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Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the mediating effect of depression between death anxiety, health status, family cohesiveness and problem drinking among the poor elderly, Methods: Data were collected from 528 elderly in the National Basic Livelihood Security System in Jeollabuk do. Collected data were analyzed by SEM(Structural Equation Modeling) with AMOS 22.0. Results: First, more higher death anxiety and more lower health status, family cohesiveness significantly related to the depression and problem drinking. Second, depression partially mediated the relationship between death anxiety, family cohesiveness and problem drinking. Third, depression fully mediated the relationship between health status and problem drinking. Conclusion: Depression in the poor elderly was a significant variable for death anxiety, health status and family Cohesiveness. The implication and limitation of these findings are discussed, and directions for future studies are proposed.