Publications by authors named "Chung-Min Cho"

Article Synopsis
  • - The study aimed to evaluate the responsibilities and specific tasks of health workers who manage vaccinations in public health centers across South Korea.
  • - A survey was administered to 401 health workers, leading to the identification of four main duties, 18 tasks, and 81 task elements, with a focus on "execution of vaccination" as the most critical duty.
  • - The findings suggest that there is a greater need for educational resources targeted towards administrative aspects of vaccination work, and developing a curriculum based on these insights could enhance the training of vaccination personnel.
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Background: Even though home deaths have been reported to improve quality of life, satisfy patients and families, and reduce healthcare expenditures, not enough is known about the factors that influence home deaths in Korea.

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the factors associated with home deaths among middle-aged and older adults in South Korea.

Methods: This secondary data analysis used core interview and exit interview data of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging conducted between 2008 and 2018.

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Background: Educational intervention along with medical treatment is important to improve the quality of life of children with food allergies and their parents. This systematic review was designed to investigate the effects of education programs for parents and children with food allergies to provide a direction for developing an intervention program to improve their quality of life.

Methods: A systematic review was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

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Background: We explored the potential mediating role of frailty in the relationship between depression and falls.

Methods: The participants were 1,408 community-dwelling older people living alone in South Korea. The potential mediating role of frailty in the relationship between depression and falls was evaluated through univariate and multivariate logistic regression.

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There has been growing interest in enhancing the quality of life of the economically vulnerable through programs aimed at improving the equality of and accessibility to public health services for these people.

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