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The Factors for Food Service Satisfaction of the Elderly Welfare Center Free Lunch Program Participants in Busan

부산 일부지역 복지관 무료급식 이용노인들의 급식만족도에 영향을 미치는 요인

  • Received : 2010.09.29
  • Accepted : 2210.12.24
  • Published : 2011.01.31

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the factors of food service satisfaction of the elderly in Busan. The survey was conducted from September 1 to October 15, 2009 by questionnaires and data analyzed by SPSS program. Fifty point nine percent of the subjects lived alone and the source of living expenses of 70.5% of the subjects was subsidy from government. The most important reason for the elderly to participate in meal service was 'economic difficulty' and 'to meet friend'. The subjects had various chronic degenerative diseases, such as arthritis, hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis and cardiac disease. Sixty-six point eight percent of the subjects needed diet therapy for their diseases, but 87.1% of them don't want to pay the extra fee. Thirty six point five percent of the subjects attained information about lunch program because it was 'close to home' but 20.7% was 'from public officials'. The reasons for the use of the meal service were 'economic difficulty' (40.0%), 'to meet friends' (22.6%), and 'bother to prepare meal' (16.50%). The services provided by welfare center were health care, physical exam and haircut. The score given by the subjects on the satisfaction of meal service was 3.84 on the 5-point maximum scale. Higher satisfaction on kindness of staff, satisfaction of social support and awareness of support resulted in higher satisfaction of food service. It would be effective to provide food service models that meet specific needs of the elderly according to social welfare service and social community activities.

저소득층 노인들의 영양과 복지욕구를 만족시키기 위한 서비스의 제공을 위한 기초자료의 수집을 위해 부산시 영도구에 소재하는 복지관에서 무료급식서비스를 받고 있는 노인 271명을 대상으로 설문조사 및 신체계측을 실시하였다. 2009년 9월 1일부터 10월 15일까지 조사를 실시한 결과는 다음과 같다. 조사대상자는 남자 84명(31.0%), 여자 187명 (69.0%)으로 전체의 50.9%가 독거하고 있었으며, 배우자와 동거하는 경우가 23.6%이었다. 생활비도 전체응답자의 70.5 %가 '정부보조금'에 의지하고 있었고, '가족이나 본인의 수입'은 22.6%, '연금이나 퇴직금'은 5.9%로 나타났다. 조사대상자들이 현재 앓고 있는 질병은 신경통 관절염-고혈압-당뇨병-골다공증-심장질환-위장질환 순이었다. 식사준비는 여자노인의 91.4%(171명), 남자노인의 50.0%가 본인이 한다고 응답하였다. 응답자가 급식서비스의 시행을 알게 된 경위는 전체의 36.5%(99명)가 '집 가까이 있어서' 자연스럽게 알게 되었고, 20.7%(56명)가 '담당공무원의 소개', 19.2%(52명)가 '복지사의 소개'로, 17.7%(48명)가 '친구의 소개'로 알게 되었다고 응답하였다. 앓고 있는 질환별 급식서비스가 필요하다고 생각하는 노인은 전체의 66.8%(181명)이었으나, 추가비용을 부담할 의향이 있다고 응답한 노인은 12.9%에 불과하였다. 급식서비스를 이용하는 이유로는 '경제적인 이유'를 40.0%(138명)로 가장 많이 꼽았고, 22.6%(78명)가 '친구를 만날 수 있어서', 16.5%(57명)가 '혼자 차려먹기 귀찮아서'로 응답하였다. 급식서비스 이외에 복지관에서 받고 있는 서비스는 의료서비스, 이 미용서비스, 건강검진 등이 높은 비율을 보였으며, 앞으로 받기를 원하는 서비스는 건강검진-반찬배달-의료서비스-주거에 대한 도움 등의 순으로 나타났다. 급식환경에 대한 만족도는 남자 4.43, 여자 4.28로 높은편이었으나, 위생만족도, 서비스만족도, 음식에 대한 만족도는 3.43~3.79 사이로 보통정도의 수준이었다. 조사대상자의 급식만족도는 급식유익인지도(p<0.01), 일상생활 수행능력(p<0.05) 및 직원친절만족도(p<0.01)와 양의 상관을 보였으며, 급식만족도에는 급식유익인지도($\beta$=0.684, p<0.001), 직원친절만족도($\beta$=0.322, p<0.01), 사회적지지만족도($\beta$=0.086, p<0.05)의 순으로 유의한 영향을 미쳤다. 이상의 결과는 급식대상 노인들이 급식의 유익성을 인지하게 하고 직원들의 친절교육을 강화하면서 다른 부가 서비스를 동시에 제공함으로써 사회적지지감을 높이 가질 수 있도록, 사회복지서비스와 사회참여활동을 통합한 급식서비스 모델의 개발이 필요함을 시사하는 것으로 생각된다.

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