| Needs for Health Care Services for Active Aging of Home-Dwellers With Age |
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Yujin Song, Changwon Won, Jongsun Lee, Sungeun Choi, Sangwoo Oh |
1Department of Family Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
2Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. chunwon62@dreamwiz.com
3Department of Human ICT convergence, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea.
4Department of Statistics, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea.
5Department of Family Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea. |
| 주택 거주자의 활기찬 노년을 위한 연령별 헬스케어 서비스 요구도 |
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송유진1⦁원장원2⦁이종선3⦁최성은4⦁오상우5 |
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경희의료원 가정의학과1, 경희대학교 의과대학 가정의학교실2, 성균관대학교 휴먼 ICT 융합학과3, 동국대학교 통계학과4, 동국대학교 일산병원 가정의학과5 |
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| Abstract |
BACKGROUND
In a rapidly aging population, the importance of the quality of life of the elderly has been emphasized. The need for special care services according to an individual's physical, emotional, and social functions changes with aging. This study was conducted to analyze the needs of home dwellers in terms of health-care services for active aging.
METHODS
The study subjects were 869 adults older than 40 years who lived in houses. They responded to a survey that inquired about the importance of each health-care item for active aging at home. The important items for active aging at home were graded by using a 5-point Likert scale.
RESULTS
Among the items, "affection" topped the list, with 4.68 points, followed by cognitive function (4.67 points) and "social relations" (4.59 points). The top 3 items had no significant differences between the age groups. However, some items related to activities of daily living (ADL; including bathing, eating, and ambulating.) and instrumental ADL (IADL; including taking medicines and preparing meals) had significant differences between the age groups. Compared with the subjects in the older age groups, the subjects in the forties age group placed less importance on ADL and IADL.
CONCLUSION
For the subjects who lived in houses, affection, cognitive function, and social relation are highly important for as active aging, regardless of age. ADL and IADL are regarded as more important in ≥50 years age groups. |
| Key Words:
Aging, Health care, Affection, Cognitive function |
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