Abstract
The Neuro-Pychiatric Institute Interest Checklist (NPIIC) has been widely used and the Interest Checklist of Japanese Elderly Version (ICJEV) was established with the consideration of Japanese culture. However, an Interest Checklist of Korean Elderly Version (ICKEV) has yet to be established. Therefore, this study aimed at establishing the activities for the ICKEV. ICKEV was established based on the data from 101 healthy and elderly Koreans living in a metropolitan area through the preliminary version. As a result of the authorization of Mann-Whitney, the total score of the interest was no significant difference between men and women. Cronbach alpha coefficient for preliminary version was 0.82. The most popular activity items were Television followed by Traveling, Gathering, Singing, Religion etc. It was suggested that the items seemed to reflect participants' preference for Gourmet, Computer, Meditation, Asian playing cards and Yoga etc. because participants gave reasons for those items as health consciousness, social interactions, community, tradition, trend, family interaction and beliefs. The ICKEV reflected the interest of the Elderly Koreans and it was suggested that it be a useful tool.
