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KMID : 0379220210410060981
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2021 Volume.41 No. 6 p.981 ~ p.996
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COVID-19 pandemic & Depressive symptom of Elderly: Comparison before & after COVID-19 pandemic
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Kim Young-Bum
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Abstract
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This study examined the difference in the level of depressive symptoms of elderly & in the relationship between social contact & depression before & after COVID-19. The data was drawn from the panel survey on the elderly in Chuncheon. The number of sample was 1,127 & robust regression analysis & fixed effect model analysis were performed. The main results were as follows. First, Depressive symptom scores worsened statistically significant after the spread of COVID-19 among the elderly in older age, living alone, & the elderly in rural districts. Second, it seemed that the level of depressive symptom increased as a result of negative changes in demographic & social factors, such as decrease in social contacts & negative changes in health status during the course of the spread of COVID-19.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19, Elderly, Depressive symptom, Social contact, Fixed effect model
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