ABSTRACT

We examined intergenerational differences in the prevalence of age-friendly environments (AFE), social support, depressive symptoms, and chronic diseases, and the complex associations among those variables in Korean adults. A cross-sectional survey of 1,000 respondents and multi-group structural equation modeling results showed intergenerational differences in the prevalence of AFE, social support, depressive symptoms, and chronic diseases, and complex pathways of the major variables, including the mediating effect of social support. These findings have implications for health professionals in identifying environmental risk factors and implementing effective physical and mental health interventions targeting different age groups among Korean adults.

摘要

我们研究了在年龄友好型环境（AFE），社会支持，抑郁症状和慢性疾病的患病率之间的代际差异，以及这些变量在韩国成年人中的复杂关联。对1,000名受访者进行的横断面调查和多组结构方程模型化结果显示，AFE的患病率，社会支持，抑郁症状和慢性疾病的代际差异以及主要变量的复杂路径（包括社会支持的中介作用） 。这些发现对于卫生专业人员确定环境风险因素并针对韩国成年人的不同年龄段实施有效的身心健康干预措施具有重要意义。