Association Between Home-Base Primary Care and Postdischarge Outcomes Among Older Adults in Korea.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the association between home-based primary care (HBPC) and postdischarge outcomes in Korean older adults.

Design: HBPC was a service that provided medical care by visiting the homes of older adults with limited mobility. In this study, data from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) were used, and groups with and without HBPC services were matched 1:1 through propensity score matching.

Impact of a Pilot Project for Integrated Care on Hospitalization Rate among Older Adults in South Korea.

Introduction: Since 2019, the Korean government has implemented a pilot project for integrated care to encourage healthy aging of older adults. This study investigated the changes in hospitalization rates among older adults who participated in the integrated care pilot project.

Methods: Administrative survey data collected from 13 local governments and the National Health Insurance Database were used in present study.

Comparative studies on level of androgens in hair and plasma with premature male-pattern baldness.

Background: It is well known that male-pattern baldness (MPB) is not started from occipital, but frontal or scalp of head. We can assume that distribution of androgenic steroids is different for each region of the head.

Objective: We hypothesize that the levels of androgenic steroids are different not only between vertex hair with MPB and controls but also between occipital hair with MPB and controls.