초기노년기의 위생습관에 관한 연구

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study has been peformed to investigate lifestyles of the 212 younger elderly aged 50 to 75, sampled in Choong-Nam province in 2000. In this study there are two areas of the life styles that may influence congregate residence in later life, questionnaired among the subjects; extrovertive life style and physiological habits. The conclusions are drawn as follows; 1) Among the early elderly, urban residents are more likely to out well-dressed and encounter visitors than the rural counterparts. 2) The younger elderly in 50’s are more like to order designed costumes, purchase ordinary clothes, receive intimate assistance for clothing, and go to hair shops, particularly with higher chance of hair styling efforts among the women and costume advice among the urban subjects. 3) As for physiological habits, the younger urban women tend to have higher frequencies of sanitary activities such as bathing, tooth brushing, and showering. 4) The older female groups are more likely to have meals alone, but there are some younger subjects who fast breakfast. 5) Younger and rural groups are more regularly scheduled for eating lunches, while younger urban groups tend to have supper and go to bed late. Overall in this study, it is proposed that when managing congregate residences, residence control and schedule designs be separately guided among the subgroup of age, sex, and residence.