Changes in depression trends during and after the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in Korea
This study aimed to complement the previous studies conducted within a short period of time by examining the long-term trends in depression levels of older adults through a longitudinal study that includes the period following the onset of COVID-19. For analysis, this study used the data from the 12...
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| author | Kyu-Hyoung Jeong Ju Hyun Ryu Seoyoon Lee Sunghee Kim |
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| description | This study aimed to complement the previous studies conducted within a short period of time by examining the long-term trends in depression levels of older adults through a longitudinal study that includes the period following the onset of COVID-19. For analysis, this study used the data from the 12th (2017) through 16th (2021) Korea Welfare Panel Study, and 2,716 data of older adults 65 years and older were included. Variables included gender, age, equalized annual income (USD $), education background, residential area, living alone and disability status. As a result, two types of changes in depression were identified: the ‘rapidly rising’ type and the ‘steadily increasing’. We found that the lower the equalized annual income, women, the lower the education, living in urban and living alone showed a higher likelihood of belonging to the ‘rapidly rising’ type. The result suggests that those at risk of depression are at much higher risk during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also necessary to provide timely and effective guidelines to prevent depression in older adults when implementing policies in response to an outbreak of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1d5c826be22b4e69b80f2b394dccc6752024-02-13T08:07:34ZengCambridge University PressCambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health2054-42512024-01-011110.1017/gmh.2023.90Changes in depression trends during and after the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in KoreaKyu-Hyoung Jeong0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1126-9406Ju Hyun Ryu1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2566-4482Seoyoon Lee2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4013-7987Sunghee Kim3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2644-8466Department of Social Welfare, Semyung University, Jecheon, Republic of KoreaInterdisciplinary Graduate Program in Social Welfare Policy, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaInterdisciplinary Graduate Program in Social Welfare Policy, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaInterdisciplinary Graduate Program in Social Welfare Policy, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaThis study aimed to complement the previous studies conducted within a short period of time by examining the long-term trends in depression levels of older adults through a longitudinal study that includes the period following the onset of COVID-19. For analysis, this study used the data from the 12th (2017) through 16th (2021) Korea Welfare Panel Study, and 2,716 data of older adults 65 years and older were included. Variables included gender, age, equalized annual income (USD $), education background, residential area, living alone and disability status. As a result, two types of changes in depression were identified: the ‘rapidly rising’ type and the ‘steadily increasing’. We found that the lower the equalized annual income, women, the lower the education, living in urban and living alone showed a higher likelihood of belonging to the ‘rapidly rising’ type. The result suggests that those at risk of depression are at much higher risk during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also necessary to provide timely and effective guidelines to prevent depression in older adults when implementing policies in response to an outbreak of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425123000900/type/journal_articleagingCOVID-19depressionolder adultsGMM |
| spellingShingle | Kyu-Hyoung Jeong Ju Hyun Ryu Seoyoon Lee Sunghee Kim Changes in depression trends during and after the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in Korea Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health aging COVID-19 depression older adults GMM |
| title | Changes in depression trends during and after the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in Korea |
| title_full | Changes in depression trends during and after the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in Korea |
| title_fullStr | Changes in depression trends during and after the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in Korea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changes in depression trends during and after the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in Korea |
| title_short | Changes in depression trends during and after the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in Korea |
| title_sort | changes in depression trends during and after the covid 19 pandemic among older adults in korea |
| topic | aging COVID-19 depression older adults GMM |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425123000900/type/journal_article |
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