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KMID : 1001320150420020113
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Social Welfare Policy
2015 Volume.42 No. 2 p.113 ~ p.134
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Developing Aging Problem Index for Local Governments in South Korea: An Exploratory Study
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Lee Min-Hong
Ko Jung-Eun
Kim Soon-Eun
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to develop an index of assessing aging problem for local governments at the exploratory level. An initial version of aging problem index was designed by conceptualization and operationalization of the aging problem. Content validity index was conducted to select final items and Analytic Hierarchy Process was also performed to access relative priority of the items by 30 researchers on gerontology. Additionally, seriousness of aging problem of 25 local governments in Seoul was evaluated with the aging problem index, and the relationship between the index and mortality of aged (65+) was calculated. The results revealed that national Basic Livelihood Act Recipients rate of aged (65+) for poverty, long-term care insurance recipient rate of aged (65+) for disease and suicide rates of aged (65+) for elderly suicide were selected as the items of the aging problem index and they met cut-off value (over .075) of content validity. The factor priority score for poverty was 0.488, that for disease was 0.216, and that for suicide was 0.296. Nowon-Gu, Kangseo-Gu, Geumcheon-Gu, Jung-Gu, and Jungnang-Gu in Seoul showed serous aging problem. The correlation value (r=0.707) between the index and mortality rate of the elderly was statistically significant to establish convergent validity of the index. Therefore, the aging problem scale would be useful as a tool to access seriousness of aging problem in local governments.
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KEYWORD
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AHP, Community, Aging problem, local government, index, poverty, disease, suicide
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