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KMID : 1141620200320010053
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Health & Nursing
2020 Volume.32 No. 1 p.53 ~ p.65
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Impact of Health Behavior and Housing Environment on Aging Life Satisfaction in Korean Elderly Women with Arthritis: Using the 2017 National Survey of Older Koreans
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Jeon Hae-Ok
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Abstract
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IPurpose: The purpose of this research is to investigate impacts of the health behavior and housing environment on aging life satisfaction in Korean elderly women with arthritis.
Methods: The data of this research were derived from the 2017 National Survey of Older Koreans, conducted from June 12 to August 28, 2017 by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family and Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. A total of 2,668 elderly women who were diagnosed by doctors with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, which are chronic arthritis, were analyzed. Statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS 25.0 program.
Results: The study result showed that variables related to the health behavior and housing environment showed high explanatory power in satisfaction with health status among the satisfaction with old life. The number of diagnosed chronic diseases, high nutritional risk, and satisfaction with the overall residential environment were found to have an important effect on overall aging life satisfaction in Korean elderly women with arthritis.
Conclusion: In order to improve the life satisfaction of elderly women with arthritis, the health behavior management including nutrition and weight management and the improvement of the housing environment will be helpful.
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KEYWORD
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Arthritis, Health Behavior, Housing, Personal Satisfaction, Women
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