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KMID : 0387320230330010075
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Korean Journal of Health Policy and Administration
2023 Volume.33 No. 1 p.75 ~ p.84
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Factors Effecting Social Discrimination Experience in the Early and Late Older on Depression: Focusing on the Comparison between City and Rural Areas
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Yang Se-Jeong
Lee Hyun-Sook
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Abstract
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Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting social discrimination experience on depression in theearly and late elderly by region.
Methods: This study used data from the National Survey of Older Koreans 2020. The subject of the study was the elderly aged 65or older, and it was analyzed as those who responded. In order to analyze the effect of social discrimination experiences ondepression, it was analyzed through binary logistic regression analysis.
Results: The results of this study showed that the elderly who experienced social discrimination had a significant effect ondepression. In addition, when four groups experienced social discrimination when using restaurants or coffee shops, depression wascommonly affected. In addition, when both city and rural areas experience social discrimination when using sales facilities in socialdiscrimination in the elderly, city areas are 2.21 times more likely to experience depression and 3.52 times more likely to experiencedepression in rural areas. The late elderly are more likely to experience 3.04 times more likely to experience social discriminationwhen using restaurants or coffee shops in city areas, and 3.03 times more likely to experience depression when experiencing socialdiscrimination to make major decisions in the family in rural areas.
Conclusion: In conclusion, it is necessary to prepare alternatives to prevent depression and improve mental health suitable for thecharacteristics of age and residential area. In addition, it suggests that personal and social efforts are needed to solve the problemof social discrimination in order to reduce depression in the elderly.
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KEYWORD
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The elder and late older, City and rural residence, Social discrimination, Depression
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