[논문]고령화 한국사회의 노인 고독사: 위험요인과 예방전략

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doi:10.5392/jkca.2017.17.08.454

고령화 한국사회의 노인 고독사: 위험요인과 예방전략
Lonely Deaths among Elderly People in the Aging Korean Society: Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies 원문보기

한국콘텐츠학회논문지 = The Journal of the Korea Contents Association, v.17 no.8, 2017년, pp.454 - 462

초록
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본 연구는 노인 고독사 현상에 대한 이해를 목적으로 미디어 자료를 사용하여 고독사 사례를 살펴보고자 하였다. 질적 연구방법으로 사례분석 방법을 적용하였다. 고독사 사례는 2007년부터 2017년 초까지 보도된 미디어 자료를 사용하였다. 자료 수집은 인터넷 검색 엔진을 사용하여 수행하였으며, 총 47사례가 최종 분석에 사용되었다. 60대 21사례, 70대 17사례, 80대 이상 9사례를 분석에 사용하였다. 성별은 남성 22사례, 여성 17사례, 성별미상 사례 8사례로 나타났다. 분석 결과, 고독사 사례에서 나타난 주요 위험요인으로는 빈곤과 경제적 곤경, 만성질환, 정신건강 문제, 사회적 고립, 가족 및 이웃과의 관계 절연, 실업, 1인 가구, 독신 혹은 이혼, 그리고 대도시 거주 등으로 파악되었다. 연구 결과를 바탕으로 향후 예방 전략에 대한 논의를 제기하였다.

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The purpose of this study was to explore the lonely-death phenomenon and to understand the circumstances surrounding the lonely-death cases among elderly people by examining the articles on such phenomenon and the media reports of such cases. The cases of lonely death reported from 2007 to 2017 were used. Case analysis was conducted, and the news articles that described the lonely death cases were identified using an internet search engine. Forty seven cases were analyzed. Several risk factors emerged from the data obtained, such as economic hardship, chronic illness, mental health problems like alcohol addiction, social isolation, disconnection from family members or the neighborhood, unemployment, single household, unmarried or divorced status, and living in an urban area. Based on the findings, prevention strategies were addressed.

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표 Table 1. Gender and age (n=47)
표 Table 2. Duration of being undiscovered or the description of decomposition of corpse (n=47)

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There exists few study regarding the life and death of elderly people dying alone. Based on the findings and limitations of existing literature, this study aimed to explore the main features of the lonely-death cases among elderly people by identifying the circumstances of such cases through the examination of the corresponding media reports more thoroughly as possible. This approach could be limited by the information provided by the media reports, which might not reflect the victims’ life circumstances.
This approach could be limited by the information provided by the media reports, which might not reflect the victims’ life circumstances. Despite this limitation, this study attempted to identify the main life circumstances of the lonely-death victims for the purpose of providing information that can be used to formulate prevention strategies and to set the future directions of the solutions to the problem of lonely death among the elderly people in the community.
One case was in the nighties, eight cases were in the eighties, seventeen cases were in the seventies, and twenty one cases were in the sixties. The findings in this study regarding the ages of the lonely-death victims at the time of death demonstrated the high risk of lonely death among those in the sixties and seventies who are living in the community.
The results of this study indicated the need to enhance the social affiliation among the socially disadvantaged elderly people. On the community level, social service agencies can play an important role in strengthening their relationships with the community members, the medical settings, and the public social service centers.
In addition to this, many cases reported only simple information such as age and location. Thus, the findings of this study have limitations for representativeness of lonely deaths among elderly people. Also it focused on risk factors, not on protective factors which might provide important implications in preventing lonely deaths among elderly people.

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