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KMID : 1041720150270010025
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Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
2015 Volume.27 No. 1 p.25 ~ p.25
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Factors associated with health-related quality of life in Korean older workers
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Hong Su-Jin
Jeong Ha-Rin
Heo Yun-Jeong
Chun Ho-Sun
Park Jong-Tae
Kim Dae-Seong
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Abstract
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Objectives: The prevalence of aged individuals in the Korean workforce continues to increase. This research determined the health and working conditions of Korean older wage workers and confirmed the effects of factors on the health-related quality of life of Korean older workers.
Methods: Of the 25,534 persons surveyed in the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1368 older (>55 years of age) wage workers without missing variables were selected. Their general characteristics, health status (cardiovascular disease, musculoskeletal disease, and mental health), working conditions (type of occupation, employment status, full- or part-time work, weekly average working hours, and shift work), and health-related quality of life assessed by the EQ-5D questionnaire were examined.
Results: The mean values of the EQ-5D index of the male and female older workers were 0.956?±?0.087 and 0.917?±?0.124, respectively (p?
Conclusions: To eventually raise the quality of life of older workers through health maintenance and management, it is necessary to manage related factors that include of musculoskeletal pain and diseases, stress, diabetes, smoking, occupation, employment status, and working hours.
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KEYWORD
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Older workers, Health-related quality of life, EQ-5D, KNHANES
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