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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2015.16.3.2079

Comparison of the Health Status Between Korean Seniors and Overseas Korean Seniors in China and Japan  

Cho, Mi-Kyoung (College of Nursing, Eulji University)
Lee, Ogcheol (Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University)
Shin, Gisoo (Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.16, no.3, 2015 , pp. 2079-2088 More about this Journal
Abstract
Most overseas Korean seniors live in China and Japan due to Korea's historical background. Although Korean seniors living in Korea China and Japan share some similarities, the overseas seniors have become culturally different as they adapted to their countries of residence. Therefore, the aim of this study was to provide basic reference data for future senior health enhancement models by comparing and analyzing the health of Korean and overseas Korea seniors. The number of subjects in this study was 603 people, which was comprised of 231 Korean seniors, 246 overseas seniors in China, and 126 overseas seniors in Japan. The average age of the subjects was 74.4 years old. The Korean seniors displayed higher average health score than the overseas seniors. Therefore, the study believes that cultural elements should be considered in a future senior health enhancement model.
Keywords
China; Elderly; Health status; Japan; Korea;
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