Abstract
To manage depression of older men, it is necessary to identify factors that influence depression and improve them. This study used the Korean Aging Longitude Research to understand the effects of labor exclusion and relationship exclusion on depression in Korean male seniors aged 65 and older. According to research on the effect of labor exclusion and relationship exclusion on depression, depression in the case where labor was excluded was 1.69 times higher in 2014, 1.65 times higher in 2016, and 1.93 times higher in 2018 compared to the case where labor was not excluded. Depression in the case where relationship was excluded was 2.94 times higher in 2014, 3.15 times higher in 2016, and 2.57 times higher in 2018 compared to the case where relationship was not excluded. Depression in the case where labor and relationship were both excluded was 3.00 times higher in 2014, 3.23 times higher in 2016, and 2.81 times higher in 2018 compared to the case where neither labor nor relationship was excluded. Since labor exclusion and relationship exclusion have a big influence on depression in older men, it is necessary to establish plans for job creation and for the formation of social relationships for the elderly.
Highlights
As the Korean population is aging, depression in the elderly is emerging as an important health issue
According to the standards set by the United Nations (UN), if over 7% of an entire population is 65 years or older, it is categorized as an aging society; if this is more than 14%, it is an aged society, while a proportion more than 20% constitutes a super-aged society [1]
This study analyzed the effect of labor and relationship exclusions on depression among elder Korean men, aged 65 years or older
Summary
As the Korean population is aging, depression in the elderly is emerging as an important health issue. According to the standards set by the United Nations (UN), if over 7% of an entire population is 65 years or older, it is categorized as an aging society; if this is more than 14%, it is an aged society, while a proportion more than 20% constitutes a super-aged society [1]. In 2018, Korea became an aged society, as the aging population accounted for. The proportion of the aging population in Korea in 2020 was 15.7% [3]. Aging occurs at a high rate in Korea, as it took 18 years [2] for Korea to become an aged society from previously being an aging society. One of the countries with a rapid aging rate, took 24 years to enter an aged society from a hitherto aging society
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