• 한국인공지능학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2022

In this paper, the research and development aim to strengthen the digital accessibility of the elderly by developing a kiosk incorporating AI voice recognition technology that can replace the promotional signage currently being installed and spread in the elderly and social welfare centers most frequently used by the digital underprivileged. It was intended to develop a converged system for the use of bulletin board functions, educational functions, and welfare center facilities, and to seek ways to increase the user's digital device experience through direct experience and education. Through interviews and surveys of senior citizens and social welfare centers, it was intended to collect problems and pain Points that the elderly currently experience in the process of using kiosks and apply them to the development process, and improve problems through pilot services. Through this study, it was confirmed that voice recognition technology is 2 to 6 times faster than keyboard input, so it is helpful for the elderly who are not familiar with device operation. However, it is necessary to improve the problem that there is a difference in the accuracy of the recognition rate according to the surrounding environment with noise. Through small efforts such as this study, we hope that the elderly will be a little free from digital alienation.

• 한국노년학
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.1229-1246
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• 2011

본 연구는 고령화 사회 진입시기를 전후로 노인 삶의 만족도 변화 및 영향요인을 분석함으로써 이들 삶의 만족도를 향상시키기 위한 사회복지적 함의를 찾고자 하는 목적에서 이루어졌다. 연구의 분석을 위해 한국보건사회연구원 및 계명대학교산학협력단에서 실시한 전국노인생활실태 및 복지욕구조사 3개년도 자료(1994, 2004, 2008년)를 이용하였다. 분석대상은 각 연도별 65세 이상 노인으로 1994년 1,371명, 2004년 3,278명, 2008년 3,009명이다. 자료분석은 다중회귀분석을 실시하여 이루어졌으며, 다양한 요인들이 삶의 만족도에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 분석결과 첫째, 삶의 만족도는 평균보다 높았으나 고령화 사회 진입 이후 최근으로 올수록 점차 감소하였다. 둘째, 삶의 만족도에 영향을 미치는 요인은 주관적 경제 및 건강상태와 같은 공통요인과 배우자 유무, 취업유무, 노후인식 등의 가변요인으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과를 통해 다양한 노인가구 형태에 따른 서비스 제공, 사회활동 참여 기회 확대 등의 제도적 기반 마련이 필요함을 제언하였다.

• 한국실내디자인학회논문집
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.106-117
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• 2018

The purpose of the study is to present the social welfare center planning factors of space for promoting intergenerational exchanges between the elderly and children. To achieve the purpose, the study conducted a survey of professionals on the importance of planning factors. The results are as follows. First, it is surveyed that less high are Korean social welfare center planning and availability extents of space for intergenerational exchanges, while less no profound are the necessity and concern of such spaces. The result suggests that social welfare centers need a concrete planning of space for intergenerational exchanges. Second, it is identified that in order to promote intergenerational exchanges, there need to plan planning factors of each space, especially with focus on 'outdoor space' and 'specific space.' Third, it is revealed that regarding the importance of factors of 'specific space,' physical supports account for the high rates; architectural factors providing free space contribute to the supports of physical development; and decorative factors giving visual effects could be helpful for behaviors. Fourth, it is unveiled that the supports of physical behaviors are of the most importance in 'connecting space'. This would be planned as a path that gives a free access in spaces, with attention being paid to safety. Lastly, it is shown that in the case of 'outdoor space,' the supports of physical development are of the most importance. Given the fact that 'outdoor space' offers a wider scope of activities, and accommodates various available elements in connection with surrounding environments, it is considered that the space would be of help for intergenerational interactions. The study is expected to be utilized as the preliminary data which proposes the social welfare center planning factors of space for promoting intergenerational exchanges between the elderly and children.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.117-130
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• 2003

This study was conducted to examine elderly users' satisfaction with welfare services and the environments of the senior citizen centers in mid-sized and small cities in Korea. Three hundred and two elderly users were surveyed for this study. Age and gender differences in the level of satisfaction were found. The male elderly users and older users were more satisfied with the education programs than the female and younger users. The elderly people who reside in single-family residences were more satisfied with the educational programs and part-time job opportunities offered at the center than the elderly users who were living in apartment buildings. This could be explained by the fact that dwellers of single housing had more freedom and more room for self-regulation in scheduling their program participation, whereas the apartment building residents had rarely experienced social exchanges with their neighbors. There were significant differences in satisfaction with the environments of the centers by gender, marital status, age, level of education, religion, and housing type. The group differences were explained by the abundance of community activities that are centered around younger and female participants. Based on these findings, it is suggested that more specialized educational and social programs should be developed for the younger users in their early 60s, that co-ed religious activities and hobby programs should be expanded, and that the home-visiting welfare staff should regularly provide the elderly users the information on programs and activities.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제47권
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• pp.310-333
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• 2001

The purposes of this research were 1) to investigate the characteristics of the meal service participants; 2) to evaluate the food service utilization of the elderly; 3) to identify major factors that affect food service satisfaction of the participants in Chungchongbuk-Do. For doing this, 309 subjects were selected and the survey research method was adopted. The characteristics of the meal service participants were similar to the characteristics of general elderly population in Korea. The public assistant recipients were under representative in this sample, that is, most of elderly people who participated in meal service consisted of non public assistant recipients. It meant that meal service was not provided to low-income elderly people. The health status of the elderly people was stable to be able to attend to the meal service organizations. The most important reason to use a meal service was to see their friends. It showed that meal services played an important role to provide support systems to the elderly people in community. Thus, meal services should be provided to the elderly people with social services. In order to analyze the factors influencing food service satisfaction, multiple regression analysis was employed. The results showed that physical activity, contact with friends who met in meal service program, and the number of social services were the important variables to predict meal service satisfaction in this study. These findings contributed to a better understanding of developing a meal service planning. Several improvement strategies were recommended to provide effective meal services. First, socio-economical characteristics of the elderly should be considered to provide appropriate services. Second, meal services should be provided to the elderly people with social services. Third, home delivery meal services should be available to the home-bound elderly.

• 한국정보컨버전스학회논문지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.7-19
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• 2013

고령사회가 아니라도 노인복지 문제는 존재한다. 다만 고령사회에서의 노인복지는 양적측면에서 증가할 수밖에 없고 질적 측면에서도 복지내용이나 성격을 달리할 수밖에 없는 것이다. 특히 노인을 위한 소득보장제도는 수혜대상이나 급여수준이 제한적이어서 실질적인 도움을 주지 못하고 있다. 주택보장정책에서도 저소득층의 주택유지능력에 관계없이 주택공급에만 치중을 하고 있어 노인들이 주거생활을 영위하는데 어려움을 겪고 있다. 또한 전달체계가 연계되지 않으면서 여러 노인시설이나 인력에 대한 관리의 미흡 등 체계화되지 못한 부분이 산재되어 있다. 따라서 이제 우리나라의 현실적인 문제에 맞는 노인복지제도를 구축하기 위한 문제점을 분석하여 법제도적 대응방안이 필요하다.

• 산업진흥연구
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.125-135
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• 2020

본 연구는 인생주기 가운데 노인복지의 가장 중요한 항목이라고 할 수 있는 경제적 측면에서 겪고 있는 세 가지 부문, 즉 소득, 노동시장, 주거복지 등으로부터의 배제에 대하여 이를 극복하기 위한 방안을 제시하고자 한다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 소득보장정책이 종합적으로 수립, 실행되어야 한다. 예를 들어, 국민연금, 기초연금, 국민기초생활보장 등과 같은 국가적으로 시행되는 제도적 보장이 충분하게 이루어져야 한다. 둘째, 주거정책이 합리적으로 개선되어야 한다. 주거는 노인에게 절신한 문제인 만큼 노인의 취향에 맞는 정책이 효율적으로 수립, 집행되어야 한다. 셋째, 국가적·사회적 합의가 필요하다. 노인복지정책은 기본적으로 사회적 합의를 필요로 한다. 결론적으로 노인의 경제적 배제에 대한 극복방안은 장기적이고 다양한 분야에서 포괄적으로 모색되어야 한다. 또한 사회구성원으로부터 명시적으로 합의하여야 한다. 경제적 배제로부터의 극복은 노인의 생존권 차원을 위해서도 사회복지정책의 극복 방안을 강구하여야 한다.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.41-53
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• 2013

Objectives: As the size of elderly population living alone grows, socioeconomic diversity has also increased. This study examined if social risk factors of poor self-rated health were distinguishable between the low income elderly and their non-low income counterparts both living alone. Methods: The '2006 Elderly Health Interview Survey' conducted by D-gu in Seoul was utilized. We divided the elderly living alone into two groups depending on their economic status: low income and non-low income. Employing logistic regression, we analyzed the associations of poor self-rated health with socio-demographic factors, health-related factors, social support, the relations with children, social activities, welfare service use, and the perception of neighborhood safety. Results: Proportion of rating one's own health being poor was different between two populations. Social support was important for the self-rated health of the non-low income elderly, while welfare service use, the perception of neighborhood safety, and the relations with children were noticeable for the low income elderly. Conclusions: To better understand the health need of elderly population living alone, their heterogeneity in socioeconomic characteristics should be taken into account.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.161-182
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• 1994

The steady rise in life expectancy resulting from progress in medical science and economic growth and improved living conditions is responsible for large and increasing-number of older peoples in our country. The older peoples who are increasing make up a large percentage of our total population. Now a day the percentage of older people 60 and 65 years old over compose around 8.7% and 5% of the total population in each. In spite of such a rapidly increasing trend of older population, there has had no provisions for elderly welfare in our country. The reason why some children do not want to take care of their older parents, and the other is the lack of elderly welfare, are responsible for large and increasing anxiety of livelihood and alienation to the number of older peoples. As mentioned above, especially studying Swedish elderly welfare model of many developed countries, it intend to provide many of the useful materials to make the elderly welfare systems in our country. The main research for Swedish elderly welfare are as follows : (1) Old age pension systems (2) Social service systems (3) Health care service systems (4) Housing care service systems.

• International Journal of Contents
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.30-34
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• 2018

There are several problems facing our society today that are caused by demographic changes, such as an increase in the ageing population. The rapid increase in the aging population leads to increases in medical costs and a higher demand for care services for the elderly. The needs and burdens associated with elderly care are growing, but the human resources and costs to meet these needs are limited. Welfare technology has been suggested as an effective way to solve the discrepancy between higher welfare needs and limited resources. This study aims to explore the current trends and challenges of using welfare technology related to elderly care through literature review. Practical ways to expand uses of welfare technology are also provided. In order to make effective and practical use of welfare technology, public awareness and education, the cooperation of related organizations, the expansion and utilization of Living Labs, and the development and adoption of welfare technology are required.