본 연구는 노년기 남성의 우울과 생활만족도의 영향관계에서 스마트폰 사용의 조절효과를 검증하는데 그 목적이 있다. 65세 이상 남성노인이 참여한 온라인 설문조사로 수집된 183명을 SPSS 23 프로그램을 활용하 여 조절회귀모형으로 분석하였다. 연구결과, 첫째, 우울과 생활만족도 간 의 부정적 관계가 통계적으로 유의미하게 나타났다. 둘째, 스마트폰 사용 이 우울이 생활만족도에 미치는 부정적 영향을 완화하는 조절효과를 보 였으며, 이는 남성노인의 정서적 안정과 사회적 고립 완화에 긍정적으로 기여함을 시사한다. 셋째, 스마트폰 사용 수준에 따라 우울의 영향 크기 가 달라지는 것을 확인하였으며, 스마트폰 사용이 높은 집단에서 우울이 생활만족도에 미치는 부정적 효과가 상대적으로 완화되었다. 이와 같은 결과를 바탕으로 노년기를 맞은 남성의 우울과 생활만족도에 스마트폰 사용의 활용방안에 대하여 제언하였다.

This study aims to prepare reference data that can be used to improve the size suitability of elderly men’s casual wear. The sizes of men aged 65–84 from the 8th Size Korea were analyzed and compared with those aged 45–54. First, as a result of classifying their body types according to Syzing systems for male adult’s garments (KS K 0050), more than 50% of the drop body types were “a protruding belly type (BB),” and more than 95% of the lower body types were “a thick waist type (B).” Additionally, elderly men with type BB or B were 3–5cm shorter in height, waist height, chest circumference, and hip circumference than middle-aged men. As there are currently only a few brands for elderly men, this means that the following problems may arise: If an elderly man wears a middle-aged man’s top based on his chest size, the chest and hip circumferences are adequate, but the length is insufficient, the waist circumference is insufficient, and the shoulder width is considered to be excessive. Similarly, pants designed to fit a waist size designation for middle-aged individuals will be larger than intended in terms of length, hip circumference, and thigh circumference.

Purpose: This study explored life experiences and meaning attributed to them by older men living alone during the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods: Data were collected from June to July 2022 through face-to-face in-depth interviews with 14 older men living alone and analyzed using the thematic analysis method suggested by Braun and Clarke. Results: The analysis revealed four themes and eight subthemes. 1) Unfamiliar daily life faced in old age due to COVID-19; 2) living a difficult life in a stopped society; 3) a life of constant effort amid change; and 4) daily life adjusting to the new normal amid regret. The participants volunteered to be secluded to adapt to their changed daily life in an isolated society, which led to depression. As time passed, they tried to adapt to their new daily lives by communicating untactfully to shorten their physical distance. Conclusion: This study suggests that it is necessary to understand socially vulnerable classes in national disaster situations and the need for various policies to respond to social isolation. In the future, developing an intervention that allows older men living alone to actively adapt to a changing society and verify its effectiveness is necessary.