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Vol. 38. Issue 2.
(April - June 2024)
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Vol. 38. Issue 2.
(April - June 2024)
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Time-dependent association between the economic activity restriction due to health condition and mental illness: Finding from 15-year prospective cohort study
Jeong Min Yanga,b, Jae Hyun Kimb,c,
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jaehyun@dankook.ac.kr

Corresponding author at: 119, Dandae-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungnam 330-714, Republic of Korea.
a Department of Public Health, General Graduate School of Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
b Institute for Digital Life Convergence, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
c Department of Health Administration, College of Health Science, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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Table 1. General characteristics of subjects included for analysis.
Table 2. Time-dependent Cox proportional hazard regression analysis for the association between economic activity restriction and mental illness.
Table 3. Subgroup analysis of association between economic activity restriction and mental illness stratified by age.
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Background and Objectives

The Economic Activity Restriction (EAR) due to health conditions is being utilized as a foundational measure for the European indicator Healthy Life Years (HLY). The EAR group is experiencing limitations not only in economic activities but also in overall activities, and it is a population with a high likelihood of transitioning to mental illness due to health condition. However, few studies have investigated the relationship between EAR and mental illness. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify the association between EAR due to health conditions and mental illness for those aged 45 and older in South Korea.

Methods

We obtained data from the 2006–2020 Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging. EAR was assessed using self-reported questionnaires based on the Global Activity Limitation Indicator. mental illness was assessed based on the diagnosis data for participants who had been diagnosed. After excluding missing values, the data of 9,574 participants were analyzed using the chi-square test, log-rank tests, and time-dependent Cox proportional hazard model to evaluate the association between EAR and mental illness.

Results

Out of the 9,574 participants gathered at baseline, the mental illness rate was 4.8 %. The hazard ratio (HR) of mental illness in those in the “very probable” of EAR was 2.351 times higher (p-value <0.0001) compared with “not at all” of EAR. In model 1 which includes under 64 years, HR of mental illness in “very probable” of EAR was 3.679 times higher (p-value: 0.000) and in “probable” of EAR was 2.535 time higher (p-value: 0.001) compared with “not at all” of EAR.

Conclusion

If we provide opportunities to participate in community activities or provide the mental health promotion programs for middle-aged population who are experiencing EAR due to health condition, it is expected to prevent the deterioration of mental health and reduce the incidence of mental illness among the middle-aged Korean population.

Keywords:
Activity restriction
Economic activity
Health condition
Mental illness

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