노인복지 노인 고립과 노인 자살 문제 연구 (영문)

노인복지 노인 고립과 노인 자살 문제 연구 (영문)

[노인복지] 노인 고립과 노인 자살 문제 연구 (영문).docx

목차 Introduction Factors Ecological Model Family Structural Isolation Factors Family Structural Isolation Factors The Loss of Spouse Family Structural Isolation Factors Divorce Family Structural Isolation Factors Senior citizens who live alone Socioeconomic Isolation Factors Social Activities Socioeconomic Isolation Factors Economic Factors Conclusion 본문 Korea is one of the countries that the population is aging very rapidly. Besides, aging rate of Korea is fastest in the world. But particularly more serious thing is that the level of welfare for the aged has not improved to keep pace with the speed of aging in Korea. Therefore the problems of the aged are appearing seriously and one of those is the elderly suicide. According to a recent statistic, the number of suicides per 100,000 population aged 65 or older in 2009 surged 5.38 times than the number of 1990 in Korea. And the width of increase in the number of suicides of the aged is much bigger than of different ages . And Korea s elderly suicides rate was highest among OECD member nations. In addition, the absolute suicides rate was very high level compared to other countries. Thus it can be said that elderly suicide in Korea is a serious social problem not only nationally but globally. It is predicted that approximately 25% of the population would be the aged people in 2030 as the elderly population is growing rapidly. Consequently, the elderly suicide is very serious social problem because the aged is not minority population no more. Considering that the elderly suicide is not happened impulsively unlike the youth suicide, we can know that elderly suicide is not just matter of individual dimension but matter of social structural dimension. Also it is necessary to analyze and cope with the problem at the level of social structure. So we investigated how the isolation of the elderly is connected to the suicide of the aged and what mechanism is exist in that process. In our study, we focused on confirming the risk factors of elderly suicide to come up with the preventive interventions. Risk factors consist of intervention-impossible factors and potentially intervention-possible factors. The former refer to suicide- 키워드 노인, 노인복지, 문제, 자살, 복지