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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2016

Influence of Social Engagement on Mortality in Korea: Analysis of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (2006-2012).

Jae-Hyun Kim, Sang Gyu Lee, Tae-Hyun Kim, Young Choi, Yunhwan Lee, Eun-Cheol Park

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Article in Journal of Korean medical science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Low Social Engagement and Risk of Death in Older Adults.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025
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  3. Diagnosis and Management of Cognitive Concerns in the Oldest-Old.Current treatment options in neurology · 2021
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  5. Social Participation of Older Adults: A Concept Analysis.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jae-Hyun KimDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.; Institute on Aging, Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3531-489X
Sang Gyu LeeInstitute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.; Department of Hospital Management, Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4847-2421
Tae-Hyun KimInstitute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.; Department of Hospital Management, Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-1053-8958
Young ChoiInstitute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.; Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8314-6130
Yunhwan LeeDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.; Institute on Aging, Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8484-4750
Eun-Cheol ParkInstitute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.; Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2306-5398
Yonsei University · KRAjou University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of social engagement and patterns of change in social engagement over time on mortality in a large population, aged 45 years or older. Data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging from 2006 and 2012 were assessed using longitudinal data analysis. We included 8,234 research subjects at baseline (2006). The primary analysis was based on Cox proportional hazards models to examine our hypothesis. The hazard ratio of all-cause mortality for the lowest level of social engagement was 1.841-times higher (P < 0.001) compared with the highest level of social engagement. Subgroup analysis results by gender showed a similar trend. A six-class linear solution fit the data best, and class 1 (the lowest level of social engagement class, 7.6% of the sample) was significantly related to the highest mortality (HR: 4.780, P < 0.001). Our results provide scientific insight on the effects of the specificity of the level of social engagement and changes in social engagement on all-cause mortality in current practice, which are important for all-cause mortality risk. Therefore, protection from all-cause mortality may depend on avoidance of constant low-levels of social engagement.

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AgingSocial SupportAgedAged, 80 and overAsian PeopleCause of DeathFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsRepublic of KoreaSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesMortalityNetworkSocial Engagement

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