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KMID : 0613620190390020192
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Health Social Welfare Review
2019 Volume.39 No. 2 p.192 ~ p.221
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A Study of Depression in the Elderly by Individual and Community Effects
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Kim Myoung-Il
Eo Yu-Gyeong
Kim Soon-Eun
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to identify individual and regional level factors that affect depression among the elderly. It also verified the interaction effect between the two levels. To obtain this, multilevel analysis was conducted on 1,987 elderly people aged 65 and over in 16 cities and provinces nationwide. The main results were as follows. First, as a result of the unconditional means model test, the depression of the elderly appeared differently according to the region, which made it reasonable to apply the multilevel analysis. Second, social resources of the elderly showed differences according to the region. Third, social resources such as, trust, social cohesion, and citizen participation among elderly have a significant effect on depression of the elderly. Finally, the interaction effects between social cohesion and community poverty rate, residential welfare facilities and health care resources on the depression were verified. Based on these results, the policy implications and practical intervention plans for improving mental health of the elderly were discussed.
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KEYWORD
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Depression, Social Resource, Elderly, Multi-Level Analysis
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