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KMID : 0379220110310020195
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2011 Volume.31 No. 2 p.195 ~ p.209
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Unmet Care Needs Among Community-dwelling Middle-aged and Older People in Korea
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Kim Soo-Jung
Park Yeon-Hwan
Kim Hong-Soo
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Abstract
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This study examined the prevalence of and factors associated with unmet care need among community-dwelling middle-aged and older people in Korea. Data were from the 2006 Korean Longitudinal Study on Ageing (KLoSA), a national survey of 10,254 non-institutionalized adults aged 45 or older. Having unmet care needs was defined as needing personal assistance with activities of daily living (ADL) or instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) but having no available helper.
Weighted logistic regressions were fitted to examine factors associated with unmet care needs. Overall, 7.3%, 14.5%, and 41.8% of subjects among the middle-aged, younger old, and older old, respectively, reported care needs of these, 34%, 33%,and 24% had unmet needs. Factors associated with unmet needs differed among the three groups: Education and income level were negatively associated with unmet needs among the middle-aged, but living alone was the only factor positively associated with unmet needs in both the younger and older old. The prevalence of and factors associated with unmet care needs differ by life-stage. Needed are home- and community-based care and services to meet the need for personal assistance among the elderly living alone in a community.
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KEYWORD
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Unmet Needs, Life Stages, Community, Middle-aged and Older People
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