A Study on Health Status of Elderly Women in Urban Area

Cho, Dong Sook

doi:10.4069/kjwhn.2006.12.1.61

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“…The perceived health status of older women living alone in this study was found to be 10.90, which was slightly higher than the median and was relatively positive. This result was different from that obtained by Cho (2006), who reported that 86.1% of the older adult in a certain community had a negative perception of their health status: Lower than 11.02, the median for the level of perceived health status of the older persons living with their family in the study conducted by Sok (2010).…”

Section: Levels Of Perceived Health Status Self-esteem Depression Acontrasting

confidence: 92%

Factors influencing the life satisfaction in the older Korean women living alone

Kim

Sok

2013

Contemporary Nurse

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Section: Levels Of Perceived Health Status Self-esteem Depression Acontrasting

confidence: 92%

Factors influencing the life satisfaction in the older Korean women living alone

Kim

Sok

2013

Contemporary Nurse

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“…There was also evidence from other countries suggesting that long term use of anti-inflammatory drugs including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and steroids, which are often used to treat diseases such as arthritis, lower the risk of AD ( 49 , 50 ). This association between the treatment history of arthritis and a lowered risk was also replicated in a study involving an urban population in Korea ( 7 ).…”

Section: Epidemiology Of Dementia In the Korean Elderlymentioning

confidence: 53%

“…Fewer studies are available regarding the risk factors of VaD as compared to those of AD. Following old age, hypertension has been considered the strongest risk factor ( 51 , 52 ), a finding which was replicated in a Korean study ( 7 ). Some investigators have suggested other risk factors such as lower level of education, depression, smoking, past history of stroke, and being male, all of which were confirmed in studies carried out in Korea ( 3 , 8 , 13 , 19 ).…”

Section: Epidemiology Of Dementia In the Korean Elderlymentioning

confidence: 83%

“…Other miscellaneous risk factors reported in Korean studies were smoking ( 7 ), a history of carbon monoxide poisoning ( 8 ), higher scores in depression scales ( 18 , 19 ), lower weight ( 18 ), and having no spouse ( 19 ). Further, regular exercise at moderate to high intensity and drinking less than 3 units of alcohol per day were suggested as protective factors for AD ( 19 ).…”

Section: Epidemiology Of Dementia In the Korean Elderlymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Prevalence of the Major Mental Disorders among the Korean Elderly

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With a rapidly aging society, geriatric mental health is emerging as important public health concern. Despite the short history of psychiatric epidemiology in Korea, recently, epidemiologic data regarding geriatric psychiatric problems has started to accumulate. In the current study, we reviewed epidemiological findings regarding geriatric mental health in Korea. It was found that up to 10% of the elderly suffer from dementia, and 10% to 20% from depressive disorder. Further, prevalence estimates of Alzheimer's disease ranged from 4.2% to 9.0%, and vascular dementia from 1.0% to 4.8%. Annual incidence rates for Alzheimer's were 2.7% to 3.4% whereas that for vascular dementia was found to be as low as 0.3%. The prevalence of major depressive disorder was 4.2% to 9.1%, while that of clinically significant depressive symptom was between 9.1% and 33.0%. Finally, those with alcohol use disorders were found to comprise up to 13.6% of elderly population and additionally, 22% to 58% of the elderly were found to have sleep difficulties. Thus major mental disorders are already prevalent among the Korean elderly and are likely to increase rapidly.

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“…As there are few studies that focused solely on the perceived health status of older people living with family and older people living alone, it is impossible to compare the details related to perceived health status. According to a number of studies on the older people population (Cho 2006), however, 86.1% of the older people living alone in a certain community reported that their perceived health status was poor. Park et al.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%