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Human Resources and Service Utilization of Older People Affected by Flood Disasters

  • Crisisonomy
  • Abbr : KRCEM
  • 2010, 6(4), pp.1-16
  • Publisher : Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Policy > Public Policy in general

Soondool Chung 1 김고은 2

1이화여자대학교
2광운대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

This study was intended to observe the human resources and service utilization of the elderly who affected by flood disaster and to find factors influencing resource utilization of them. A total of 204 elderly people aged 65 and over who were directly or indirectly damaged by flood disasters in Pyungchang, Inje, and Gangwon province of 2006 and in Goheung and Jeju island of 2007 were selected for the study. A survey research method was used to collect data. According to the study results, elderly people are more likely to use formal human resources than informal human resources. Although the elderly were utilized basic life supplies and medical care and medicine supplies, they would like to utilize more information for family safety, accurate information for the situation, and psychological stabilization in the future. The factors influencing informal human resource utilization were social support as a coping strategy, self-rated health status, income, period of residence. The factor influencing formal human resource utilization was avoidance as a coping strategy, income, living arrangement. For past service utilization, social support and avoidance as a coping strategy appeared as significant variables. For future service utilization, social support as a coping strategy and period of residence were found as significant variables. In conclusion, the characteristic of elderly people should be considered to take measures to provide services to the flood disaster victims.

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