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KMID : 0123520230300030189
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Journal of muscle and joint health
2023 Volume.30 No. 3 p.189 ~ p.196
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Factors Affecting the Quality of Life of Female Seniors Living Alone: Using Data from the 2021 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
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Lee Ji-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study sought to identify factors affecting the health-related quality of life (HINT-8) of female seniors aged65 years or older living alone after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: Raw data from the eighth third year (2021) NationalHealth and Nutrition Examination Survey was used, and the total number of subjects was 379. Data analysis wasperformed using SPSS 22.0 program, employing complex sample frequency and percentages, t-tests, analyses ofvariance, and regression analyses, while a post-hoc test (Bonferroni correction) was performed to determine differencesin health-related quality of life.
Results: The results of the study showed that the study subjects' health-related qualityof life differed significantly depending on activity restrictions, number of walking days, age at menopause, perceivedstress, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and subjective health. Most of the influencing factors were emotionalfactors such as perceived stress level, generalized anxiety disorder, and subjective health status carrying an explanatorypower of 46%.
Conclusion: The results of this study can be used as basic data to establish intervention strategies basedon factors that affect the health-related quality of life for female seniors living alone.
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KEYWORD
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Aged, Women, Quality of life, Research
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