ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2017
Impact of Living Alone on Depressive Symptoms in Older Korean Widows.
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- Socioeconomic Classes among Oldest-Old Women in South Korea: A Latent Class Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The association of widowhood and living alone with depression among older adults in India.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Social Participation and Survival in Widowed Persons: Results of the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- A study on depression of the elderly with different sleep quality in pension institutions in Northeastern China.BMC geriatrics · 2020Article
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- Gender Differences in Geriatric Depressive Symptoms in Rural China: The Role of Physical Housing Environments and Living Arrangements.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Living Arrangement of Older Adults and its Effect on Five-Year Survival.Current health sciences journalArticle
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Abstract
We examined the relationship between living alone and the prevalence of depressive symptoms in older Korean widows and assessed the individual contributions of health, social ties, and socioeconomic factors to the development of depressive symptoms. The study was a secondary analysis using data from widows, 65 years of age and older, who participated in the Living Profiles of Older People Survey (LPOPS). A logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the contributions of health, social ties, and socioeconomic factors to the development of depressive symptoms. Working status and equivalent household income were significantly associated with depressive symptoms in both those living with others and those living alone. Adjustment for health status and social ties did not change the impact of living alone on the prevalence of depressive symptoms. However, adjustment for equivalent household income eliminated the negative association between living alone and depressive symptoms. Our findings indicate that economic resources are more important than health and social ties for alleviating the negative impact of living alone on the development of depressive symptoms in older widows.
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