A5061664017- Health disparities and outcomes
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues
- Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies
- Global Health Care Issues
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
Seoul National University
2015-2024
Abstract Background Understanding the role of smartphones to promote health status older adults is important in digital society. Little known about effects having on physical frailty despite its positive effect well-being adults. This study aimed explore association between smartphone ownership and community-dwelling underlying mechanism. Methods We used data from Korean Frailty Aging Cohort Study analyzed 2,469 aged 72–86 years. Frailty, literacy, social support were assessed by Fried’s...
Background . Vietnam is experiencing an unprecedented demographic transition. Its proportion of elderly people growing rapidly. Objective This study explored the health status and health-related quality life (HRQoL) rural Vietnamese assessed their needs for healthcare services. Design used a survey with stratified sampling quota assignment. In 2016, data was collected from 713 in Quoc-Oai district Hanoi aged 60 or older. Results The mean age respondents 70.9. Both self-rated functional...
This study aims to evaluate the new nursing policy's effect on improving overall nurse staffing levels in Korean acute care hospitals.The government introduced Integrated Nursing and Care Service policy, which adopted advanced standards. Under scheme, reimbursement of fees was differentiated by patient-to-nurse ratios, financial incentives were provided policy participating hospitals promote additional employment hospitals.We analysed 1362 hospitals. The probability degree for each hospital...
To investigate whether cognitive frailty, compared with physical frailty or impairment alone, substantially increased the risk of long-term care (LTC) initiation in community-dwelling older adults.Subjects comprised a total 39 148 participants aged 66 years from Korean National Health Insurance-Senior cohort database. Cognitive was defined as coexistence and impairment, which measured by Timed Up Go test Dementia Screening Questionnaire-Prescreening, respectively. A stratified Cox model...
Community health workforce plays a vital role in providing primary care services as per the needs of residents; however, few studies have examined how nurses work within commune centers (CHCs). Using qualitative methods including interviews and focus group discussions with key stakeholders, this study explores roles, activities, competencies required community nursing rural districts Vietnam. Two roles were identified: CHC family nursing. For latter, addition to people general communication,...
Vietnam has been successful in increasing access to maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH) services during last decades; however, little is known about whether the primary MNCH service utilization properly utilized under recent rapid urbanization. We aimed examine current patterns at a district level.The study was conducted qualitatively rural named Quốc Oai. Women who gave birth within year medical staff various levels participated through 43 individual in-depth interviews 3 focus...
It is known that some groups of immigrants can have low health literacy and it may affect their health. Although the number North Korean defectors in Republic Korea has increased, little about behavior. Adult (n = 399) this study were surveyed on literacy, using Health Literacy Scale, use preventive services. Those with better scores more likely to vaccination than lower scoring group (adjusted OR 2.44; 95% CI, 1.19–5.00). However, undergoing medical check-up not be associated literacy. In...
Purpose: This study was conducted to identify the factors affecting on unmet healthcare needs of married immigrant women, especially who are working in South Korea. Methods: It is designed as a cross-sectional descriptive study. We analyzed data from 8,142 women ‘National Survey Multicultural Families 2015.’ Based Andersen’s health behavior model, logistic regression determine predictors need. Results: The prevalence among subjects 11.6%. In multivariate analysis, significant included...
Abstract Aim To examine night working conditions by shift work type and identify the effects of on nurses’ perceptions safety health effects. Background Night is main factor affecting health. However, has not been sufficiently examined in previous studies. Methods This study used a cross‐sectional research design an online survey using tool released Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union, responses 348 nurses Korea were analyzed. Logistic regression analysis was to perceived The STROBE...
Influenza Vaccination Coverage and Its Associated Factors among North Korean Defectors Living in the Republic of KoreaThis study aimed to examine influenza vaccination coverage defectors (NKD) Korea (Korea) explore factors affected coverage.Total 378 NKD were analyzed.Four control subjects randomly matched by age gender from National Health Nutrition Examination Survey V (n = 1,500).The adjusted revealed no statistical difference between group indigenous (29.1% vs. 29.5%,P 0.915).In aged...
Background: The prevalence of underweight is high among women in Asian countries, despite nutritional changes the region. Previous studies have demonstrated independent associations between female body weight, marital status and economic status. However, few investigated possible interaction relation to women’s weight.Objective: This study aimed test household wealth, living Quoc Oai district Vietnam identify wealth–marital weight these women.Methods: Data from 1087 aged 19–60 years were...
Abstract Background Understanding the role of smartphones to promote health status older adults is important in digital society. Little known about effects having on physical frailty despite its positive effect well-being adults. This study aimed explore association between smartphone ownership and community-dwelling underlying mechanism. Methods We used data from Korean Frailty Aging Cohort Study analyzed 2,469 aged 72–86 years. Frailty, literacy, social support were assessed by Fried’s...