Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion (보건교육건강증진학회지)

Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion (한국보건교육건강증진학회)
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Relationships between the sensory, cognitive and physical functions of young-old and old-old individuals

전·후기 노인들의 감각기능, 인지기능과 신체기능 간의 관련성

  • Jeon, So-Youn (Department of Emergency Medical Technology, Daejeon Health Institute of Technology) ;
  • Lee, Sok-Goo (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University)
  • 전소연 (대전보건대학교 응급구조과) ;
  • 이석구 (충남대학교 의학전문대학원 예방의학교실)
  • Received : 2016.05.23
  • Accepted : 2016.11.04
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to define the relationships between the sensory, cognitive and physical functions of young-old and old-old individuals. Methods: Participants were 10,451 elderly individuals aged 65 and above, raw data of a 2014 National Survey on Korean Older Persons was used. To investigate the relationships among the sensory, cognitive, and physical functions, a structural equation model was used. Results: The key analysis results are summarized as follows; 5% had poor vision function(young-old 3.5%, old-old 7.1%), 3.8% had poor auditory function(young-old 1.7%, old-old 6.7%), 33.0% had decline in cognitive function(young-old 30.9%, old-old 35.7%), 3.6% were disabled(young-old 1.6%, old-old 6.3%) and cognitive function influences physical function more greatly than does sensory function. Additionally, in the young-old groups, vision among sensory functions, attention among cognitive functions, and IADL among physical functions, turned out to be the most influential. However, in the old-old groups, auditory function among sensory functions, orientation among cognitive functions, and IADL among physical functions, turned out to be the most influential. Conclusions: This study implies that functions in the young-old and old-old individuals must be considered with all three functions-sensory, cognitive, and physical-together at the same time and that this comprehensive approach is necessary in national policy making.

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