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Association between living alone and generalized anxiety disorder in Korean adults

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dc.contributor.author박은철-
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-04T02:00:58Z-
dc.date.available2024-10-04T02:00:58Z-
dc.date.issued2024-10-
dc.identifier.issn0165-0327-
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/200368-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Globally, the rise in single-person households poses a potential risk to mental health, with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) being a prominent concern. The proliferation of single-person households may exacerbate social isolation and foster loneliness and anxiety. Notably, research investigating the association between single-person households and GAD remains limited. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the association between single-person households and GAD across sexes in Korea. Methods: We utilized data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted in 2021 and 2022, comprising a sample of 9936 participants aged 19 or older. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screening Tool (GAD-7) was employed to assess anxiety levels in adults. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to investigate the correlation between single-person households and GAD. Results: The reference variable used in the analysis was multi-person households (consisting of two or more individuals). The association between single-person households and GAD was statistically significant across sexes (male: odds ratio [OR]: 1.92, 95 % CI: 1.15–3.20; female: OR: 1.56, 95 % CI: 1.03–2.36). Participants in single-person households exhibited higher scores on the GAD-7 compared with those in multi-person households. Notably, marital status and education level displayed disparate effects based on sex, whereas physical activity demonstrated consistent effects irrespective of sex. Limitations: Given the use of cross-sectional data, only correlations could be established. Conclusion: The findings indicate an elevated risk of GAD in single-person households compared with multi-person households. Furthermore, promoting physical activity emerged as a potential strategy for mitigating GAD in single-person households.-
dc.description.statementOfResponsibilityopen-
dc.languageEnglish-
dc.publisherElsevier/North-Holland Biomedical Press-
dc.relation.isPartOfJOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS-
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 2.0 KR-
dc.subject.MESHAdult-
dc.subject.MESHAged-
dc.subject.MESHAnxiety Disorders* / epidemiology-
dc.subject.MESHCross-Sectional Studies-
dc.subject.MESHFamily Characteristics-
dc.subject.MESHFemale-
dc.subject.MESHHumans-
dc.subject.MESHLoneliness / psychology-
dc.subject.MESHMale-
dc.subject.MESHMiddle Aged-
dc.subject.MESHNutrition Surveys-
dc.subject.MESHRepublic of Korea / epidemiology-
dc.subject.MESHRisk Factors-
dc.subject.MESHSingle Person* / psychology-
dc.subject.MESHSingle Person* / statistics & numerical data-
dc.subject.MESHSocial Isolation-
dc.subject.MESHYoung Adult-
dc.titleAssociation between living alone and generalized anxiety disorder in Korean adults-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.contributor.collegeCollege of Medicine (의과대학)-
dc.contributor.departmentDept. of Preventive Medicine (예방의학교실)-
dc.contributor.googleauthorSu Min Park-
dc.contributor.googleauthorDan Bi Kim-
dc.contributor.googleauthorMin Jeong Joo-
dc.contributor.googleauthorEun-Cheol Park-
dc.identifier.doi39029664-
dc.contributor.localIdA01618-
dc.relation.journalcodeJ01225-
dc.identifier.eissn1573-2517-
dc.identifier.pmid10.1016/j.jad.2024.07.112-
dc.subject.keywordEducation level-
dc.subject.keywordGeneralized anxiety disorder-
dc.subject.keywordPhysical activity-
dc.subject.keywordSingle-person household-
dc.contributor.alternativeNamePark, Eun-Chul-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor박은철-
dc.citation.volume362-
dc.citation.startPage630-
dc.citation.endPage637-
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationJOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, Vol.362 : 630-637, 2024-10-
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