Perspectives on the Happiness of Community-Dwelling Elderly in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A community survey was performed to investigate the factors and perspectives associated with happiness among the elderly in Korea (≥60 years).

Methods

Eight hundred volunteers selected from participants in the Ansan Geriatric study (AGE study) were enrolled, and 706 completed the survey. The Happiness Questionnaire (HQ), which asks four questions about happiness, was administered. To explore the relationship between happiness and depression, the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) also were administered.

Results

The participants' average level of happiness, determined using a 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS) of the HQ, was 64.7±26.0. The happiest situations for most people were "getting together with family" (23.8%) and

SUBMITTER: Jeon SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4701685 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature