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A Study of Safety Awareness and Safety Behaviors of Personal Assistant for the Visually Impaired

시각장애인 활동지원사의 안전의식과 안전행동에 대한 연구

윤기봉1, 오윤진2*

Kibong Yun1, Yunjin Oh2*

1Research Scientist, Department of Social Welfare, Namseoul University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
2Professor, Department of Social Welfare, Sejong Cyber University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
31 March 2022. pp. 173-181
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the safety awareness and safety behaviors of personal assistant for visual impairments. Method: This study was targeted at 263 personal assistant for blind people from May to June 2021. Research subjects who wished to participate in the study expressed their intention to participate through the recruitment documents and gave written consent before participating in the study. Result: First, the safety awareness and safety behavior were high among the personal assistants who had practical fire extinguisher practice experience and education on how to act in a disaster situation. In addition, when the emergency rescue method was educated, the life safety awareness and fire safety awareness were high, but there was no difference in the awareness of disaster safety, and the safety behavior was higher. Third, the higher the life safety awareness, fire safety awareness, and disaster safety awareness of personal assistant for the visually impaired, the higher the safety behavior. Conclusion: This study revealed that it is important to provide appropriate safety education to personal assistant and implement a program to raise safety awareness so that the visually impaired can live a safer life.
Keywords
Personal Assistant for the Visually Impaired
Safety
Safety Awareness
Safety Behaviors
Safety Education
연구목적: 활동지원사의 안전의식과 안전행동은 시각장애인의 안전에 영향을 미칠 수 있기 때문에, 본 연구에서는 시각장애인 활동지원사들이 갖고 있는 안전의식과 안전행동에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법: 본 연구는 2021년 5월 ~ 6월까지 서울의 활동지원서비스를 제공하는 수행기관 9곳의 모집문건을 통해 참여의사를 밝히고 서면동의를 한 시각장애인 활동지원사 263명을 대상으로 하였으며, 결과 분석을 위해 차이검증, 상관분석, 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과: 첫째, 소화기 실제 연습경험이 있고 재난상황의 행동요령에 대한 교육을 받은 활동지원사들이 안전의식과 안전행동이 높았다. 또한 응급구조법을 교육받은 경우 활동지원사의 생활안전의식과 소방안전의식이 높았으나 재난안전의식에서는 차이가 없었으며, 안전행동은 더 높게 나타났다. 둘째, 모든 안전의식은 안전행동과 높은 관련성을 보였다. 셋째, 시각장애인 활동지원사의 생활안전의식, 소방안전의식, 재난안전의식이 높을수록 안전행동이 높았다. 결론: 본 연구는 시각장애인이 보다 안전한 삶을 살 수 있도록 활동지원사에게 적절한 안전교육을 제공하고 안전의식을 고취시킬 수 있는 프로그램을 실시하는 것이 중요함을 밝혔다.
키워드
시각장애인 활동지원사
안전
안전의식
안전행동
안전교육
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  • Publisher :The Korean Society of Disaster Information
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국재난정보학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국재난정보학회논문집
  • Volume : 18
  • No :1
  • Pages :173-181
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.15683/kosdi.2022.3.31.173
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