Associations of the related factors of depression, social support and social participation in kyungro-dang among older adults in South Korea: A structural equation modelling analysis.

Older adults with high social support and social participation tended to use kyungro-dang less. Our findings contribute foundational data to promote community care through kyungro-dang. Ministry of Health and Welfare (MoHW) plans to enforce to "Comprehensive community care plan" through kyungro-dang in rural area. The result of this study shows the relation between Kyungro-dang and social support, social participation, depression. This study recommends that MoHW in Korea focuses on enhance social support and social participation to gather before policy implications.