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A Study on the Senior Quality of Life Factors

노인 삶의 질에 미치는 요인에 관한 연구

  • Choi, Hyang-Suk (Public Health Administration, Baekseok culture University)
  • 최향숙 (백석문화대학교 보건행정과)
  • Received : 2019.08.14
  • Accepted : 2019.12.06
  • Published : 2019.12.31
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Abstract

Based on data obtained from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) conducted by Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (KCDC), this study analyzed the relationship between existence of the spouse, number of family members, and disease afflictions of the Korean elderly, and factors affecting their quality of life. The collected data were analyzed by Chi-square test, t-test and One-way Anova, using the SPSS / WIN 25. Our comparative analysis on the health status and quality of life revealed that individuals in the singles group had significantly more diseases than the married group. The singles group considered their health was subjectively poor, whereas the quality of life of the married group was higher. Analyzing the characteristics of chronic disease and activity restriction showed significantly higher prevalence of several diseases in the singles group. Besides, the singles group revealed significantly higher limitations of activity. Taken together, our results reveal a difference in the health status, quality of life, and the presence of chronic diseases in accordance to existence of the spouse, indicating that having a spouse increases the level of health and quality of life of the elderly.

본 연구는 질병관리본부가 실시한 국민건강영양조사 자료를 바탕으로 하여 한국 노인의 배우자 유무 및 가족구성원의 수와 질병과의 관계, 삶의 질에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 분석하였다. 이를 위해 수집된 자료는 SPSS/WIN 25 통계 프로그램을 이용하여 카이제곱 검정, t-test, 일원배치분산분석(One way Anova)을 실시하였다. 그 결과 첫째, 배우자 유무에 따른 일반적 특성의 차이는 성별, 연령대, 교육수준, 경제활동 유무, 가구원 수, 가구 세대구성 등 모든 항목에서 유의한 차이가 있었다. 둘째, 배우자 유무에 따라 노인의 건강상태 및 삶의 질 차이를 분석한 결과, 무배우자 군의 유병개수가 유의하게 높았고, 무배우자 군이 주관적으로 본인의 건강이 나쁘다고 생각하는 편이었으며, 삶의 질은 유배우자 군이 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 배우자 유무에 따른 노인의 만성질환 및 활동 제한 관련 특성을 분석한 결과, 고혈압, 이상지질혈증, 관절염, 골관절염, 골다공증, 천식, 우울증, 당뇨병, 백내장이 무배우자 군에서 더 높은 유병률을 보여 유의한 차이가 있었다. 또한 배우자 유무에 따른 활동제한 여부에 대해 무배우자군이 활동제한이 더 높게 나타나 유의한 차이를 나타냈다. 따라서 배우자 유무에 따라 건강상태 및 삶의 질 수준, 만성질환이 다르게 나타나, 배우자가 있는 것이 노인 건강과 삶의 질 수준이 높아지는 것을 알 수 있었다.

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