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KMID : 1040220150070010049
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Health and Welfare for Elderly
2015 Volume.7 No. 1 p.49 ~ p.67
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A Study on the Mental Health of Elderly Users of Senior Welfare Fac
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Park Seon-Tae
Kim Mi-Won
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to examine the mental health of elderly users of senior welfare facilities in consideration of the type of welfare facilities. The subjects in this study were elderly people who used senior welfare centers or Hall for the Elderly in the city of Daegu. The major findings of the study were as follows: First, as to the level of depression by the type of elderly welfare leisure facilities, the elderly users of Hall for the Elderly were more depressed than the ones of senior welfare center. Second, concerning psychological wellbeing by the type of senior welfare facilities, the score of psychological wellbeing of the users of the senior Welfare center was higher than the ones of the hall for the elderly. Third, in relation to overall life satisfaction by the type of elderly welfare leisure facilities, those who used the senior Welfare center were more gratified with their lives than the others.
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KEYWORD
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Mental Health, Elderly Users of Senior Welfare Facilities
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