Social Activities and Health of Korean Elderly Women by Age Groups.

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    • Subject Terms:
      STATISTICAL correlation; SELF-evaluation; STATISTICAL models; HEALTH status indicators; WOMEN; RESEARCH funding; SECONDARY analysis; CENTER for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; AGE distribution; FAMILY relations; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHURCH buildings; LONGITUDINAL method; CHRONIC diseases; ODDS ratio; LEISURE; RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE studies; CONFIDENCE intervals; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; SOCIAL participation; REGRESSION analysis; MENTAL depression; EMPLOYMENT
    • Subject Terms:
      SOUTH Korea
    • Abstract:
      The objective of this study was to examine the extent to which the association between different types of social activities and multiple dimensions of health outcomes varies by age groups among Korean elderly. This study employed regression models with data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Social activities were associated with various dimensions of health status of adult women after adjusting for background variables. The association between social activities and health status does not show a great difference between adults of ages 45–64 and of those aged over 65 years. Compared to informal family relationships, involvement in social activities was positively associated with various health outcomes. While previous studies emphasized the importance of informal family relationships among the elderly, which increase with age, this study showed that social activities have a significant influence on the health of elderly females. This influence is equally significant for adults older than 65 years of age as well as 45- to 64-year-old adults. This finding suggests that social policy to get older females more involved in a wide array of social activities helps keep them in good health status. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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