여성노인의 신체적 불편감에 관한 연구 = A Study on Physical Discomforts of Elderly Woman

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The proportion of population over sixty-five is expected to increase from the current level of 5.0%(1992 year) to 6.8% in 2000 year to 13.1% in 2020 year.
Research instrument was consisted of 28 physical discomfort items. For data collection to interview the female elderly woman individually.
According to a survey of 67 elderly woman aged 60 and over in 1994, most respondent reported that they had some kinds of physical discomforts which lasted for more than 5 years.
The major discomforts turned out to be white hair by 97%, wrinkles by 94%, amblyopia by 77.6%, back pain by 73.1%, decrease of memory by 65.7%, dry mouth by 61.2%, decline in sleep time by 59.7%, joint pain by 56.7%, loss of hair by 55.2%. In spite of physical discomforts, most elderly woman did not intervention to the experiencing symptoms.
The score of physical discomforts was lower among the over 80 years old groups than lower 79 years old groups. The expected span of life was 78.2 years old.
As most of the elderly woman have physical discomforts, health promotion activities such as health education & health examination are needed on old ages. Therefore, these results can be used nursing practice for the elderly.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• ABSTRACT = 309
• Ⅰ. 서론 = 310
• 1. 연구의 필요성 = 310
• 2. 연구목적 = 310
• 3. 관련 문헌고찰 = 311
• 4. 연구방법 = 313
• Ⅱ. 본론 = 313
• 1. 연구결과 = 313
• 2. 연구결과 논의 = 318
• Ⅳ. 결론 및 제언 = 320
• 1. 결론 = 320
• 2. 제언 = 321
• 참고문헌 = 321