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The Aassociation Between the Basic Old-Age Pension and Depression of the Older Adults in Korea.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between the Basic Old-Age Pension (BOP), which is a noncontributory pension, and depression in BOP beneficiaries in Korea. METHODS:We used the second and third waves (2007-2008) of the Korea Welfare Panel Study to identify the effect of the BOP on mental health in the year of its introduction. The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale, applied in a Korean context, was used to evaluate mental health. To analyze the effect of the BOP, a difference-in-difference approach was used in analyses of all subjects and subgroups. RESULTS:For this study population of 760 adults, the BOP did not have a statistically significant relationship with depression in its beneficiaries. After controlling for type of household, the BOP was still not associated with lower reporting of depression, either in single-beneficiary or double-beneficiary households, in the year of the benefit. CONCLUSIONS:The BOP policy had no significant relationship with the level of depression among recipients. However, this should not be interpreted as implying that income subsidy programs for older adults, such as the BOP, do not affect mental health, considering the importance of economic hardship in this population and the program's socioeconomic effects.

SUBMITTER: Kim J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7569015 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Association Between the Basic Old-Age Pension and Depression of the Older Adults in Korea.

Kim Jaewon J Lee Tae-Jin TJ Kim Cheong-Seok CS

Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi 20200713 5

<h4>Objectives</h4>The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between the Basic Old-Age Pension (BOP), which is a noncontributory pension, and depression in BOP beneficiaries in Korea.<h4>Methods</h4>We used the second and third waves (2007-2008) of the Korea Welfare Panel Study to identify the effect of the BOP on mental health in the year of its introduction. The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale, applied in a Korean context, was used to evaluate mental heal ...[more]

PMID: 33070505

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The Aassociation Between the Basic Old-Age Pension and Depression of the Older Adults in Korea.

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The Association Between the Basic Old-Age Pension and Depression of the Older Adults in Korea.

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