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KMID : 1001320140410010123
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Social Welfare Policy
2014 Volume.41 No. 1 p.123 ~ p.142
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Understanding Self-Neglect by Older-Old Adults Living Alone in Korea
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Lee Min-Hong
Park Mi-Eun
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to identify the level of self-neglect and risk factors for self-neglect among older-old adults living alone in community so that evidence-based policies for social welfare would be suggested to intervene or prevent self-neglect. Data of face-to-face interviews with 672 older-old adults(+75) living alone older adults were drawn from a survey of 「the living conditions of older adults living alone in Busan Metropolitan」 City conducted in 2012 by the Busan Welfare Development Institute. Descriptive statistics were conducted to show the degrees of self-neglect and risk factors for self-neglect, and multiple regression analyses were used to identify significant risk factors for self-neglect. The results revealed 21.96% of the older-old adults living alone experienced, at least, one form of behaviors of elder self-neglect. Consistent with previous research, higher levels of economic hardship(β=.194, p<.001) and depressive symptoms(β=.309, p<.001) were significantly related with higher degree of self-neglect. Inconsistent with previous studies, the number of chronic diseases(β=-.120, p<.01) diagnosed at hospitals was negatively associated with the degree of self-neglect. Based on the results of this study, several policies for social welfare were discussed to intervene and prevent self-neglect among older-old adults living alone in South Korea
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KEYWORD
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Older-old adults living alone, self-neglect, elder abuse, risk factor, aging problems
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