Sun Kyung-A, Moon Joonho
Department of Tourism Management, Gachon University, Sungnam-si 13120, Republic of Korea.
Department of Tourism Administration, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Jul 17;12(14):1424. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12141424.
Aging is an imperative issue in Korean society, and a healthy life is important for a better quality of life for older adults. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to investigate the determinants of subjective health and depression in middle-aged and elderly Korean individuals. This study used three attributes as the determinants of subjective health and depression, including the curve linear effect of medical expenses and eating-out expenses and the linear impact of regular exercise. We utilized the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLOSA) to determine the associations between five attributes: subjective health, depression, medical expenses, eating-out expenses, and regular exercise. Research panel data were employed as the data source. The study period was between 2018 and 2020. This research implemented various multiple linear panel regression econometric analysis instruments: ordinary least squares, random effects, and fixed effects. The mean age of survey participants was 72.10 years, and 35 percent of participants were female. The number of observations for data analysis was 7197. The results revealed that medical and eating-out expenses had a curved linear effect on subjective health and depression. Moreover, regular exercise positively affected subjective health and resulted in less depression. These findings may inform policy decisions that promote regular exercise and manage medical and eating-out expenses, thereby enhancing subjective health and mitigating depression.
老龄化是韩国社会的一个紧迫问题，健康的生活对于提高老年人的生活质量至关重要。因此，本研究的目的是调查韩国中老年人主观健康和抑郁的决定因素。本研究使用了三个属性作为主观健康和抑郁的决定因素，包括医疗费用和外出就餐费用的曲线线性效应以及规律运动的线性影响。我们利用韩国老龄化纵向研究（KLOSA）来确定主观健康、抑郁、医疗费用、外出就餐费用和规律运动这五个属性之间的关联。研究面板数据被用作数据源。研究期间为2018年至2020年。本研究实施了各种多元线性面板回归计量分析工具：普通最小二乘法、随机效应和固定效应。调查参与者的平均年龄为72.10岁，35%的参与者为女性。用于数据分析的观测值数量为7197。结果显示，医疗费用和外出就餐费用对主观健康和抑郁有曲线线性影响。此外，规律运动对主观健康有积极影响，并减少了抑郁。这些发现可能为促进规律运动以及管理医疗和外出就餐费用的政策决策提供参考，从而提高主观健康水平并减轻抑郁。
