Gender-specific secular trends and related factors of high perceived stress level among Korean older adults: a nation-wide serial cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aging is associated with various physical, functional, and social losses, leading to stress, which affects mental health and overall quality of life. Despite its significance, limited research exists on perceived stress and its related factors among community-dwelling older adults. This study aimed to identify temporal trends in the prevalence of high perceived stress according to sex and examine associated factors among older adults.

Methods

This descriptive study analyzed secondary data from the nationally representative Korean Community Health Survey (KCHS) data from 2009 to 2019, including 274,883 older adults aged ≥ 65 years. High-perceived stress was coded as binary data, categorized as 'yes' or 'no' based on daily stress levels. Gender-stratified analyses e

SUBMITTER: Choi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11796030 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature