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What is the Relationship between Physical Health Status and Depression among the Elderly in Korea?

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Computer Applications for Security, Control and System Engineering

Part of the book series: Communications in Computer and Information Science ((CCIS,volume 339))

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Abstract

This study attempts to provide future directions for a strategy to manage the health of the elderly, including the treatment of depression. The subject in this study were 139 elderly people older than 65 years age. Through our analysis, it was found that the health of females, older subjects, subjects living in rural communities, and subjects who were illiterate was worse than the health of other subjects. Subjects living in rural communities showed higher levels of depression than subjects in urban areas. Health status and depression were negatively correlated. Based on these results, it is believed that managing depression is a critical aspect of managing physical health. In addition it is thought that a strategy for health improvement and depression reduction is needed for women, elderly seniors, the elderly with low education, and especially, for the elderly who live in rural communities.

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  1. Dept. of Nursing, Chungwoon University, San29, Namjang-ri, Hongseong-eup, Hongseong-gun, Chungnam, 350-701, Republic of Korea

    Hyoshin Kim & Chin Young Ran

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  1. GVSA and University of Tasmania, 20 Virginia Court, Hobart, TAS, Australia

    Tai-hoon Kim

  2. Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech, NASA, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, 91109, Pasadena, CA, USA

    Adrian Stoica

  3. National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.

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  4. University of Western Macedonia, Kozani, Greece

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  5. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain

    Javier García Villalba

  6. Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA

    Kirk P. Arnett

  7. King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Muhammad Khurram Khan

  8. School of Computing and Information System, University of Tasmania, Churchill Avenue, Sandy Bay, Hobart, TAS, Australia

    Byeong-Ho Kang

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Kim, H., Ran, C.Y. (2012). What is the Relationship between Physical Health Status and Depression among the Elderly in Korea?. In: Kim, Th., et al. Computer Applications for Security, Control and System Engineering. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 339. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35264-5_61

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