여성노인의 우울 영향요인: 빈곤집단과 비빈곤 집단간 차이 연구

초록

The purpose of the study was to examine the factors affecting depression of female older adults and compare the result between the poor and the non-poor subgroups; and to explore the characteristic differences presented upon different poverty lines applied. The data on 2,340 female adults of 60 years of age and over were drawn from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing(KLoSA). The analyses showed that regardless of the poverty line applied, the percentage of people with depression was significantly higher in the poor than in the non-poor. The logistic regression results showed that perceived health status had the most effect on depression. Among the poor, the factors identified to reduce the odds of being depressed were perceived health status, religion, spouse, and satisfaction with the relationship with child(ren); the frequency of contact with relatives and friends increased the odds. Among the non-poor, the factors reducing the odds were perceived health status, spouse, social participation, and satisfaction with the relationship with child(ren); number of chronic disease increased the odds of being depressed. These results were then discussed and the implications to apply differentiated strategies for the subgroups of the female elderly were suggested.

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