Factors Affecting the Deterioration of the Physical Health Status of Taxi Drivers by Age Group

Jongsun Ok, Kyonghwa Kang and Hyeongsu Kim
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Jongsun Ok: Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Konkuk University, Chungju 27478, Korea
Kyonghwa Kang: Department of Nursing, College of Health, Welfare and Nursing, Chungwoon University, Hongseong 32244, Korea
Hyeongsu Kim: Department of Preventative Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 6, 1-14

Abstract: With the rapidly aging population, taxi drivers are aging at a fast pace, and competition in the taxi industry is intensifying due to the emergence of various transportation platforms. A descriptive secondary data study was conducted (on a total of 936 subjects) to determine the factors affecting the deterioration of taxi drivers’ physical health status (PHS) according to their age group. The increased incidence of chronic diseases and cognitive decline among taxi drivers aged 55–64 years had the greatest influence on the deterioration of their PHS. Driver obesity was more likely to be related to deterioration of the PHS in the drivers aged 55–64 years (OR: 2.459, <0.001) and 35–54 years (OR: 2.133, <0.001). Among the financial factors, a driver’s income and their number of dependent family members were correlated with the deterioration of the PHS for drivers aged 55 years or over. Therefore, chronic diseases, obesity and cognitive decline were related with deterioration of the physical health status. This suggests that attention should be paid to healthcare policies not only for the elderly aged over 65 years but also those aged 50 to 64 years, i.e., middle-aged people at the beginning of the transition to old age.

Keywords: physical health; motor vehicles; behavior that risks health; occupational stress; age groups (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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