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Examining Housing Environments and Health Status of Older Adults with Physical Disabilities in South Korea

  • Miok Kim
  • , Bongki Woo
  • , Hyun Jun Kim
  • , Eunsil Yi
  • , Seunghye Hong*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of South Carolina
  • University of Washington
  • National Pension Research Institute
  • University of Hawai'i at Mānoa

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Abstract

The present study examined the relationships between housing environments and health and well-being among older adults with physical disabilities in South Korea. Data are from the 2014 National Survey on Persons with Disabilities. We modelled four health and well-being outcomes–perceived stress, depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, and life satisfaction–by various housing environments among 2,077 older adults with physical disabilities. The results illustrate that home ownership and perceived house accessibility are associated with health and well-being. Findings indicate that efforts to promote the health of older adults with physical disabilities need to be accompanied by improvements in their housing environment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)725-739
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Aging and Social Policy
Volume33
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • health status
  • home ownership
  • housing environment
  • Older adults with physical disabilities
  • quality of housing environment

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Nursing
  • Geography
  • Sociology

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