A comparison of health-related quality of life and personal, social, and environmental factors of older adults according to a residential area: a propensity score matching analysis.

Purpose: This study identified individual, social, and environmental factors affecting the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of older individuals living in urban and non-urban areas of the Republic of Korea and investigated their effects on HRQoL.

Methods: A secondary data analysis study was conducted using raw data from Korea's 2017 Community Health Survey. Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed to compare the individual, social, and environmental characteristics of older individuals living in urban and non-urban areas (16,695 and 29,106 individuals, respectively).

A preliminary study on the effects of an osteoporosis prevention program based on an Information-Motivation-Behavioral skill model in older adult women: A cluster randomized controlled trial.

We aimed to evaluate the feasibility and effects of an osteoporosis prevention program using the Information-Motivation-Behavioral skill (IMB) model in older adult women in this preliminary study. Korean women ≥65 years were randomly assigned to control (N=21) and intervention (N=23) groups. The intervention group participated in an IMB model-based, 12-week osteoporosis prevention program.

Effects of healthcare interventions on psychosocial factors of patients with multimorbidity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to assess the types of healthcare intervention programs offered to patients with multimorbidity and their effects on key psychosocial factors.

Methods: For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched databases like Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL RISS, KISS, etc. for studies published between January 1, 2009, and April 30, 2019.