The objectives of this study was to evaluate the effects of social support and family function on social readjustment in elderly Korean. The sample for this study were 198 elderly Korean who were at least 65 years of age. Data were collected by interview using the family APGAR, Social Support Questionnaire 6, and Social Readjustment Questionnaire 24. Subjects were moderately functional families. Means for social support were 1.25 for network size and 4.43 for satisfaction. Means for social readjustment were 2.27 for activity and 3.27 for satisfaction. The level of social readjustment was related positively to the level of social support network, social support satisfaction, family function and health status in this study. Social support satisfaction, family function and health status were the significant predictor of social readjustment. The social worker who is preparing some programs for motivating the social readjustment of the elderly should raise the level of social support satisfaction and family function. The group support program and family therapy would be effective to this intervention for the elderly.
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