노인의 119무선페이징 이용실태와 관련요인

Abstract

To find the utilization status of personal emergency response system(PERS) and factors related to its utilization, a questionnaire survey was performed toward 203 aged persons with personal emergency response system(PERS) device supplied by Korean government from mid August to mid September, 2005. The results are as follows : 1. By simple analysis to fine the relation between the characteristics of subjects and use of PERS for the recent 6 months, marital status, religion, acute disease prevalence, use of aid material for walking, IADL(instrumental activity of daily living) score and depression score were significantly related variable. subjects living with spouse showed significantly higher utilization rate and subjects contacted with family and social workers showed relatively higher utilization rated. 2. By multiple logistic regression to find the related factors with use of PERS, subjects with spouse showed 7.34 odda ratio( C.I. 1.10 - 49.28) compared with subjects without spouse. Subjects with religion showed 5.16 odds ratio(C.I. 1.27-20.95) compared with subjects without religion. Subjects experienced acute disease showed 3.00 odds ratio(C.I. 1.01 - 9.05) and subjected using aid material for walking showed 3.77 odds ratio(C.I. 1.26 - 11.27). Depression index showed 1.36 odds ratio(C.I. 1.06 - 1.74) and prevalence of chronic disease showed 0.01 odds ratio(C.I. 0.00 - 0.195). In conclusion, 12.8% of study subjects used PERS for the recent 6 months and facilitators for the utilization were found to be presence of spouse, religion of subjects, incidence of acute disease for the last 6 months, use of aid material for walking and depression score. Presence of chronic disease was found to decrease the utilization of PERS. So various efforts were necessary to activate the use of PERS by aged persons.