J Korean Acad Fundam Nurs.  2021 Aug;28(3):343-352. 10.7739/jkafn.2021.28.3.343.

Factors Influencing Health-related Quality of Life according to Sitting-time of Elders Living Alone: Data from the 7th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016~2018)

• Kwon M
• Kim SA
• Kim JI
• Park M

• KMID: 2519688
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7739/jkafn.2021.28.3.343

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing health-related quality of life depending on time sitting by elders living alone.
Methods
This was a secondary data analysis study of the 7th Korea Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016~2018). The participants in the study were 1,499 elderly people living alone who were 65 years of age or older.
Results
The average time sitting for elders living alone was 8.93 hours. If they had more than eight hours of sedentary time, their physical and psychological health conditions and quality of life were lower than those in the group that had less than 8 hours. The factors influencing quality of life were age, household income, central obesity, and subjective health status for elders with sitting-time within 8 hours (R²=.28, p<.001), and household income, economic activity, and subjective health status in elders with sitting-time over 8 hours (R²=.33, p<.001).
Conclusion
There were differences in factors affecting the quality of life depending on the length of sitting-time for elders living alone. Depending on the length of sitting-time, it is necessary to establish nursing interventions to promote physical and psychological health to improve the quality of life of elders living alone.

Keyword

Aged; Quality of life; Sedentary behavior; 노인, 삶의 질, 좌식 행동