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http://dx.doi.org/10.22156/CS4SMB.2019.9.11.062

A Study on the Health-related Lifestyle and Quality of Life in Single Household based on KHP 2015 Data  

Jeon, Hyejin (Department of Nursing, Korea Nazarene University)
Yi, Hyeryeon (Department of Nursing, Korea Nazarene University)
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Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.9, no.11, 2019 , pp. 62-70 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is a descriptive correlation study that analyzes the correlation between health-related lifestyle and quality of life characteristics of single household. Variables were selected 1,220 surveys of single household from the Korea Health Panel 2015. The average age of single-person households in Korea was 68.19, with women accounting for 71.3% of the single-person households. One household due to each private sector accounted for 64.8%, while 42.3% responded to their subjective health status as "ordinary." Smokers accounted for 31.7% and drinkers 34.7%, with 55.3%t of the low-activity group making up the largest amount of physical activity. The quality of life score was $13.31{\pm}1.828$. There was a positive correlation between smoking, drinking, physical activity and quality of life. Based on this data, progress of physical activity improvement program in support of the diversity and social relations are needed, and individual psychological and emotional support of single household needs to be developed.
Keywords
Single Household; Smoking; Alcohol Drinking; Exercise; Life Style; Quality of Life;
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