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KMID : 0387320210310040462
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Korean Journal of Health Policy and Administration
2021 Volume.31 No. 4 p.462 ~ p.471
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Association between Participation in Social Activities and Mortality
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Kim Young-Guen
Yang Jeong-Min
Kim Jae-Hyun
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Abstract
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Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the association between participation in social activities and mortality ratesfor those aged 45 aged and older in Korea.
Methods: In this study, the 1st to 6th Korea Longitude Study of Aging was used to analyze 10,217 people excluding missing valuesamong middle and old age groups aged 45 or older. The scope of social activities was classified into “religious gatherings,” “religiousgatherings,” “leisure/cultural/sports-related organizations,” and “clubs/hometowns/religious associations,” and analyzed using achi-square test and Cox proportional risk model.
Results: In the case of non-participating groups in religious activities, the mortality rate was 1.24 times higher (hazard ratio [HR],1.24; p=0.000) than those of the participating group. The non-participating group of social gatherings had a 1.27 times highermortality rate (HR, 1.27; p<0.0001) than the participating group. In addition, the mortality rate of non-participating groups relatedto leisure/cultural/sports was 1.79 times higher (HR, 1.79; p=0.000). The mortality rate of the group that did not participate in thealumni association/festival/folklore society was 1.51 times higher than that of the participating group (HR, 1.51; p<0.0001). As aresult of correcting the control variable to analyze the relationship between the number of participants in social activities and themortality rate, the mortality rate of the group participating in one or less social activities was 2.26 times higher (HR, 2.26; p<0.0001)compared to the four or more social activity participating groups, and the mortality rate of the 1?3 social activities was 1.64 timeshigher (HR, 1.64; p<0.0001).
Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was found that participation in social activities of the middle-aged and elderly groups waseffective in reducing mortality, and in particular, it was found that there was a strong relationship with mortality in less than onesocial activity group. Therefore, it is intended to provide an academic basis for lowering the mortality rate of the group in line withthe continuous improvement of domestic social activity participation conditions, and through this, this study can be expected toserve as a policy and institutional basis for lowering the mortality rate of the group.
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KEYWORD
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Aged, Middle aged, Mortality, Social participation
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