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KMID : 0379220110310030479
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2011 Volume.31 No. 3 p.479 ~ p.487
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Factors Influencing Quality of Life in Elderly Diabetic Patients of Korea: Analysis from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2008
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Shin Jee-Won
Suh Soon-Rim
Kim Ji-Eun
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Abstract
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This study was a descriptive study to investigate factors affecting quality of life in the Korean elders with diabetes mellitus. A secondary data analysis was conducted using the data of “The Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2008.” The survey included 9774 adults aged over 64 years with diabetes mellitus and 226 samples were used for this study. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 12.0 program and descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlations,
and multiple regression analyses were performed. Correlation analysis showed that quality of life was associated with the amount of alcohol intake, the level of stress awareness, walking time, and suicidal thoughts. The amount of alcohol intake, the level of stress awareness, walking time, and suicidal thoughts accounted for 34.5% of quality of life. These findings suggest that nursing researchers need to consider age, suicidal thoughts, and drinking as important factors affecting
quality of life of Korean elders with diabetes mellitus and nursing intervention focusing on the issues needs to be developed.
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KEYWORD
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Quality of Life, Diabetes mellitus, Elder, The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
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