충북지역 노인들의 건강관련 생활 습관, 질병ㆍ심리양상 및 건강지향 식생활 실태

• 영문명: Health-related Life Style, Disease, Psychological Aspects and Dietary Practice of the Elderly in Chungbuk Area
• 발행기관: 충북대학교 생활과학연구소
• 저자명: 김기남(Ki Nam Kim) 황효빈(Hyo Bin Hwang) 정지인(Jee In Jung) 조진숙(Jin Suk Cho)
• 간행물 정보: 『생활과학연구논총』생활과학연구논총 제13권 제2호, 173~186쪽, 전체 14쪽
• 주제분류: 자연과학 > 생활/식품과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2009.12.30

영문 초록

The purpose of this study was to investigate the health-related life style, disease, psychological aspects and dietary practice of the elderly in Chungbuk area. Subjects included 124 elderly aged over 65 years, and were interviewed using a questionnaire between April 12th and 14th, 2008. 81.5% and 44.8% of males and females lived with their spouses, respectively. In health related life style, there were more male subjects (44.8%) who reported to smoke cigarettes than female subjects (8.1%) and there were more female subjects (36.6%) who drank alcohol than male subjects (16.7%). There were more male subjects (50.0%) who reported to exercise than female subjects (31.7%). 72.3% of the subjects had known cases of prior diseases. While the most prevalent cases of male subjects were hypertension, indigestion, stomach problem, diabetes mellitus, rheumatism, the most prevalent cases of female subjects were rheumatism, indigestion, obesity. There were significantly higher prevalences of rheumatism and osteoporosis in females than males(p<0.001). In psychological aspects, the subjects had worries about life, depression, and difficulties with family. They felt depressed because they couldn't see their children often and felt lonely. However, people who had religious beliefs were shown to be more stable and happier. They reported that their religion helped them meet new people and have good fellowships. In dietary practices, 80% of the subjects reported that they had breakfast and 75% reported that they had three meals a day. The meals consisted of vegetables(62.5%), grains(58.9%), meats(33.9%), and fried foods and milk were least consumed. Only 6.7% of male subjects consumed milk everyday. The study has shown that gender, alcohol consumption, marital status, prior diseases and habitual smoking affect his/her healthy diet. In conclusion, family participation is recommended in order to improve living quality of the elderly. A variety of programs in order to improve their mental health as well as change to have healthy lifestyle and dietary habits of the elderly should be needed.

목차

Abstract

Ⅰ. 서 론

Ⅱ. 연구 내용 및 방법

Ⅲ. 결과 및 고찰

Ⅳ. 결론 및 제언

참고문헌

키워드

Health-related life style Disease Psychological aspects Dietary practice Elderly in Chungbuk