Association between health-related quality of life and work status in older Korean adults

Jinseok Kim; Jin Won Noh; Jumin Park; Taewook Huh; Young Dae Kwon

doi:10.1111/ggi.13541

Association between health-related quality of life and work status in older Korean adults

Jinseok Kim, Jin Won Noh, Jumin Park, Taewook Huh, Young Dae Kwon

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Abstract

Aim: Employment status has consistently been associated with health-related quality of life. This study investigated the effect of age on the association between work status and health-related quality of life in Korean adults using a large, nationally representative sample. Methods: We used data from the Korean Health Panel, and ran a series of random effects panel models to test the relationship between quality of life as measured by the EuroQol five-dimension questionnaire and work status. The moderation effect of age on the relationship between quality of life and work status was also tested in the same model. Results: Overall, Korean adults who were employed reported a higher level of quality of life than those who were unemployed. Furthermore, the relationship between quality of life and work status was stronger for those who were aged ≥60 years compared with those who were not. Conclusions: Employment status among older people was found to have a greater association on quality of life than among younger people. Thus, it is necessary to carry out further research for employment status of older people about the relationship with quality of life. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 1629–1633.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1629-1633
Number of pages	5
Journal	Geriatrics and Gerontology International
Volume	18
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.13541
State	Published - Dec 2018

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1Department of Social Welfare, Seoul Women’s University, Seoul, Korea 2Department of Healthcare Management, Eulji University, Seongnam, Korea 3Global Health Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands 4National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA 5Moon Soul Graduate School of Future Strategy, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea 6Department of Humanities and Social Medicine, College of Medicine and Catholic Institute for Healthcare Management, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

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employment status
Korea
quality of life

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