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KMID : 0379320030280020071
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Korean Journal of Rural Medicine
2003 Volume.28 No. 2 p.71 ~ p.85
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Factors Related to the Subject ive Well- being and Depression Symptoms among Elder ly in Rural Areas
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Cho Kwang-Hee
Jeong Yong-Jun
Cho Young-Chae
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Abstract
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Objectives : The present study was directed at revealing the influence of various life styles on the subjective well-being and depressive states, and their related factors among the elderly.
Methods : The interviews were given to 454 elderly people aged over 65 (197 male and 257 female) in rural areas of Chungnam Province during the 3-month period from July 1st to Sep. 30th, 2002. The interview contents for the elderly included social demographic characteristics, activities of daily living(ADL) whether independent of others or not, subjective well-being, Zung ’s self- rating depression scale(SDS), etc.
Results : The male elderly showed significantly higher scores in subjective well-being than the female, and with regard to Zung ’s depression scores, they were significantly higher in the female than the male elderly. Based on the correlation between scores of subjective well-being and its related factors, there was a significant, positive correlation in both sexes with whether or not participation in the social gatherings and the degree of satisfaction with subjective health status. The factors shown to be negatively correlated with depression scores in both sexes were whether or not participation in the social gatherings, the degree of satisfaction with the subjective health status, economic conditions, and ADL scores. The factors influencing on the subjective well-being included depressive states, eating habits, dwelling states, ADL scores, and physical activity. Those influencing on the depressive states were the degree of satisfaction with the subjective health status, physical activity, sexes, smoking, ADL scores, economic conditions, eating habits and whether or not participation in the social gatherings.
Conclusions : Consequently, the subjective well-being as well as physical activity and economic conditions were shown to be the important factors for the healthy elderly life.
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KEYWORD
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Subjective well-being, Depressive states, Elderly people
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