기사
노인장기요양보험제도의 시행이 장애노인의삶의 질 궤적에 미치는 영향(The effects of the implementation of Long-term Care Insurance on the quality of life trajectory among older adults with disabilities)
- 개인저자
- 전해숙
- 수록페이지
- 97-107 p.
- 발행일자
- 2015.09.30
- 출판사
- 韓國保健敎育.健康增進學會
초록
Objectives: The current study aims to examine whether the influence of National Long-term Care Insurance(NLCI) on the quality of life(QoL) trajectory of older adults with disabilities is more positive than its influence on those without disabilities. Methods: Sample consisted of 5,362 elderly aged 65 and over who participated in the Korean Welfare Panel Study from Wave1 to Wave7. Data were analyzed using latent growth curve modeling. Results: Major findings are as follows. (1) Before the NLCI, the trajectories of QoL between older adults with disabilities and those without were same. (2) After the NLCI, elders with disabilities showed lower levels of QoL at the beginning, but the gaps gradually decreased with time. These results indicate that the implementation of NLCI more positively affected elders with disabilities than those without disabilities. Conclusions: These results suggest that the NLCI functions properly as one of social security nets to cope with the needs of older adults with disabilities. In conclusion, it is critical to develop a sustainable NLCI system to enhance the QoL of older adults with disabilities.