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KMID : 0379220200400040691
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2020 Volume.40 No. 4 p.691 ~ p.706
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Living Arrangement and Health Behavior Profiles Among Midlife and Older Adults
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Kim Bon
Oh Seung-Eun
Min Joo-Hong
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Abstract
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This study aims to explore health behavior profiles and the association between the derived profiles and living arrangement among middle-aged and older adults. Using data from wave 6 (2016) of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging, latent profile analyses were applied to identify patterns of health behaviors and multinomial logistic regression models were conducted to predict profile membership using living arrangement (i.e., living alone, living with spouse only, living with family members) and sociodemographic characteristics.
A sample of 7,048 respondents aged 55 and older were included in the study. Results revealed that Korean middle-aged and older adults can be grouped into four health behavior profiles: “High health-compromising” (4%), “Moderate health-compromising” (28%), “Low health-compromising” (65%), and “High physical activity” (3%). Also, living arrangement showed significant profile differences. Compared to the respondents living alone, those living with spouse only were more likely to belong to low and moderate levels of health-compromising behavior profiles than the “High physicial activity profile”. Respondents living with family members were more likely to belong to the “High health-compromising profile” than the “High physical activity profile” compared to those living with spouse only. These findings indicate that living arrangement needs to be taken into consideration when developing health promoting programs and supports. Moreover, policy interventions suiting the needs of various sociodemographic subgroups are recommended.
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KEYWORD
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living alone, health behavior, latent profile analysis, mid and late life
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