Social Mobility and Cognitive Impairment Among Korean Older Adults : Does Gender Matter?

The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between social mobility and cognitive impairment among older adults in Korea. The study sample is drawn from nationally representative data, which comes from the 2016 Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA). The final sample consists of 4264 KLoSA respondents aged 65 or older. Gender-specific logistic regression models are used to examine the association between social mobility and cognitive impairment. The results show that, when compared to the reference group (stable low social mobility), women in the downward and the stable high social mobility groups were less likely to have cognitive impairment. In contrast, upward social mobility was a protective factor for cognitive impairment only among men. Gender-specific interventions may be needed to enhance cognitive health among older Koreans. Further research is needed to examine the causal relations between social mobility and cognitive health between the genders.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society - 43(2024), 4 vom: 12. Feb., Seite 446-453

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Seungah H [VerfasserIn]
Lyu, Jiyoung [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cognitive impairment
Gender
Journal Article
KLoSA
Older adults
Social mobility

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Date Completed 20.02.2024

Date Revised 20.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/07334648231210672

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365072877