Association of Geriatric Depressive Symptoms and Government-Initiated Senior Employment Program: A Population-Based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The impact of the government-initiated senior employment program (GSEP) on geriatric depressive symptoms is underexplored. Unearthing this connection could facilitate the planning of future senior employment programs and geriatric depression interventions. In the present study, we aimed to elucidate the possible association between geriatric depressive symptoms and GSEP in older adults.

Methods

This study employed data from 9,287 participants aged 65 or older, obtained from the 2020 Living Profiles of Older People Survey. We measured depressive symptoms using the Korean version of the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale. The principal exposure of interest was employment status and GSEP involvement. Data analysis involved multiple linear regression.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Park S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10990627 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature