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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2019.20.12.314

A Study on the Senior Quality of Life Factors  

Choi, Hyang-Suk (Public Health Administration, Baekseok culture University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.20, no.12, 2019 , pp. 314-321 More about this Journal
Abstract
Based on data obtained from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) conducted by Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (KCDC), this study analyzed the relationship between existence of the spouse, number of family members, and disease afflictions of the Korean elderly, and factors affecting their quality of life. The collected data were analyzed by Chi-square test, t-test and One-way Anova, using the SPSS / WIN 25. Our comparative analysis on the health status and quality of life revealed that individuals in the singles group had significantly more diseases than the married group. The singles group considered their health was subjectively poor, whereas the quality of life of the married group was higher. Analyzing the characteristics of chronic disease and activity restriction showed significantly higher prevalence of several diseases in the singles group. Besides, the singles group revealed significantly higher limitations of activity. Taken together, our results reveal a difference in the health status, quality of life, and the presence of chronic diseases in accordance to existence of the spouse, indicating that having a spouse increases the level of health and quality of life of the elderly.
Keywords
Health of Elders; Quality of Life of Elderly; Number of Disease; Spouse Status; Subjective Health;
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