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KMID : 0379319990240020233
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Korean Journal of Rural Medicine
1999 Volume.24 No. 2 p.233 ~ p.243
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A Study on the Perceived Social Support in the Elderly
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Kim Sang-Soon
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Abstract
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This study was designed to investigate the level of the Perceived Social Support and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) of the elderly The subjects were 239 Individuals of 65 years of age and over, living in Taegu city and Kyungpook Province. The data were collected through interviews with questionnaires from J4y 20 to August 30, 1998, and analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean, Pearson Correlation, 1-test and ANOVA using the SAS program. The results of this study were as follows. 1. The mean score of the Perceived Social Support of elderly was 2.37/5. The instrumental support (M : 2.52) out of type of the Perceived Social Support was the highest and the self-esteem support (M : 2.18) was the lowest. 2. The shopping(M=2.89) out of IADL was the highest and the laundry(M=1.24) was the lowest. 3. The Social Support was significantly related to the IADL. The self-esteem support(r=.58) out of type of the Perceived Social Support was the highest correlation and the instrumental support (r : .32) was the lowest correlation. 4. Of the demographic characteristics of the subjects, age(F=4.61), educational level(F=4.04), living with a spouse(t=3.37), pocket money(F=3.51), satisfaction of pocket money(F=5.21) were significantly resated to the Social Support scores.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly, Perceived social support
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