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KMID : 1142620210130010041
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Korea Aging Friendly Industry Association
2021 Volume.13 No. 1 p.41 ~ p.48
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Differences in Social support, Self-care, and Social participation according to the Elderly
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Lee Kyeong-Joo
Yang Kyeong-OK
Kim Jeong-Ja
Oh Myeong-Hwa
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Abstract
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Objective : This study aims to find out if there are differences in social support, self-care, and social participation according to the elderly.
Methods : The subjects of this study were 200 men and women aged over 65 years who are living in G city. They were asked to answer a questionnaire on social support, self-care and social participation. A total of 200 copies of responses were used for this study. Reliability analysis was performed to see the consistency and stability of the measurement tools used in this study. Descriptive statistics were used for the general characteristics of the elderly, and an independent sample t-test was used to find the differences between the elderly.
Results : The results ware that the degree of social support, self-care, and social participation according to the elderly men and women all scored above the middle level. Social support was significantly different among men and women, and women were higher than men. In the sub-area, emotional support showed the highest score for both men and women, and evaluation support showed the lowest. Self-management and social participation did not show statistically significant differences according to the elderly.
Conclusion : To sum up the results above, social support, self-care and social participation vary depending on the gender of the elderly. Therefore, when applying a program to improve the quality of life of the elderly in the future, it is necessary to take into account the differences between men and women.
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KEYWORD
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The aged, Social support, Self-care, Social participation
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