| Keywords |
Low-income Elderly ; Depression ; Quality of Life |
| Abstract |
This study was conducted to provide fundamental data and develop strategic approaches for the most fit health policy for the low-income elders, in both urban and rural area. The sample consisted of 181 elders in Gyeonggido, Gyeongbuk, Korea. Data was collected by one-by-one interviews, which used structured questionnaires. Data was analyzed by frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviation, x²-test, t-test, and Pearson's correlation coefficients by using SPSS. The results of this research is as follows. The degree of depression was average 19.36(±7.09), which presented that there are significant difference in the low-income elders between urban(21.27) and rural(16.48). In other words, the low-income elders in urban area tend to have more severe depression than the ones in rural area(t = 4.533, p= .000). In terms of the quality of life, the degree of quality of life was average 51.91(±10.03), there was a significant difference between the two samples(t = ?5.616, p = .000). The low-income elders in rural area tend to have better quality of life, compared to the one in urban area. There was a significant negative correlation between the severity of depression and the quality of life(r=- .619, p= .000). Specifically, the more depressed the low-income elders are, the lower quality of life they have. |