The elderly living in single-person households in South Korea: a latent profile analysis of self-esteem, life satisfaction, and depression.
Jeong Hoon ParkSung MinYookyung EohSoo Hyun ParkPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2020)
The results highlight the need for welfare policies that secure income and physical health in elderly living alone to enhance their quality of life. Furthermore, interventions that aim to maintain social networks are tantamount in order to prevent isolation in the elderly living alone.