Abstract
Although older adults living alone are at a greater risk of solitary death, there is a dearth of literature in this area. Using the 2018 Seoul Elderly Survey, we investigated the extent to which older adults living alone in Seoul perceive the risk of solitary death and examined the association between the perceived risk of solitary death and depressive symptoms. Additionally, we explored the role of structural and functional support in that association as a buffering factor. Results showed that more than half of the older adults living alone in Seoul perceived that they could be victims of solitary death. The perceived risk of solitary death among older adults living alone was independently associated with depressive symptoms. Additionally, the structural aspect of social support moderated the impact of the perceived risk of solitary death on depressive symptoms. Interventions that enhance the structural aspect of social support should be primarily considered.
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