Use of Senior Center and the Health-Related Quality of Life in Korean Older Adults

Hyun-Shik Kim; Kazuhiro Harada; Miyashita Masashi; 이은아; 박진기; Yoshio Nakamura

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저자정보: Hyun-Shik Kim Kazuhiro Harada Miyashita Masashi 이은아 박진기 Yoshio Nakamura

저널정보: 대한예방의학회 예방의학회지 예방의학회지 제44권 제4호

발행연도: 2011.1

수록면: 149 - 156 (8page)

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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between the use of senior center and health-related quality of life in Korean older adults. Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted to two types of older adults who lived in Busan, Korea: 154 older adults who used a senior center and 137 older adults who did not use a senior center. The Korean version of short-form 36-item health survey was administered to assess the health-related quality of life. Demographic variables were obtained from a questionnaire. These were gender, age, family status, marital status, education, monthly income, present illness, body mass index and physical activity. Results: The 8-domain scales of physical function and role-physical were significantly higher in the users of the senior center compared with the non-users (F=4.87, p=0.027 and F=7.02, p=0.009, respectively). The 8-domain scales of vitality was also significantly higher in the users of the senior center compared with the non-users (F=7.48,p=0.007). Conclusions: The present study showed that the users of the senior center have higher physical function, role-physical and vitality compared with the non-users. These findings suggest that although the results are unable to specify causal relationships using the senior center may lead to some improvement in health-related quality of life.

#Health-related quality of life #Long-term care prevention #Older adults #Senior center

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