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KMID : 1148620220270010104
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간호와 보건연구
2022 Volume.27 No. 1 p.104 ~ p.112
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Gender Differences in the Social Function of Healthy Aging among Older Koreans
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Jung Su-Jung
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to identify gender differences in the social function of healthy aging among older South Koreans.
Methods: This study applied a cross-sectional design using secondary data (Survey on the Welfare and Living Conditions of the Elderly in Seoul, 2018), and 3,034 older adults (men=1,420; women=1,614) were sampled. I used multiple regression analysis to identify the factors related to the social function of healthy aging by gender.
Results: The study’s findings indicated that women tended to have a poorer socioeconomic and health-related status than men. In addition, women were frailer than men in social health. Moreover, there were significant gender differences in physical and mental health-related functions, in which women fared worse than men. As for the gender-related factors of healthy aging, there was a relationship between the lifestyle factors (frequency of drinking and exercise) and the social function of healthy aging among women.
Conclusion: Results of this study revealed the importance of evaluating the social function of healthy aging among older adults by gender to develop appropriate interventions.
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KEYWORD
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Aged, Healthy aging, Social participation, Gender differences
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