Purpose
The objective of this study was to ascertain the level of life satisfaction among baby boomers in South Korea, as well as the factors that influence it.
Methods
We conducted a secondary analysis and descriptive research using data from the 2020 Korea National Survey of Elderly. From a total of 10,097 individuals, we analyzed the responses of 605 who provided feedback on life satisfaction, applying sample weights for accuracy. Data analysis was performed using hierarchical multiple regression in the SPSS/WIN 23.0 program.
Results
The study's participants comprised 61.8% women, 80.2% individuals with a living spouse, and 54.8% high school graduates, and the participants had an average subjective health status score of 3.77 points. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed several significant factors impacting life satisfaction. These included the presence or absence of a spouse (p<.001), education level (p<.001), subjective health status (p<.001), experience of suicidal thoughts after the age of 60 (p=.004), and use of a smartphone or tablet (p=.037), degree of social respect (p<.001) and the degree of preparation for death (p=.001). The overall explanatory power for life satisfaction was 57.5%.
Conclusion
The life satisfaction of baby boomers did not differ greatly from that of previous generations of older adults. A future longitudinal study should observe changes in older adults' life satisfaction. Additionally, it is important to explore variations in life satisfaction across different age groups, especially given the increasing longevity of older adults.

Citations

• Deficits in facial emotion recognition and cognitive function among baby boomers
  Hyunsan Cho, Hee-Jin Park, Yoon Hee Park, Intae Hwang, Hyo Jin Kang
  Acta Psychologica.2025; 253: 104738.     CrossRef
• Purposes of Internet Use and Its Impacts on Physical and Psychological Health of Korean Older Adults
  Gyeong-Suk Jeon, Kyungwon Choi
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PURPOSE
Standardized patient-based simulation is known to be a useful tool in the training of nursing students; however, few studies have examined the use of this method in oncology nursing education. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of an oncology nursing simulation program that used standardized patients on knowledge, nursing performance ability, and satisfaction among nursing students.
METHODS
This study used a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The experimental group (n=25) participated in an 8-hour oncology nursing simulation program that consisted of a lecture (2 hours) and a four-session simulation program(6 hours). The control group (n=29) received case-based learning (6 hours) and a lecture (2 hours). Knowledge level was assessed with a 33-item knowledge assessment multiple-choice questionnaire. Nursing performance ability was assessed with a nursing performance ability checklist. Educational satisfaction was evaluated using the 12-item Course Satisfaction Evaluation tool. Data were collected from June to July of 2012 and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and repeated measures analysis of variance.
RESULTS
The experimental group showed significantly higher nursing performance ability and satisfaction compared with the control group. Knowledge of oncology nursing increased in both the experimental and control groups.
CONCLUSION
An oncology nursing simulation program was more effective than case-based learning in improving nursing student performance and was found to produce high satisfaction.

Citations

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  Matthew Jackson, Lauren McTier, Laura A. Brooks, Rochelle Wynne
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• The Effect of Two Different Simulation Modalities in Palliative Care Teaching on Nursing Students' Knowledge, Satisfaction, Self-confidence, and Skills
  Abdallah Alwawi, Bahar İnkaya
  CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing.2023; 41(4): 246.     CrossRef
• The Quality of Care Delivered in a Simulation Center
  Mary Beth R. Maguire, Anne White, Austin Brown
  Nurse Educator.2023; 48(1): 29.     CrossRef
• The Effects of a Simulation-Based Experience with Standardized Participants on Learning and Clinical Decision-Making Related to Nursing Management of Oncologic Emergencies
  Sherry A. Burrell, Jennifer Gunberg Ross, Christine Byrne, MaryAnn Heverly
  Journal of Cancer Education.2023; 38(3): 870.     CrossRef
• Standardized Patient Simulation in an Oncology Symptom Management Seminar-Style Course: Prelicensure Nursing Student Outcomes
  Sherry A. Burrell, Jennifer Gunberg Ross, Christine D’Annunzio, MaryAnn Heverly
  Journal of Cancer Education.2023; 38(1): 185.     CrossRef
• Practices On Safe-Handling of Cytotoxic Drugs Among Oncology Nurses in Two Public Sector Hospitals
  Naila Khalid, Sarfraz Masih, Muhammad Afzal
  Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences.2022; : 131.     CrossRef
• Educational methods used in cancer training for health sciences students: An integrative review
  Marta Domingo-Osle, Virginia La Rosa-Salas, Leire Ambrosio, Nerea Elizondo-Rodriguez, Cristina Garcia-Vivar
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• Mixed-method study on the satisfaction of a high-fidelity simulation program in a sample of nursing-degree students
  María José Cabañero-Martínez, Sofía García-Sanjuán, Silvia Escribano, Manuel Fernández-Alcántara, José Ramón Martínez-Riera, Rocio Juliá-Sanchís
  Nurse Education Today.2021; 100: 104858.     CrossRef
• Contemporary Integrative Review in Simulation-Based Learning in Nursing
  Vasuki Rajaguru, Jungmin Park
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2021; 18(2): 726.     CrossRef
• Development and Effects of Leukemia Nursing Simulation Based on Clinical Reasoning
  Aeri Jang, Miok Song, Suhyun Kim
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2021; 18(8): 4190.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to examine the effects of a group reminiscence program on self-forgiveness, life satisfaction, and death anxiety among Korean older adults in nursing homes.
METHODS
This study was undertaken in two nursing homes in Korea using a nonequivalent control group with a pretest-posttest design. The subjects were 47 older adults aged 69 to 91 years. The experimental group underwent the group reminiscence program for eight weeks. All participants' self-forgiveness, life satisfaction, and death anxiety levels were measured using the State Self-Forgiveness Scale-Korea (SSFS-K), the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), and the Death Anxiety Scale (DAS), respectively, before and after the eight-week intervention.
RESULTS
After the group reminiscence program, life satisfaction (t=3.23, p=.003) and death anxiety (t=2.49, p=.018) levels of the experimental group improved significantly compared to those of the control group. There was no statistically significant difference in self-forgiveness between the experimental and control groups.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study suggest that use of the group reminiscence program can be considered an effective intervention, with a positive impact on life satisfaction and death anxiety of Korean older adults in nursing homes.

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• A Network Meta-Analysis of Different Psychological Therapies for Death Anxiety in Older Adults
  Jinhong Lu, Youzhuan Yang, Hongchao Ma
  OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
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  A. Vismaya, Aswathy Gopi, John Romate, Eslavath Rajkumar
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  Abdallah Abu Khait, Austin Menger, Hanan Al-Modallal, Asem Abdalrahim, Theodora Moldovan, Shaher H. Hamaideh
  Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.2024; 30(3): 646.     CrossRef
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  Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan, Mozhgan Jokar, Omid Soufi, Hamed Delam
  Journal of Substance Use.2022; 27(5): 528.     CrossRef
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  Sunghee Cho, Ok-Hee Cho
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  Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan, Zohreh Faramarzian, Omid Soufi, Hamed Delam
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  Yuxuan Yang, Leah Graf, Madisyn Longdin, Abdallah Abu Khait, Juliette Shellman
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  Javier López, Maria Inés Serrano, Isabel Giménez, Cristina Noriega
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PURPOSE
This study utilized secondary data and investigated the factors associated with life satisfaction by living arrangements among community-dwelling adults aged 65 years or older in Korea.
METHODS
A total of 2,134 participants were selected from the 2014 Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA). Univariable and multivariable logistic regression were used for data analysis.
RESULTS
The significant factors associated with life satisfaction in older adults living with others were education level (odds ratio [OR] 1.73, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.41~2.11), place of residence in medium-size city (OR 1.57, 95% CI 1.25~1.97), place of residence in rural town(OR 1.52, 95% CI 1.19~1.95), depression (OR 2.99, 95% CI 2.43~3.68), frequency of contact with neighbors (OR 1.39, 95% CI 1.10~1.76), and social participation (OR 1.48, 95% CI 1.14~1.93). In contrast, factors associated with life satisfaction among older adults living alone were education level (OR 1.93, 95% CI 1.15~3.24) and depression (OR 2.49, 95% CI 1.48~4.19).
CONCLUSION
These findings indicated that nursing interventions for improving life satisfaction among older adults should take into account their specific living arrangements.

Citations

• Predictors of life satisfaction among older men living alone: Analysis of the 2020 National Survey of Older Koreans: A cross-sectional study
  Young-Ran Hwang, Gwi-Ryung Son Hong
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• Changes in life satisfaction among middle-aged adults living alone over a 12-year span
  Jaehee Yoon, Jeewuan Kim, Joohyun Chung, Heesook Son, Christiane Schwieren
  PLOS ONE.2023; 18(12): e0295895.     CrossRef
• Factors Related to the Life Satisfaction of Elderly Baby Boomers: An Analysis of the 2020 Korean National Survey of Elderly
  Soo-Ji Jin, Yeon-Hwan Park
  Korean Journal of Adult Nursing.2023; 35(2): 184.     CrossRef
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  Ha Na Jeong, Sun Ju Chang
  Research in Gerontological Nursing.2023; 16(6): 291.     CrossRef
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  Yang Yu-ting, Yao Miao, Yang Yong-wei, Ye Qiong, Lin Ting
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  YuMi Yi, Yeon-Hwan Park, Gianni Virgili
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  Yoonhee Choi, Eunjung Hwang
  International Review of Public Administration.2022; 27(4): 325.     CrossRef
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  Yaling Luo, Xiling Wu, Liao Liao, Hongmei Zou, Lulu Zhang
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.2022; 19(8): 4658.     CrossRef
• A Structural Model of Life Satisfaction for Middle Aged or Older People Living Alone
  Kyung Sook Kim, Miok Kim
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  Seojin Won, Hyemee Kim
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PURPOSE
This study was to develop and evaluate the clinical utility of the breast and ovarian cancer genetic counselling program specific for 20 Korean women(KBOCGP).
METHODS
The KBOCGP was developed using three types of approaches: an ethnography among Korean women who underwent BRCA1/2 test, designing and implementing one week clinical genetic educational course for clinical cancer nurses, educational observation visits to three American cancer genetic counselling programs. And then pre-experimental design was implicated to evaluate the change of the women's knowledge about the hereditary breast and ovarian cancer and the level of the satisfaction with genetic counselling.
RESULTS
The mean score of the knowledge has significantly increased from 7.45 +/- 3.86 to 11.55 +/- 2.21(t = 5.63, p < .001). The level of the satisfaction with the counselling was very high (27.47 +/- 1.35). Because most of the subjects have young kids, they showed strong concerns about their kids' getting cancer.
CONCLUSION
This new KBOCGP is the satisfactory program for the education and communication of the genetic information to the Korean women with HBOC. But it is needed more to strengthen the cultural sensitivity especially to Korean family relationships. Authors recommend that this program be provided by other nurses who are counselling women at high risk of breast cancer.