@article{ref1,
title="Health Behaviors and Lifestyle Patterns of Elderly Living Alone in Korea",
journal="Korean journal of family practice",
year="2019",
author="Joo, Chae-Lin and Park, Jin-Ju and Kim, Areum and Park, Na-Lee and Lim, Jisun and Park, Hye-Soon",
volume="",
number="6",
pages="247-253",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Korea's population is aging rapidly. Aged people who lead a solitary life are in a state of social isolation and face a greater risk of lower quality of life. The purpose of this study was to analyze the health behaviors and lifestyle patterns of aged people who lead a solitary life in Korea.<br><br>METHODS: We analyzed 4,471 subjects (1,933 men and 2,538 women)-aged people aged 65 or above-based on data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey VI (2013&#8211;2015). The odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusted with age, household income level, occupational status, and geographical region.<br><br>RESULTS: Socioeconomic status was lower in aged people who lead a solitary life than in those living with family. The ORs for frequent eating out alone (OR=2.93; 95% CI 1.83&#8211;4.38), daily eating out alone (OR=2.40; 95% CI 1.25&#8211;4.60), smoking (OR=1.57; 95% CI 1.06&#8211;2.32), feeling sick or uncomfortable (OR=1.59; 95% CI 1.08&#8211;2.36), feeling depressed (OR=4.10; 95% CI 2.53&#8211;6.65), and suicide ideation (OR=2.06; 95% CI 1.21&#8211;3.51) were significantly higher in male subjects who lead a solitary life. The ORs for frequent eating out alone (OR=1.57; 95% CI 1.10&#8211;2.24) and inadequate sleep duration (OR=1.29; 95% CI 1.03&#8211;1.61) were significantly higher in female subjects who lead a solitary life.<br><br>CONCLUSION: Aged people who lead a solitary life exhibited unhealthy behaviors and poor mental health. The elderly men who lead a solitary life faced higher risk of poor health than the women. Integrated management of lifestyle behaviors is required to improve the quality of health in aged people who lead a solitary life.<p /><p>Language: ko</p>",
language="ko",
issn="2233-9019",
doi="10.21215/kjfp.2019.9.3.247",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.21215/kjfp.2019.9.3.247"
}