pISSN 1226-6329 / eISSN 2733-4600
대한노인정신의학회 (10권2호 80-83)
Survey of Public Health Service Needs of Live-Alone Elders in Urban Area
도시 독거노인의 건강 복지 서비스 요구도 조사
정현강(Hyun Gang Jung);안상미(Sangmee Ahn);박문호(Moon Ho Park);김난희(Nan Hee Kim);박건우(Kun Woo Park);조숙행(Sook Haeng Joe);정인과(In Kwa Jung);조인호(Inho Jo);한창수(Changsu Han)
Background : The number and proportion of live-alone elders in Korea have been increasing dramatically. We tried to identify the physical health status of live-alone elders in community and their needs for public health service in order to provide basic data for effective public health service to promote health and quality of life. Methods : The subjects for this study were 38 nurses who provide visit-nursing service to live-alone elders in Seoul and Kyunggi Province. Data were collected by semi-structured questionnaires. Results : The half of live-alone elders had disease, but only half of them took appropriate treatment. Barrier to treatment were difficulty to access to medical center, immobility, lack of drive and also poor insight. Conclusion : To solve the problems related to the elderly living alone in community, the instillation of public health policy that encompass professional medical service and comprehensive team approach are needed.
독거노인,건강 복지,서비스 요구도, Live-alone elders,Public health,Service needs
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