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Comparison of the Health Status Between Korean Seniors and Overseas Korean Seniors in China and Japan

한국, 중국, 일본에 거주하는 한국계 노인의 건강상태 비교

  • Cho, Mi-Kyoung (College of Nursing, Eulji University) ;
  • Lee, Ogcheol (Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Shin, Gisoo (Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University)
  • 조미경 (을지대학 간호학과) ;
  • 이옥철 (중앙대학교 적십자간호대학) ;
  • 신기수 (중앙대학교 적십자간호대학)
  • Received : 2014.10.17
  • Accepted : 2015.03.12
  • Published : 2015.03.31
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Abstract

Most overseas Korean seniors live in China and Japan due to Korea's historical background. Although Korean seniors living in Korea China and Japan share some similarities, the overseas seniors have become culturally different as they adapted to their countries of residence. Therefore, the aim of this study was to provide basic reference data for future senior health enhancement models by comparing and analyzing the health of Korean and overseas Korea seniors. The number of subjects in this study was 603 people, which was comprised of 231 Korean seniors, 246 overseas seniors in China, and 126 overseas seniors in Japan. The average age of the subjects was 74.4 years old. The Korean seniors displayed higher average health score than the overseas seniors. Therefore, the study believes that cultural elements should be considered in a future senior health enhancement model.

본 연구의 목적은 한국, 중국 및 일본에 거주하는 한국계 노인들을 대상으로 건강상태를 평가하는 것으로 한국에 거주하는 노인 및 한국에서 출생 한 후 중국과 일본으로 이주한 노인을 대상으로 건강상태를 비교, 분석하였다. 본 연구의 대상자는 한국노인 231명, 일본노인 126명, 중국노인 246명으로 총 603명이었으며 평균 연령은 74.4세였다. 한국, 중국, 노인의 건강상태는 한국 노인이 중국과 일본 노인에 비해서 건강상태의 평균점수가 높았다. 노인의 건강상태에 영향을 미치는 특성으로는 연령, 성별, 결혼상태, 종교, 교육정도, 용돈, 흡연과 음주, 수면시간 및 건강관리방법에 따라 유의한 차이가 있었다. 본 연구결과 한국, 중국, 일본의 문화적 차이에 따라 거주하는 노인의 일반적 특성, 건강상태, 일반적 특성에 따른 건강상태에 차이가 있음이 나타났다. 따라서 추후 노인의 건강증진 방안 모델 제시에는 노인들의 문화적 특성이 고려되어져야 할 것으로 판단된다.

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