• 기본간호학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.92-100
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• 2004

Purpose: This study was to provide basic data for comprehensive nursing care for elderly people and to compare the spiritual well-being and perceived health status between elderly people who have above average income and those who have low income. Method: The data were collected from 80 elders with above average income and 81 with low income through face-to-face interviews. An elder was defined as a person over 60 years of age. The data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, ANCOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and Scheffe test. Result: The mean score for spiritual well being for elders with above average income was 2.90 of a total possible score of 4 and for elders with low income, 2.49 and the difference was significant. The mean score for perceived health status for elders with above average income was 8.93 of a total possible score of 14 and for elders with low income, 7.47 and the difference was also significant. There was a statistically positive correlation between existential well-being and perceived health status for the total sample of elderly people and for the elders with low income. Conclusion: Spiritual nursing care should be included in comprehensive health care programs for elderly people in Korea. Especially, it is important to develop nursing interventions for elders with low income that will increase their spiritual well-being and help them to develop positive thinking towards perceived health status.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.8957-8965
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• 2015

저소득 독거노인들의 삶의 만족과 관련된 어려움이 증가하고 있는 상황에서 본 연구는 고독감, 가족의 지지, 사회적 지지가 저소득 독거노인의 삶의 만족에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 살펴보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 경기도 지역에 거주하고 있는 저소득 독거노인 300명을 대상으로 수집된 자료를 분석에 활용하여 연구를 수행하였다. 연구 결과 건강상태, 고독감, 가족의 지지, 사회적 지지는 저소득 독거노인의 삶의 만족에 유의미한 영향력을 갖고 있었다. 특히 가족의 지지와 사회적 지지는 다른 요인들의 영향력을 통제한 상태에서도 저소득 독거노인의 삶의 만족에 유의미한 영향력을 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 저소득 독거노인의 삶의 만족을 증진시키기 위한 방안에 대한 논의가 이루어졌다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.67-76
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• 2023

Objectives: Previous studies have reported that people with disabilities are more likely to be impoverished and affected by excessive medical costs than people without disabilities. Public transfer income (PTI) reduces financial strain in low-income households. This study examined the impact of PTI on catastrophic health expenditures (CHE), focusing on low-income households and households with Medical Aid beneficiaries that contained people with disabilities. Methods: We constructed a panel dataset by extracting data on registered households with disabilities from the Korea Welfare Panel Study 2012-2019. We then used a generalized estimating equation model to estimate the impacts of PTI on CHE. A subgroup analysis was carried out to assess the moderating effects of family income levels and health insurance types. Results: As PTI increased, the odds ratio (OR) of CHE in households that contained people with disabilities decreased significantly (OR, 0.92; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.89 to 0.94; p<0.001). In particular, PTI effectively reduced the likelihood of CHE for low-income households (OR, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.81 to 0.89; p<0.001) and those who received medical benefits (OR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.68 to 0.89; p<0.001). Conclusions: This study highlights the positive effect of PTI on decreasing CHE. Household income and the health insurance type were significant effect modifiers, but economic barriers seemed to persist among low-income households with non-Medical Aid beneficiaries. Federal policies or programs should consider increasing the total amount of PTI targeting low-income households with disabilities that are not covered by the Medical Aid program.

• 한국노년학
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.835-852
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 최저생계비 이하 저소득 노인가구를 대상으로 공적 지원인 국민기초생활보장 수급에서의 배제가 물질적 결핍에 미치는 영향에 있어 사회적 지지가 조절효과를 갖는지 살펴보고자 하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 국가인권위원회가 2014년에 조사한 최저생계비 이하 저소득 가구 실태조사 자료를 사용하여 65세 이상 노인가구 255명의 응답자료를 분석하였다. 자료 분석은 STATA13 통계프로그램을 이용하여 기술통계분석, ANOVA, 상관분석 및 다중회귀분석 등을 실시하였다. 연구결과 전체 응답 노인의 물질적 결핍의 평균 수준은 1.45개로 가장 큰 어려움은 '난방' 및 '의료서비스 이용'에서의 어려움으로 나타났다. 회귀분석 결과, 기초생활보장 수급을 받다가 배제될 경우 수급을 받는 경우에 비해 물질적 결핍을 더 많이 경험하는 것으로 나타났으며, 이 경우 사회적 지지가 높으면 부적(-) 상호작용효과가 발생하여 수급배제가 물질적 결핍에 미치는 정적인(+)효과를 약화시키는 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 연구결과를 바탕으로 저소득 노인 가구의 물질적 결핍 수준을 낮출 수 있도록 실천적, 정책적 함의를 제시하였다.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.38-50
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• 2012

Purpose: This study was conducted in order to investigate the physical activities of vulnerable low-income middle-aged people and their associated factors. Methods: From a health behavior survey of 1,000 vulnerable low-income subjects from a public health center in a metropolitan city, a secondary analysis was conducted for 332 respondents who ranged in age from 40 to 64. Results: The prevalence of walking activity was 45.2% and that of moderately intense physical activity was 9.9%. Prevalence of walking activity showed a significant association with marital status (divorce/widowed/separated, OR=2.263), drinking (drinker, OR=0.430), and CES-D score (over 21, OR=0.434). Prevalence of moderately intense physical activity was greater in subjects who had two chronic diseases, compared with those who had no chronic diseases (OR=3.713). Conclusion: Findings of this study suggest a need for implementation of strategies to improve moderately intense physical activity of low-income, middle-aged people. Also, in addition to studies on socio-demographic and health status and their associations with physical activity, further studies of related factors affecting physical activity, such as self-efficacy, social support, and social networks as internal and external resources, are needed.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.304-310
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• 2023

With the development of information and communication technology, modern people are receiving various benefits, and knowledge and use of information and communication technology are becoming essential qualities in modern people's lives. There are people who do not enjoy the rich benefits of this information and communication society, and the so-called 'digital divide' acts as an obstacle that prevents the information and communication from enjoying a rich life. Currently, there are four major information underprivileged classes in Korea, the disabled, the elderly, low-income class and farmers and fishermen, respectively. The purpose of this study is to identify the current status of the digital divide for the low-income class and to analyze the causes of the digital divide. To this end, in this study, we analyze statistics on digital divide at the national level and analyzed the digital divide of low-income class from three perspectives: information access, information capability, and information use. As a result of the analysis, it was found that the lack of information capability was the biggest cause of the digital divide, and in particular, information management ability was the most insufficient among information capabilities.

• East Asian Economic Review
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.207-235
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• 2020

Acknowledging that individuals dislike having low relative income renders trade less attractive when seen as a technology that integrates two economies by merging separate social spheres into one. We define a "trembling trade" as a situation in which gains from trade are less than losses in relative income, with the result that global social welfare is reduced. We show that a "trembling trade" can arise even when trade is more gainful in four ways: through trade the absolute income of everyone increases, the income gap in both economies is reduced, as is the income gap between the trading economies. However, trade brings populations, economies, or markets that were not previously connected closer together in social space. As a consequence, separate social spheres merge, and people's social space and their comparators are altered. Assuming that people like high (absolute) income and dislike low relative income, the aggregate increase in unhappiness caused by the trade-induced escalation in relative deprivation can result in a negative overall impact of trade on (utilitarian-measured) social welfare, if the absolute income gains are not large enough to mitigate the relative income losses.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.3-27
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• 1992

우량공기업(優良公企業)의 경영성과(經營成果)를 국민(國民)에게 환원하여 중(中) 하위소득층(下位所得層)의 재산형성(財産形成)을 지원하고, 주식(株式)의 광범위한 분산보유(分散保有)로 자본시장(資本市場) 저변(底邊)을 확충(擴充)시켜 나가기 위하여 정부(政府)는 1988년에 처음으로 포항제철주식(浦項製鐵株式)을 국민주(國民株)로 보급하였고, 1989년에는 한국전력(韓國電力)의 주식(株式)도 국민주(國民株)로 보급하였다. 그리고 단계적으로 국민은행(國民銀行), 한국통신(韓國通信) 등 여러 공기업(公企業)의 정부보유(政府保有) 주식(株式)을 국민주방식(國民株方式)으로 중(中) 하위(下位) 저소득계층(低所得階層)에게 매각하는 계획을 구체적으로 세워 놓고 있으나, 1989년도 초반 이후 전반적으로 주가(株價)가 하락함에 따라 국민주(國民株) 보유자(保有者)들의 자산가치(資産價値)가 급격히 하락하자, 국민주방식(國民株方式)에 의한 저소득계층(低所得階層)의 재산형성정책(財産形成政策)은 더 이상 추진되지 못하고 있다. 그러므로 본고에서는 기왕에 이루어진 포항제철(浦項製鐵)과 한국전력(韓國電力)의 국민주(國民株) 현황(現況)을 살펴보고, 국민주방식(國民株方式) 민영화정책(民營化政策)의 경제적(經濟的) 효과(效果)와 문제점(問題點)을 분석(分析)하여 향후에 단계적으로 지속될 국민주방식(國民株方式)의 공기업민영화(公企業民營化) 정책집행(政策執行)에 도움이 되는 시사점을 찾고자 한다.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.184-193
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• 2017

People spend the majority of their time in indoor environments. Maintaining adequate indoor temperature and humidity is necessary to support health and improve quality of life. However, people with low incomes can be vulnerable because they may not be able to use effective cooling and heating systems in their homes. In this study, the indoor temperature and humidity in low-income residences over a year in Seoul, Korea was characterized. Indoor temperature and humidity were measured in three types of homes (12 rooftop residences, 16 basement residences, and 18 public rental apartments) occupied by low-income residents. Both differed significantly among the three types of residence, particularly during the summer and winter seasons. A regression model between indoor and outdoor temperature detected a heating threshold at $3.9^{\circ}C$ for rooftop residences, $9.9^{\circ}C$ for basement residences, and $17.1^{\circ}C$ for public rental apartments. During tropical nights and cold-wave advisory days, rooftop residences showed the most extreme indoor temperatures. This study demonstrates that people living in rooftop residences could be at risk from extreme hot and cold conditions.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.334-339
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to investigate the oral health condition and dental treatment need of low socioeconomic elderly people. A total of 116 elderly people who visited Boramae Hospital were evaluated with oral examination and panoramic radiogaph. The results showed that the most expecting treatment of low income aged people was removable partial denture. It was very clear in the age group of 70-84. In the age group under 70, most of the patients wanted prosthodontic tratement using fixed partial denture or crown. As the result of this study, elderly people with low socioeconomic status under age 85 needed removable partial denture or fixed prosthesis than complete denture. It is necessary to develop a more expanding and customized Senile prosthetic restoration program.