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KMID : 0895920010030010111
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Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing
2001 Volume.3 No. 1 p.111 ~ p.120
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A Study on the Rural Elderly Farmer
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Park Dae-Sik
Kim Hwa-Soon
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The main purposes of this study are as follows: 1) to investigate the current conditions of farmer´s syndrome and the related factors. 2) to suggest some measures to improve the health level of the rural elderly. The major research method employed was a field survey. The field survey was administered to the residents of four villages. From September through October, 2000, one-hundred and five elderly farmers aged 60 or older were interviewed individually using a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, x² analysis, and multiple regression analysis were used to organize and summarize the data of this field survey.
The most frequent symptom was lumbago (61.0%); the second was shoulder stiffness (44.8%); the third was paresthesia of the hands or feet (42.0%). The prevalence of farmer´s syndrome was 50.5%. In the cross-tabulation analysis, the place of residence, education and sex were significant variables. In the multiple regression analysis, education and sex turned out to be significant variables. That is, the farmer´s syndrome was higher in elderly with lower education status and in females.
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