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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Aging and Public Health
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1442925
This article is part of the Research Topic Psychological Factors as Determinants of Medical Conditions, Volume III View all 5 articles

Restricted economic activity due to health conditions and risk of depression: Results from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA)

Provisionally accepted
Il Yun Il Yun 1Jae-Hyun Kim Jae-Hyun Kim 2*Jong Youn Moon Jong Youn Moon 1*
  • 1 Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea
  • 2 Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea

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    Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the association between the restricted economic activity due to health conditions and risk of depression, and further evaluate the differences in this association according to gender and across the older people.: Data from the KLoSA from 2006 to 2016 was used and 10,144 research samples were included at baseline at 2006. Generalized estimating equation (GEE) model was applied in this longitudinal analysis.Results: Of the 10,144 individuals at baseline 2006, the odds ratio (OR) of depressive symptoms in those responding "very probable" on restricted economic activity was 2.88 times higher (p-value: <.0001) compared with "not at all" respondents of restricted economic activity.In 64 years or less and 65 years or more, OR of depressive symptoms in "very probable" respondents of restricted economic activity was 3.03 times higher (p-value: <.0001) and 2.85 times higher (p-value: <.0001) compared with "not at all" respondents of restricted economic activity, respectively. In male and female, OR of depressive symptoms in "very probable" respondents of restricted economic activity was 1.76 times higher (p-value: <.0001) and 1.56 times higher (p-value: <.0001) compared with "not at all" respondents of restricted economic activity, respectively.This study demonstrated that restricted economic activity due to adverse health conditions was associated with risk of depression, especially among men between the ages of 45~64. These results suggest that in order to improve mental health in the middle-aged people, public health interventions are needed to sustain economic activity.

    Keywords: restricted economic activity, Depression, Health conditions, longitudinal study, CESD-10

    Received: 03 Jun 2024; Accepted: 28 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Yun, Kim and Moon. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Jae-Hyun Kim, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
    Jong Youn Moon, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea

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