The effect of employment transitions on physical health among the elderly in South Korea: A longitudinal analysis of the Korean Retirement and Income Study

Lee, Juyeon; Kim, Myoung-Hee

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.04.002

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“…A Korean National Social Statistics Survey revealed that the proportion of respondents who supported the family responsibility norm of caring for their aged parents had reduced substantially from 89.9% in 1998 to 31.8% in 2014 . Third, although Korea ranks first in the employment of the 65‐and‐older age group in the OECD (males 42.1%, females 23.5%), these jobs are mostly self‐employment or nonpermanent positions, such as temporary or daily workers . In 2015, a survey of workers in Seoul determined that 37.1% of the older adults living in Seoul were working, of whom 85.4% were laborers such as security guards, working an average of 12.9 hours a day in a given month, earning approximately US $1083 per month…”

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“…42 Third, although Korea ranks first in the employment of the 65-and-older age group in the OECD (males 42.1%, females 23.5%), these jobs are mostly self-employment or nonpermanent positions, such as temporary or daily workers. 43 In 2015, a survey of workers in Seoul determined that 37.1% of the older adults living in Seoul were working, of whom 85.4% were laborers such as security guards, working an average of 12.9 hours a day in a given month, earning approximately US $1083 per month. 7 A potential explanation for the high suicide risk observed in poorer older adults is unmet healthcare needs arising from economic hardship.…”

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Poverty and suicide risk in older adults: A retrospective longitudinal cohort study

Choi

Kim

Shin

et al. 2019

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Objectives The present study evaluated suicide risk within 1 year after discharge among older adults with stroke as a function of depression onset. Method We used the Korean National Health Insurance Service‐Senior cohort data and included first discharged patients with a stroke as the principal diagnosis. The comparison group was selected by a 1:2 case‐control propensity score matching for age, sex, Charlson comorbidity index, and diagnosis year between 2005 and 2012. Suicide deaths were measured by code for causes of death from Statistics Korea, and the main outcome was suicide death within 1 year following discharge. An adjusted hazard ratio (AHR) of suicidal risk was measured using a Cox proportional hazard model. Results In the total sample of 128 286 older adults (aged 63‐114 years), the higher suicidal risk was examined for stroke patients vs the comparison group (AHR = 1.4; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.1‐1.8). Stroke patients with depression had an increased suicide risk (AHR = 2.9; 95% CI, 1.8‐4.8) but only for poststroke depression (AHR = 4.1; 95% CI, 1.8‐9.5). Pre and poststroke depression suicidality (AHR = 4.8; 95% CI, 2.1‐11.1) was also higher when compared to stroke patients without depression. Conclusions Poststroke patients are at increased suicidal risk during 1 year following discharge. Furthermore, patients who were diagnosed with depression after a stroke are more likely to commit suicide than stroke patients without depression. This suggests a necessity for early suicide preventive intervention for stroke patients while considering depressive symptomology.

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Poverty and suicide risk in older adults: A retrospective longitudinal cohort study

Choi

Kim

Shin

et al. 2019

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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“…They are not paid salaries, but they are a group that engages in economic activities [ 21 ]. According to a recent study, elderly unpaid family workers experienced significantly greater odds of reporting subjectively poor physical health [ 22 ].…”

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Economic Activity and Health Conditions in Adults Aged 65 Years and Older: Findings of the Korean National Longitudinal Study on Aging

Kim

Yoon

2017

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The population is aging because lifespans have continued to increase due to developments in modern medical science. The economic activity and health of the elderly are very important factors with reference to the problems of the aged. This cross-sectional study examined the association between the economic activity and health of the elderly. Subjects included 4226 elderly aged over 65 years among the adults who participated in the Fifth Korean National Longitudinal Study on Aging (KLoSA). Basic analysis, cross-analysis, binary logistic regression analysis, and multiple regression analysis were performed to fulfill each research purpose. Male subjects were influenced more by the factors that affect the subjective health of the elderly than females were. Further, subjective health influenced economic activity more than socio-demographic characteristics and health behavior did. Specifically, among the male subjects, the health condition of salaried, self-employed, and unpaid family workers was better as compared to recipients of national health insurance and private health insurance, and unemployed subjects. Preparing for a super-aged society is a worldwide issue. The elderly represent a social participation class that should not be neglected. Therefore, it is necessary to support health promotion policies and increase institutional improvement by reflecting the level of economic activity of the elderly.

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“…Female Korean retirees comprise a generation that had to construct their own career paths while facing a lack of understanding regarding women's employment due to the residue of patriarchal values; as such, they maintained their occupational status amidst social expectations and norms that differed from those for men, who were praised as work-oriented tendencies were equated with the responsibilities of the breadwinner [19]. Considering the particular cultural environment that Korean employed women faced, we are able to infer that the in uence of sociodemographic factors will be signi cant.…”

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The Association Between Mental Health, Chronic Disease, and Retired Status Among Korean Elderly: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Lee²,

Kim³

et al. 2020

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Background Retired status has strong associations with mental health factors and involves gender disparities. However, while retirement is known to affect the mental health of the elderly, large-scale studies examining the impact on mental health by gender are scarce.Methods This cross-sectional study examined the data of 1,664 participants aged over 65 years old who completed the economic status and mental health sections of the 6-7th Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (2013–2017). We adjusted for covariates (health behavior, sociodemographic factors) in regression analysis for complex sampling design to calculate regression coefficients and 95% confidence intervals of the link between retired status and mental health. We also assessed which covariates of chronic disease, health behavior, and sociodemographic factors weakened the correlation between retired status and mental health.Results Retired status in Korean populations has persisted to negatively impact the incidence of depressive symptoms and thoughts of suicide, even after adjusting for confounding variables. Regarding mental health, women were affected by retired status to a greater extent than men. Among covariates, health behaviors and sociodemographic factors were most affected by retired status. Women were more affected by household income, and men were more affected by drinking behaviors.Conclusions These results imply that chronic diseases and psychological factors should be managed delicately among the retired elderly, and that there may be gender differences in retirement adaptation.

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The effect of employment transitions on physical health among the elderly in South Korea: A longitudinal analysis of the Korean Retirement and Income Study

Cited by 44 publications

References 23 publications

Poverty and suicide risk in older adults: A retrospective longitudinal cohort study

Poverty and suicide risk in older adults: A retrospective longitudinal cohort study

Economic Activity and Health Conditions in Adults Aged 65 Years and Older: Findings of the Korean National Longitudinal Study on Aging

The Association Between Mental Health, Chronic Disease, and Retired Status Among Korean Elderly: A Cross-Sectional Study

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