BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome has been reported to have adverse effects on cognitive function, although the results are conflicting. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between metabolic syndrome and cognitive function in elderly Korean participants older than 60 years. METHODS We examined elderly participants who visited the health promotion center in Gyeonggi-do provin...

OBJECTIVE Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often missed or incorrectly diagnosed in primary care settings. Although brief screening instruments may be useful in detecting PTSD, an adequate validation study has not been conducted with older adults. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the primary care PTSD screen (PC-PTSD) and single-item PTS...

This review involves the prevalence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in elderly persons in Korea. The global average life expectancy has been increasing due to recent advances in medical technology, economic development, and availability of hygienic environment. UTIs and asymptomatic bacteriuria are common diseases in both genders of all ages, but have been particularly increasing in elderly ...

background: the aim of the study was to analyze the reliability of the korean version of the news and to investigate the relationship between walking and environmental factors by gender. methods: a total of 1407 korean adults, aged 20-59 yr, participated in the study. data were collected between sep 2013 and oct 2013. to examine the test-retest reliability, 281 of the 1407 participants were ask...

this research entitled “new south korean cinema” deals with a kind of genre bending in new film industry of south korea; a wide-ranging analysis of one of the world's most important contemporary film industries, new korean cinema adopts a cross-cultural and multi-dimensional perspective and provides a comprehensive overview of the production, circulation and reception of modern south korea...

Objective The objectives of this study were to investigate the factors associated with elder abuse and mediation effects social support in a community-dwelling elderly population Korea.Methods This analyzed dataset 10,674 individuals aged 65 years older Korea. Data reviewed from conducted by Korea Institute for Health Social Affairs 2011.Results In our study, 12.6% reported abuse, 29.2% having ...

AIMS Korea has the highest suicide rate of developed countries, two times higher than the USA. Suicide trends among Koreans Americans living in the USA during the same period have not yet been described. We report suicide mortality rates and trends for four groups: (1) Korean Americans, (2) non-Hispanic White (NHW) Americans, (3) selected Asian American subgroups and (4) Koreans living in the R...