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Predictors of life satisfaction among older men living alone: Analysis of the 2020 National Survey of Older Koreans: A cross-sectional study.
- Source :
- Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing; Aug2024, Vol. 26 Issue 3, p278-287, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Purpose: Despite a rapid increase in older men living alone, relatively little is known about their life satisfaction and related factors. Based on Levine's conservation model, this study aimed to explore predictors of life satisfaction among older men living alone in South Korea. Methods: Using logistic regression, a cross-sectional secondary data analysis was conducted among aged men living alone (N=548) from the 2020 National Survey of Older Koreans. Results: The factors associated with a risk of lower life satisfaction in older men living alone were income lower than the standard median income, unemployment, living in rural areas, moderate-high nutritional risk, declined sensory function, depression, and social isolation. Conclusion: To enhance the life satisfaction of older men living alone, customized interventions are required, including comprehensive health assessment with a holistic perspective. Addressing economic stability alongside prevention and multidimensional interventions is needed to mitigate nutritional risks, sensory function decline, depression, and social isolation. Healthcare providers and policymakers in local communities should understand the sociocultural characteristics of older Korean men living alone and provide well-suited formal and informal support programs to address these needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MENTAL depression risk factors
RISK assessment
CROSS-sectional method
SELF-evaluation
SATISFACTION
INDEPENDENT living
BODY mass index
MENTAL health
MALNUTRITION
PREDICTION models
NURSING models
QUESTIONNAIRES
NUTRITIONAL assessment
MULTIPLE regression analysis
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
UNEMPLOYMENT
LONELINESS
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
KOREANS
SOCIAL integration
ODDS ratio
NUTRITIONAL status
GERIATRIC assessment
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
COMPARATIVE studies
SENILE dementia
DATA analysis software
CONFIDENCE intervals
OBESITY
ACTIVITIES of daily living
PERFECTIONISM (Personality trait)
POVERTY
SOCIAL isolation
DISEASE risk factors
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
OLD age
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23841877
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 179776300
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.17079/jkgn.2024.00388