Han'guk nonyonhak = Journal of Korea Gerontological Society最新文献

{"title":"Factors Affecting Life Satisfaction by Gender and Age of Middle-aged and Elderly","authors":"Changje Park","doi":"10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.4.855","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.4.855","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to analyse factors affecting life satisfaction by gender and age of the middle-aged and elderly over 50 years old empirically, and then to discuss implications for the findings. The findings of this study are summarized as follows. First, demographic and sociological factors affecting life satisfaction of middle-aged and elderly over 50 years old are different by gender and age. education of 60s male and 50s, over 80s female, married 50s~70s male and 50s female, number of child of 50s female, region of 50s female have positive effect on their life satisfaction statistically significantly. Second, economic factors affecting life satisfaction of middle-aged and elderly over 50 years old are different by gender and age. Household income of 50s male and over 60s female, paid work of 50s male and female, preparation for retirement of 50s~60s male and female, real estate ownership of 50s~70s male, having financial assets of 50s and 60s male have positive effect on their life satisfaction. And liabilities of 50s~70s male and 50s and 60s female have negative effect on their life satisfaction. Third, leisure factors affecting life satisfaction of middle-aged and elderly over 50 years old are different by gender and age. Religious activities of 60s male, working out of 60s male, traveling of over 50s male and 50s, over 70s female, friendship activities of 50s, over 70s male have positive effect on their life satisfaction. Fourth, health and activities of daily living functions of middle-aged and elderly over 50 years old are different by gender and age. Physical health of from over both 50s male and female have positive effect on their life satisfaction. negative mental health of over 60s male and over 50s female, ADL of 60s female, IADL of 70s male, and 50s, 70s, and over 80 female have negative effect on their life satisfaction. \u0000","PeriodicalId":90513,"journal":{"name":"Han'guk nonyonhak = Journal of Korea Gerontological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43530433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effects of Age-friendly Environments on Health Promotion Behaviors Among Elderly People Living Alone in Community: Focusing on Mediating Effects of Social Support and Sense of Coherence","authors":"Eunha Jang, O. Baik, Seokho Hong","doi":"10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.4.805","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.4.805","url":null,"abstract":"Based on Lawton & Nahemow's Person-Environment fit theory and Antonovsky’s Salutogenesis theory, we examined the level of age-friendly environment for elderly people living alone, social support and a sense of coherence for their impact on health promotion behaviors, and tested a mediating effect of social support and a sense of coherence for the relationship between the level of age-friendly environment and health promotion behaviors. For this purpose, we referenced to a survey conducted by National Research Foundation as part of the project ‘Developing Living and Welfare Integrated Service Tailored to Elderly People through Expanded Living Lab.’ Among the survey participants, we identified elderly people living alone, and used data of 477 people for the final analysis in consideration of missing value and test of normality. The following describes the analysis results. First, an examination of direct influence among the main variables showed that the level of age-friendly environment directly affected social support and health promotion behaviors, and social support directly affected a sense of coherence and health promotion behaviors. Also, a sense of coherence directly affected health promotion behaviors. Second, we tested both individual and dual mediating effects, and observed a meaningful individual mediating effect for the path from the level of age-friendly environment to health promotion behaviors via social support. Also, the level of age-friendly environment showed dual mediating effects on health promotion behaviors via social support and a sense of coherence. Based on these findings, we provide political implications as well as theoretical and practical suggestions. \u0000","PeriodicalId":90513,"journal":{"name":"Han'guk nonyonhak = Journal of Korea Gerontological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46801356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"노인의 퇴원 후 전환기 돌봄서비스 필요도에 대한 예측요인","authors":"Yuliya Dronina, Suki Kim, Heui Sug Jo","doi":"10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.4.787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.4.787","url":null,"abstract":"Chronic diseases in the growing elderly population lead to repeated hospitalizations and consequent deterioration of older adults' health, highlighting the importance of appropriate post-discharge patient care services during the care transition period from the hospital to their homes or a nursing facility. This study aimed to investigate older adults’ need for transitional care services (TCS) and identify the associated factors. A 1:1 phone survey was conducted on 300 older adults aged ≥65 years who resided in Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea. To identify predictors of older adults’ need for TCS, personal factors (sex, age, education level, residence, economic status), disease-related factors (self-rated health status, noncommunicable diseases and chronic conditions, hospitalization within the last 2 years), and care-related factors (spending time alone during daytime, need assessment of activities of daily living (ADLs), cohabitations) were examined, and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis. The results indicated that older adults exhibited a high need for TCS, with the greatest need being “information and training on self-management of health after discharge,” “information on social welfare (life support) services available near the patient’s living area,” and “description of the diagnosis, current condition, treatment plan, and outcome at the time of admission.” Additionally, the most common post-discharge difficulties experienced by older adults who had been hospitalized over the last 2 years were “physical discomfort” (3.7) and “psychological discomfort” (3.0). Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that noncommunicable diseases and chronic conditions (among disease-related factors) and need assessment of ADLs (among care-related factors) were identified as predictors of the need for TCS (β=0.206, p<0.001 and β=-0.171, p<0.01, respectively). Based on these results, we proposed the necessity to provide post-discharge TCS for elderly patients, especially older adults with multiple chronic diseases or those with poor ADLs, who should be prioritized for these services. \u0000","PeriodicalId":90513,"journal":{"name":"Han'guk nonyonhak = Journal of Korea Gerontological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42040523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Mediating Effect of Affective Solidarity in the Relations of Sense of Community and Loneliness: Focused on the Difference between the Middle-aged and Older Adults","authors":"Soondool Chung, Ajin Lee","doi":"10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.4.765","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.4.765","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to examin the mediating effect of intergenerational affective solidarity in the relations of sense of community and loneliness, focusing on the difference between the middle-aged and older adults. Utilizing the survey data of generation perception in preparation for an aging society in 2017, we analyzed 307 middle aged(age 45-64) and 309 older adults(age over 65), which was the part of a nation-wide survey data collected by adults over 20(n=924). Bootstrapping mediation tests and multiple-group analysis for structural equation modeling were conducted. The results of this study showed that sense of community didn’t directly effect on loneliness in both the middle-aged and older adults. Also, it was found that affective solidarity mediated in the relations between the two variable of sense of community and loneliness and significantly lowered loneliness in both groups. Based on the results, practical ways to increase affective solidarity in order to improve the sense of community for preventing the problem of loneliness were discussed. \u0000","PeriodicalId":90513,"journal":{"name":"Han'guk nonyonhak = Journal of Korea Gerontological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43968334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysis of Influencing Factors on Social Isolation of Older People using Multi-Level Models","authors":"Soon-Bok Chung, Hae-Sook Jeon, M. Park","doi":"10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.3.617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.3.617","url":null,"abstract":"The purposes of this study were to examine individual and regional factors affecting the social isolation of older people and to suggest approaches to alleviate social isolation of older people based on the results. For the study, the data of the｢Survey on Age Integration and Generational Integration｣and administrative statistics were used. Data from 600 people aged 65 years and older were analyzed through a two-level hierarchical linear model(HLM). This study found that first, the the ratio of regional-level variance to the total variance in social isolation of tolder people was 17.5%, confirming that the multi-level model application was appropriate. Second, it was found that the lower the self-esteem and family solidarity at the individual level, the higher the level of social isolation of older people. Third, at the regional level, the social isolation of older people was higher as they lived in areas with a lower elderly population ratio. In other words, even considering the influence of individual-level variables, it was confirmed that there was a difference in the level of social isolation of older people according to the ratio of the elderly population in the area where they lived. With this results, discussions were presented to prevent and alleviate social isolation of older people. \u0000","PeriodicalId":90513,"journal":{"name":"Han'guk nonyonhak = Journal of Korea Gerontological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43447923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Why am I still Marginalized?: A Study on the Heterogeneity of Digital Divide among Older Adults","authors":"S. Nam, Sangyoon Han, Tae Hyun Kim, Y. Park","doi":"10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.3.731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.3.731","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to examine the diverse experience of the use of digital technologies for older adults, while also paying attention to the digital gap within the older adult group. In particular, based on the grounded theory, the long-term phenomenon and experience of older adults were analyzed. During the analysis, we developed a discussion on intra-group heterogeneity that could be overlooked in treating older adults as a group. For this purpose, in-depth interviews were conducted with 12 older adults aged 65 years or older who had experience using digital devices. As a result of the study, 54 concepts, 26 sub-categories, and 14 categories were found. The core phenomenon of ‘standing in the maze of the digital world’ was discovered, and the surrounding causal conditions, contextual conditions, intervention conditions, behavior/interaction strategies, and outcomes were presented as a paradigm model. This study provides guidelines for digital inclusion policies and interventions, including building a senior digital plaza that takes into account the heterogeneity of the older population and reflects the needs, desires, and limitations of each group. \u0000","PeriodicalId":90513,"journal":{"name":"Han'guk nonyonhak = Journal of Korea Gerontological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44288789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Relationship between Hypertension and Cognitive Function among Korean Older Adults: The Moderating Role of Regular Exercise","authors":"Jun-Kuk Lim, Giyeon Kim","doi":"10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.3.653","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.3.653","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to investigate the moderating effect of regular exercise on the relationship between hypertension and cognitive function among Korean older adults. Drawn from the 2018 Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA), a total of 6,536 subjects aged 55 and older who responded to all the variables examined in this study were included in analyses. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to examine moderating effects of regular exercise on the relation between hypertension and cognitive function. After adjustment for covariates, older adults with hypertension reported better cognitive function and those doing regular exercise showed better cognitive function than their counterparts. The interaction between hypertension and regular exercise was significant only for those doing regular exercise(p<.01). The findings highlight the importance of regular exercise as an intervention for mitigating the association between hypertension and cognitive decline. \u0000","PeriodicalId":90513,"journal":{"name":"Han'guk nonyonhak = Journal of Korea Gerontological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45642842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effects of Self-Reflection on Retirement Anxiety on Middle-aged Adults: The Dual Mediating Effects of Self-Concept Clarity and Career Adaptability","authors":"Juyeon Ha, J. Jang","doi":"10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.3.671","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.3.671","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to verify the dual mediating effect of self-concept clarity and career adaptability in the effect of self-reflection on retirement anxiety in middle-aged adults and to check whether there is a gender difference in each path. To this end, a survey was conducted on 272 adults in their 40s and 60s, and 252 data were analyzed using a structural equation model. The main results of the study are summarized as follows. First, to examine the demographic characteristics of the data, there was no significant difference in retirement anxiety in gender, age and level of education excluding household monthly income. Second, Self-reflection did not directly affect retirement anxiety, but it was found to have an indirect effect through self-concept clarity and career adaptability. Third, it was found that self-concept clarity and career adaptability double-mediated the relationship between self-reflection and retirement anxiety. Fourth, as a result of multi-group analysis, it was found that there was no significant difference between male and female groups in each path. Based on these research results, proposals for direction of intervention in career counseling for middle-aged adults who expect retirement, significance and limitations of the study, and implications of subsequent studies were discussed. \u0000","PeriodicalId":90513,"journal":{"name":"Han'guk nonyonhak = Journal of Korea Gerontological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45341570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Factors Associated with Types of Exercise Participation Motivation among Older Adults","authors":"Bomi Choi, Hayoung Park, Su-Min Joo, Y. M. Lim, Daeeun Kim, C. O. Kim, Kwang Joon Kim, Changmin Lee, Yoon-Seok Kim","doi":"10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.3.713","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.3.713","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to analyze the types of motivations toward physical exercise participation among older adults and to examine relevant factors of subgroup membership. The sample was drawn from the online survey data of 179 older adults (aged 65 or above) who reported participating in regular exercise. Latent Class Analysis (LCA) and multinomial logistic regression were applied. Motivations for physical exercise were measured with six indicators including medical recommendations, fun, weight loss, leisure, keeping fit, and social relationship. Potential factors for latent class membership include sociodemographic factors (age, gender, spouse) and socioeconomic status (education, household income), health (subjective health, life satisfaction), attitudes toward aging, and perceived neighborhood environment. Results of LCA showed that the classifications to three subgroups revealed the optimal fit: ‘fitness-oriented (46.0%)’, ‘fun-seeking (46.0%)’, ‘complex motivations (7.5%)’. The results of multinomial logistic regression analysis showed that attitudes toward aging, gender, education, and perceived neighborhood environment are significantly associated with the latent class membership. This study has significance in that it elucidated the heterogeneity in older adults based on different patterns of exercise motivation. The results of this research can be applied to the field aiming to promote exercise motivation among older adults. \u0000","PeriodicalId":90513,"journal":{"name":"Han'guk nonyonhak = Journal of Korea Gerontological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42542505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effect of 8-Weeks’ Hand-Props Exercise on Muscle Strength, Dynamic Balance and Gait Ability in Elderly Male Farmer","authors":"Wooyeong Park, C. Kim","doi":"10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.3.499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31888/jkgs.2022.42.3.499","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to analyze the changes in muscle strength, dynamic balance, and gait ability of elderly male farmer by applying an hand-props exercise for 8 weeks. The subjects were randomly assigned to two groups, exercise group(n=15), control group(n=16). Exercise was performed for 60min/day with three times for 8 weeks. Measurement variables were muscle strength(grip strength), muscle endurance(30sec chair stand), dynamic balance(3m tandem walking, 3m backward walking, and 3m up and go), and gait ability(4m walking speed, 10m walking, and, 400m walking). As a results of the study, there were significant difference in muscle strength(p<.001) and muscle endurance(p<.001). In the case of dynamic balance, it was significantly difference in time(p<.01) and interaction(p<.05) on tandem walking. And there was a significantly difference in time(p<.01) on 3m up and go. There was no significant difference in 4m walking speed, however, in 10m walking(p<.001) and 400m walking(p<.001) were a significantly difference between time and group. In conclusion, hand-props exercise with elastic band and swiss ball for 8 weeks has significantly effect on the muscle strength, dynamic balance, and walking ability of elderly male farmer, therefore, it is considered an effective exercise method for improving the health of elderly male farmer. \u0000","PeriodicalId":90513,"journal":{"name":"Han'guk nonyonhak = Journal of Korea Gerontological Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45332007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}