondents are higher income and education level, the health-related behavior is more actively. Moreover the respondents who are women feel a great interest about health issues. These results suggest directions for planning of the senior housing. (1) Planning the space for the health-promoting behavior in the house or support a private gym-not a local facilities-. (2) Service for the information related health issues - medical examination, news of the health issues (3) Support the maintenance a good - social relationship (4) Consideration the space with health-related behavior like walking and dietary-life. The senior housing can reflect the health-related opinions and support health-related behavior of the elderly people.

• 한국노년학
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.871-891
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• 2017

한국의 중 고령자들이 60세 이전에 조기은퇴하는 현상의 주된 이유로 건강문제가 거론된다. 일부 선행연구에서는 은퇴 이후 시점에서의 건강과 조기은퇴 간의 관계를 알아보았다는 점에서 역인과관계 문제가 존재한다. 또한 근로 당시의 건강상태를 고려하지 않고 건강문제와 조기은퇴 간의 관계를 분석함으로 인해 건강문제의 영향력이 과대평가될 수 있는 문제점이 제기된다. 이를 보완하기 위하여 본 연구는 근로 시기와 비교해 건강상태의 악화가 조기은퇴에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 고령화패널 1차 자료에서 조사된 45~52세 중 고령 근로자 1,049명을 대상으로 고령화패널 5차 자료까지의 추적연구를 통해 건강의 악화가 조기은퇴에 미치는 영향을 콕스의 비례위험모형으로 분석하였다. 그 결과 은퇴 이전 시점에서 치료가 필요한 만성질환의 증가는 자영업자의 은퇴 위험을, 주관적 건강상태의 악화는 임금근로자의 은퇴 위험을 유의하게 높이는 것을 확인했다. 이러한 결과는 역인과관계 문제와 편향 문제를 없애거나 줄인 상황에서도 건강 악화는 여전히 조기은퇴의 주된 원인임을 보여준다. 자영업자와 임금근로자 간 은퇴원인의 차이는, 자영업자의 근로신축성에 기인한 것으로 추측된다.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.56-70
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• 2014

Background: Korea shows rapid population aging and increase in healthcare service use and expenditure. Also, this would be accelerated because of the baby boomers who will be 65 years old and more in 2020. Chronic disease is another reason that increases the use of healthcare service and expenditure of the middle- and old-aged households. Catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) is the index which can indicate the households' burden of health spending. Despite the importance, there are few studies on CHE of middle- and old-aged households and especially no panel study yet. This is the reason that this study is carried out. Methods: This study used 3-year data from the Korea Welfare Panel Study conducted from 2009 to 2011. We defined CHE if a household's health expenditure is equal or greater than the threshold value if income remaining after subsistence needs has been met. We used 4 different threshold values which are 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40%. In order to look at the households which experienced CHE, we conducted panel logit analysis after correspondence analysis and conditional transition probability analysis. Results: This study showed three notable results. First, there has been a difference among age groups, which implies that the older people are, the more easily they can experience CHE. Second, the households with no private insurance are shown to have a higher CHE occurrence rate. Lastly, there has been a significant difference among the kinds of chronic diseases. The households which have cancer, cerebrovascular disease, and heart disease have a higher CHE occurrence rate. However, the households with diabetes have no significant effects to CHE occurrence. Also, hypertension has a negative effect to the occurrence. Conclusion: With the results, it can be implied that elderly people with chronic disease are more needed in medical coverage and healthcare. Also, private insurance can play its role in protecting households from CHE. Therefore, it needs to conduct studies on CHE especially about different age groups, private insurance, and chronic disease.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.462-471
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• 2021

Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the association between participation in social activities and mortality rates for those aged 45 aged and older in Korea. Methods: In this study, the 1st to 6th Korea Longitude Study of Aging was used to analyze 10,217 people excluding missing values among middle and old age groups aged 45 or older. The scope of social activities was classified into "religious gatherings," "religious gatherings," "leisure/cultural/sports-related organizations," and "clubs/hometowns/religious associations," and analyzed using a chi-square test and Cox proportional risk model. Results: In the case of non-participating groups in religious activities, the mortality rate was 1.24 times higher (hazard ratio [HR], 1.24; p=0.000) than those of the participating group. The non-participating group of social gatherings had a 1.27 times higher mortality rate (HR, 1.27; p<0.0001) than the participating group. In addition, the mortality rate of non-participating groups related to leisure/cultural/sports was 1.79 times higher (HR, 1.79; p=0.000). The mortality rate of the group that did not participate in the alumni association/festival/folklore society was 1.51 times higher than that of the participating group (HR, 1.51; p<0.0001). As a result of correcting the control variable to analyze the relationship between the number of participants in social activities and the mortality rate, the mortality rate of the group participating in one or less social activities was 2.26 times higher (HR, 2.26; p<0.0001) compared to the four or more social activity participating groups, and the mortality rate of the 1-3 social activities was 1.64 times higher (HR, 1.64; p<0.0001). Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was found that participation in social activities of the middle-aged and elderly groups was effective in reducing mortality, and in particular, it was found that there was a strong relationship with mortality in less than one social activity group. Therefore, it is intended to provide an academic basis for lowering the mortality rate of the group in line with the continuous improvement of domestic social activity participation conditions, and through this, this study can be expected to serve as a policy and institutional basis for lowering the mortality rate of the group.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.247-257
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• 2020

최근 몇 년간 청년자영업자의 비중이 꾸준히 증가하고 있고, 정책적으로도 청년들의 창업을 적극적으로 권장하고 있다. 하지만 자영업 노동시장을 검토하고 있는 대다수의 국내 선행연구에서는 상대적으로 중·장년층에 초점을 맞추고 있으며, 청년층의 자영업 노동시장에 관한 선행연구는 일부 연구에서 제한적으로 다루어져 왔다. 특히 청년들의 자영업 진입요인을 별도로 검토한 연구는 부족하며, 분석방법도 전 연령대를 대상으로 한 자영업 진입연구에서 활용한 이론을 적용하고 있다. 하지만, 청년층과 중·장년층은 노동시장 조건과 가족 배경, 인적자본의 축적수준 등이 다르므로 별도의 설명체계와 이론이 필요하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 15세~29세의 연령층을 별도로 구분하여 청년층의 자영업 진입요인을 탐색적으로 분석하였다. 분석에 사용한 자료는 한국노동패널조사 9~20차 데이터를 활용했으며, 청년 실업률과 고용률은 통계청의 경제활동인구조사를 참조하였다. 분석대상은 현재 경제활동을 수행하고 있는 청년으로 한정하였으며 분석방법은 다층로짓분석(multi-level logit model)을 활용했다. 주요 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 구조적 차원에서는 실업률이 낮고 고용률이 높을수록 청년층이 자영업에 진입하는 경향이 있다. 둘째, 개인적 차원에서는 가구의 금융자본이 많고 안정적인 직업보다는 고수익을 추구하거나 직업 적성 적합도를 추구하는 경향이 강할수록 자영업에 진입하는 것으로 나타났으며, 학력과 부모의 자영업 경험은 청년층의 자영업 선택에 유의미한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 분석되었다.

• 웰빙융합연구
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2024

Purpose: Construction sites are currently facing a socialization problem as the incidence of thermal disease-related disasters increases due to summer heat waves, exacerbated by factors like the concentration of middle-aged and older workers and global warming. The reason why construction sites are particularly vulnerable to heat waves is that there are many outdoor work, which is the peculiarity of the construction industry, and most of the construction workers are elderly. This study analyzes disaster statistics of workers at construction sites for five years to investigate the occurrence of thermal diseases and analyze factors through disaster cases to provide basic data for future disasters to be reduced. Research design, data, and methodology: According to the Construction Workers' Mutual Aid Association, as of June, more than 60% of the construction workers working in the field were in their 50s and 60s. More than 24% are in their 60s and older. Thermal diseases caused by heat waves occur when exposed to high heat or strong sunlight for a long time, accompanied by headaches and dizziness. The problem is that many elderly people have underlying diseases, so if they lose consciousness, they cannot easily recover and are likely to die. Results: According to industrial accident statistics, 182 people were injured by heat-related diseases in the summer from 2016 to 2021, of which 29 died. In particular, in the construction industry, which has a lot of outdoor work, 87 people were injured and 20 people died. Conclusions: In order to prevent heat diseases caused by outdoor work, it is emphasized that exposure time is controlled, and sufficient rest and hydration are essential. Rest, water, and shade are in line with the three principles.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.76-79
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• 2016

Angina bullosa hemorrhagica (ABH) is a rare oral mucosal disorder characterized by blood blisters which is not related to hematologic or immunopathologic abnormalities. ABH is most common in middle-aged and elderly people and associated with local trauma, diabetes and long-term use of inhaled steroids. Diagnosis is generally based on reviewing history and clinical presentation and it is important to distinguish it from other serious disorders. Usually, ABH is benign condition which requires no treatment. We present a case of 81-year-old female with ABH.

• 한국농촌간호학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.74-83
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• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the sexual life and sexual life satisfaction of elderly people. Method: The participants were 181 elders over 65 years of age. Data were collected from February 10 to December 15, 2007 by interviews and questionnaires. Results: Of the respondents 17.1% still had sex in their lives but sexual satisfaction was less than that of middle-aged adults. Further, 31.8% of the elders reported no experience of sex over the past 10-19 years. The reasons for not having sex were 'no sexual partner' or 'no sexual desire'. Finally, 27.2% wanted to have a date. The main reason for dating was to relieve loneliness and the reason for not dating was 'good as it is', 'having date is shameful'. The level of satisfaction with sexual life was 2.71. Satisfaction with sexual life was higher for elders who had a spouse and for elders who still had sex. Conclusion: This study provides bases on the usefulness of various nursing intervention programs to enhance the quality of life through better understanding of the sexual life and sexual life satisfaction of elders.