Influence of socioeconomic status and family support on disability, depressive symptoms, and perceived poor health in older Korean adults
This purpose of this study is to identify factors associated with older Korean adults’ disability, depressive symptoms, and perceived poor health, with a focus on their socioeconomic status and family support. This is a secondary data analysis of the initial survey data from a home visiting center i...
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| description | This purpose of this study is to identify factors associated with older Korean adults’ disability, depressive symptoms, and perceived poor health, with a focus on their socioeconomic status and family support. This is a secondary data analysis of the initial survey data from a home visiting center in 2009. The data were analyzed using frequencies, percentages, and multivariate logistic regression. We observed significant differences in perceived health between men and women based on their socioeconomic status. Type of medical insurance was strongly associated with depressive symptoms among the men and women. Results also indicated that being unschooled was significantly related to perceived poor health among women. Family support also influenced their health status, particularly their depressive symptoms. This study suggests that interventions for reducing health inequalities should target older adults with Medicaid and have poor family support, taking a gender-specific approach. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c73b9c20487b4a88a8100cc7f47809812022-12-22T03:36:49ZengJMIR PublicationsAsian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal2373-66582017-05-0121293610.9741/23736658.1045Influence of socioeconomic status and family support on disability, depressive symptoms, and perceived poor health in older Korean adultsInsook Lee0Young Ko1Seoul National University, KoreaGachon University, KoreaThis purpose of this study is to identify factors associated with older Korean adults’ disability, depressive symptoms, and perceived poor health, with a focus on their socioeconomic status and family support. This is a secondary data analysis of the initial survey data from a home visiting center in 2009. The data were analyzed using frequencies, percentages, and multivariate logistic regression. We observed significant differences in perceived health between men and women based on their socioeconomic status. Type of medical insurance was strongly associated with depressive symptoms among the men and women. Results also indicated that being unschooled was significantly related to perceived poor health among women. Family support also influenced their health status, particularly their depressive symptoms. This study suggests that interventions for reducing health inequalities should target older adults with Medicaid and have poor family support, taking a gender-specific approach.http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/apin/vol2/iss1/4/agedsocioeconomic statushealth statusdisparitiessexfamily |
| spellingShingle | Insook Lee Young Ko Influence of socioeconomic status and family support on disability, depressive symptoms, and perceived poor health in older Korean adults Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal aged socioeconomic status health status disparities sex family |
| title | Influence of socioeconomic status and family support on disability, depressive symptoms, and perceived poor health in older Korean adults |
| title_full | Influence of socioeconomic status and family support on disability, depressive symptoms, and perceived poor health in older Korean adults |
| title_fullStr | Influence of socioeconomic status and family support on disability, depressive symptoms, and perceived poor health in older Korean adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of socioeconomic status and family support on disability, depressive symptoms, and perceived poor health in older Korean adults |
| title_short | Influence of socioeconomic status and family support on disability, depressive symptoms, and perceived poor health in older Korean adults |
| title_sort | influence of socioeconomic status and family support on disability depressive symptoms and perceived poor health in older korean adults |
| topic | aged socioeconomic status health status disparities sex family |
| url | http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/apin/vol2/iss1/4/ |
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