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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2022.20.5.777

Influence of spousal bereavement on frailty of the older adults in Korea  

Gu, Hye-Ja (Department of Nursing Science, Kyungsung University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.20, no.5, 2022 , pp. 777-788 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was attempted to investigate relationship between spousal bereavement and frailty in the Korean older adults using data from the 7th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey(KNHANES VII-3, 2018). The subjects were 1,609, complex sample frequency, descriptive statistics, cross and logistic regression analysis were performed using SPSS program. As a main result, frailty simultaneously adjusted for general, health behavior and disease characteristics did not show significant relationship between spousal bereavement, but frailty is significantly decreased 65~69, 70~74 years old, better of subjective health perception, no arthritis, significantly increased lower level of income. Finally personal, familiar and social efforts are required to manage the elderly who have lost their spouse.
Keywords
Korea national health and nutrition examination survey; Frailty; Aged; Spouse; Bereavement;
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