The Relationship between Socioeconomic Vulnerability and Cognitive Impairment among Aged People in Korea

Park, SangKyun; Hwang, YoungSi; Oh, ByungTaek; Lee, JunYoung; Hong, Seungwan; Kim, Sung-Hi; Kim, Dae Hyun

doi:10.15656/kjcg.2017.18.2.74

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“…This study also found that socioeconomic conditions of less education and lower income/wealth were associated with higher risk of falling. Low education level has been reported as an important indicator of cognitive impairment in older people [47] and highly educated elderly are more aware of the risk associated with falling and they can access education or other strategies to protect against fall risk [48]. In addition, older people with low income and wealth were at high risk of falling.…”

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Epidemiology of fall and its socioeconomic risk factors in community-dwelling Korean elderly

2020

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Although falls in older people are a major public health problem globally, to date there are scarce reports on socioeconomic risk factors for falls. The aim of the present study was to investigate the epidemiology of fall, its associated socioeconomic risk factors and relative importance among community-dwelling Korean elderly. Secondary analysis of national survey data with 31,684 community-dwelling Korean elderly was performed. Eleven socioeconomic factors (age, gender, household type, marital status, education level, current occupation, past occupation, income, wealth, number of children, and relationship satisfaction) were selected for analysing their associations with the epidemiology of fall through complex sample analysis and logistic regressions. Results showed that 15.9%~25.1% of community-dwelling Korean elderly experienced fall yearly. The groups with significantly higher fall risks were identified as older aged, being female, not married or widowed, less educated, unemployed, and having lower relationship satisfaction. Gender (adjusted odds ratio-AOR = 1.548) and relationship satisfaction (AOR = 1.276) were the utmost important fall risk factors, indicating being older female with lower relationship satisfaction were the foremost socioeconomic characteristics for risk of falling. These findings could contribute to better understanding of the socioeconomic fall risk profiles among Korean elderly and effective strategies for fall prevention.

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Epidemiology of fall and its socioeconomic risk factors in community-dwelling Korean elderly

2020

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“…To construct SeVI, the variables used in SeVI in previous studies were reviewed [20]. To evaluate the socioeconomic vulnerability by education level, previous researchers constructed socioeconomic vulnerability index with seven indicators: education level, personal income level, household income level, social activity participation, economic satisfaction, private insurance coverage, and residential area [20]. Each item was assigned a score between 0 and 1, and SeVI was calculated using the sum of these items [20].…”

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“…To evaluate the socioeconomic vulnerability by education level, previous researchers constructed socioeconomic vulnerability index with seven indicators: education level, personal income level, household income level, social activity participation, economic satisfaction, private insurance coverage, and residential area [20]. Each item was assigned a score between 0 and 1, and SeVI was calculated using the sum of these items [20].…”

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Socioeconomic Vulnerability Index and Obesity among Korean Adults

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2021

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Examining the socioeconomic vulnerability–obesity relationship is a different approach than comparing obesity rates according to the socioeconomic level. This study explored the socioeconomic vulnerability–obesity relationship among Korean adults. This secondary analysis used data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which were collected nationwide from participants aged 30–64 years. Seven socioeconomic indicators (education level, residential area, personal income level, household income level, food insecurity, house ownership, and national basic livelihood security beneficiary status) were used to create the socioeconomic vulnerability index. The prevalence of obesity was higher in the lowest socioeconomic vulnerability index quartile than in the highest socioeconomic vulnerability index quartile (odds ratio = 1.31; 95% confidence interval = 1.13–1.52) after adjusting for gender. When developing future interventions for the prevention and management of obesity, health care providers and researchers need to consider the differences in socioeconomic vulnerability index in adults.

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Socioeconomic Factors Associated With Increased Risk of Falls in Older Adults

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American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to use the National Health Interview Service (NHIS) database to assess the impact of socioeconomic factors on fall risk in older adults in the US. Methods: The NHIS database was retrospectively analyzed to assess several variables related to falls and resulting injuries in older adults. The database covered the period from 2000 to 2018. Results: Our study identified several correlations that have not been previously reported in the literature. Welfare recipiency was associated with more injuries from falls (aOR = 18.8, 95% CI: 1.9-185.6, P = .01), while US citizenship was associated with a lower risk of falls in older adults in the US (aOR = .4, 95% CI: .2-.9, P = .02). Discussion: These findings highlight the importance of evaluating patients for social determinants of health (SDOH) in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. Based on this data, we believe SDOH should be incorporated into fall risk assessments.

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The Relationship between Socioeconomic Vulnerability and Cognitive Impairment among Aged People in Korea

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Epidemiology of fall and its socioeconomic risk factors in community-dwelling Korean elderly

Epidemiology of fall and its socioeconomic risk factors in community-dwelling Korean elderly

Socioeconomic Vulnerability Index and Obesity among Korean Adults

Socioeconomic Factors Associated With Increased Risk of Falls in Older Adults

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