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KMID : 1023720100470010187
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Journal of Welfare for the Aged
2010 Volume.47 No. 1 p.187 ~ p.211
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The Analysis of Factors Influencing on the Life satisfaction of the elderly with disability -Focused on registration disable persons of Gwang-Ju city in South Korea
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Lee Jung-Seb
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Abstract
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Life satisfaction is conceptualized as one of many welfare policy aims. so, The pursuit of life satisfaction is essential aim of welfare policy. This study is to explore associated factors that affect life satisfaction of the elderly with disability to experience physical or psychological disability. Preceding studies have been reviewed and 638 the elderly with disability over sixty years old, who live at home in Gwang-ju, have participated in the survey. The results of this study are as follows. Fist, overall life satisfaction of the elderly with disability differ slightly along age and disability levels. For instance, the higher disability levels, the higher satisfaction of family relation and the lower disability levels, the higher satisfaction of leisure satisfaction. Second, the factors influencing of life satisfaction counted existence of spouse, family members, convenience level of home construction, gong out frequency, IADL and so on. Third, satisfaction of the elderly with disability mainly Influencing on convenience level of home construction and leisure satisfaction factor. Based on the study results, this study suggested that welfare policy for the elderly with disability have to improve the residential environment, to strengthen social participation, and to expand assistance service for life satisfaction of the elderly with disability
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KEYWORD
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the elderly with disability, Life satisfaction, welfare policy for the elderly
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