HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND MENTAL HEALTH OF ELDERLY BY OCCUPATIONAL STATUS

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KWAK YEUNHEE

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Journal: Iranian Journal of Public Health Year:2017 | Volume:46 | Issue:8 Page(s): 1028-1037

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HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND MENTAL HEALTH OF ELDERLY BY OCCUPATIONAL STATUS

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KWAK YEUNHEE | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

QUALITY OF LIFE

MENTAL HEALTH

EMPLOYMENT

AGED

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to identify the association between health-related QUALITY OF LIFE and MENTAL HEALTH byelderly Koreans’ occupational status.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study consisted of a secondary analysis of data from the Korea NationalHealth and Nutrition Examination Survey V-3 (2012). The sample comprised 1431 people AGED 65 yr and older.Results: Compared to participants employed, those not showed lower HRQOL. Occupational status significantlyaffected all of the EuroQoL-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D): mobility, self-care, usual activity, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Unemployed participants had more suicidal ideation. Among employed elderly persons, significant differenceswere found between manual and non-manual workers in the EQ-5D index and EQ-5D for mobility andpain/discomfort. Manual workers experienced more depression and suicidal ideation than did non-manual workers.Conclusion: The occupational status of elderly individuals accounts for differences in their QUALITY OF LIFE and mentalhealth status. Therefore, additional jobs should be created for the elderly in order to improve their QUALITY OF LIFE andmental health.

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KWAK, YEUNHEE. (2017). HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND MENTAL HEALTH OF ELDERLY BY OCCUPATIONAL STATUS. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 46(8), 1028-1037. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/274217/en

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KWAK YEUNHEE. HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND MENTAL HEALTH OF ELDERLY BY OCCUPATIONAL STATUS. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH[Internet]. 2017;46(8):1028-1037. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/274217/en

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YEUNHEE KWAK, “HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND MENTAL HEALTH OF ELDERLY BY OCCUPATIONAL STATUS,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 46, no. 8, pp. 1028–1037, 2017, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/274217/en

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