Hyejin Ko
Biographic Data
| ID | 269075 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hyejin Ko |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hyejin |
| FAMILY NAME | Ko |
| SIGNATURE | KO H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Gachon University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9726-5926 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Factors affecting advance directives completion among older adults in Korea
Objective Advance directives (ADs) provide an opportunity for patients to enhance the quality of their end-of-life care and prepare for a dignified death by deciding treatment plans. The purpose of this study was to explore the multiple factors that influence the advance directives completion among older adults in South Korea. Methods This was a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study of 9,920 older adults. The differences in ADs based on s…
Evaluation of the impact of Korea’s employment protection legislation on vocational training discrimination against non-regular workers
The impact of labor market reforms on firm training for nonregular and regular workers
Nonstandard employment is typically associated with reduced opportunities for workers to accumulate human capital via job training. One policy response is to require equal access to training for nonstandard employees. In this study, we investigate the impact of a 2007 Korean labor‐market reform that required such access for nonstandard employees. Using a difference‐in‐difference methodology, we find that, overall, the reform reduced the incidence…
Changes in the health status and health-related quality of life of community-dwelling older adults living alone: One-year follow-up from a cohort study
Background: The percentage of older adults living alone is rapidly increasing, improving the health status and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in this group is becoming a more significant public health issue. This study aimed to examine the changes in the HRQoL of older South Korean adults living alone and identify the factors that affect their HRQoL. Methods: A longitudinal study design was followed. Data were collected at baseline and 1-…
Employer Responses to Legislation Protecting Non-Regular Workers: Evidence from South Korea
Many countries have taken steps to address employment insecurity by enacting employment protection legislation (EPL) for non-regular workers. Although the aggregate impacts of EPL reforms have been examined in the literature, less attention has been paid to the heterogeneous ways that different types of employers respond to these reforms. In this paper, we seek to shed additional light on the impact of non-regular workforce protections by investi…
Effects of a 6-Week Integrated Dementia Awareness and Prevention Program for Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Older adults show a lack of knowledge about dementia, treatments, and management although they are fearful of developing dementia. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a 6-week intervention on knowledge, attitude, fear, and prevention behaviors concerning dementia among older adults who resided in community. The study used a pretest-posttest design with nonequivalent control group. A total of 40 participants completed the study…
Social Frailty among Community-Dwelling Older Adults during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Korea: A Cross-Sectional Study
Social frailty among older adults has become a growing concern from a public health perspective in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study's aim was to investigate the influence of various aspects of social frailty in community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study carried out a secondary analysis of data collected from the 2020 National Survey of Older Koreans and performed multinomial…
Social Security Systems Changes in Asian Post-Socialist Countries: The Differences between Southeast Asian and European Countries
이 연구는 유럽 체제전환국과의 비교를 통해 체제전환 이후 아시아 체제전환국의 사회보장체계의 특징을 포착하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 아시아 체제전환국들은 유럽 체제전환국들과 달리, 정체된 경제 성장을 타개하기 위한 목적에서 경제 부문의 제한적인 개방을 통해, 점진적인 체제전환을 시도하고 있다. 달리 말해, 노멘클라투라의 청산 부재로 그들이 정치-경제-복지 부문에서 독점적 지위를 유지함에 따라, 지배계층에 우호적인 사회주의 시기 사회보장체계의 특징이 지속되고 있다. 사회보장의 포괄범위 확대 및 급여수준 인상 노력은 계속되어 왔으나, 경제성장의 과실이 지배계층에 귀속되어 국가 재정이 빈약하여, 일반 국민을 대상으로 한 사회보장수준은 충분하지 않다. 지배계층의 독점적 지위가 약화되지 않는 한 유럽 체제전환국에 비해 동남아 4개국의 일반 국민을 위한 사회보장체계의 발전은 더디며, 앞으로도 사회보장체계가 강…
Association of Social Frailty with Physical Health, Cognitive Function, Psychological Health, and Life Satisfaction in Community-Dwelling Older Koreans
Social frailty affects various aspects of health in community-dwelling older adults. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of social frailty and the significance of its association with South Korean older adults' health status and life satisfaction. This study involved a secondary data analysis of the 2017 National Survey of Older Koreans. From the 10,299 respondents of the survey, 10,081 were selected with no exclusion criteria. Multiple r…
Development of a Community-Based Integrated Service Model of Health and Social Care for Older Adults Living Alone
The number of elderly people living alone worldwide is increasing, and the responsibility of the state in this context is emerging. This study aimed to develop a community-based integrated service (CBIS) model of health and social care for older adults living alone. The model was designed based on a literature review of previous community care models and per older adults' health and daily life needs. Thereafter, feedback on the integrated model w…
Daily Time Use by Activity of Community-Dwelling Older Koreans: Focus on Health Management
This study aimed to examine the daily time use by activity and identified factors related to health management time (HMT) use among 195 older adults (mean age = 77.5, SD = 6.28 years; 70.8% women) attending a Korean senior center. Descriptive statistics were analyzed and gamma regression analyses were performed. Participants used the most time on rest, followed by leisure, health management, daily living activities, and work. The mean duration of…
Effects of active labour-market policies on welfare state finances
This study seeks to determine the effectiveness of the active labour-market policies (ALMPs) of employment-oriented welfare states contribute to the financial soundness of welfare states. Even if they are insignificant, overall, the results show that ALMPs lead to higher employment rate and sounder public finances as could be expected by the central idea of employment-oriented welfare states. However, extending ALMPs does not always create a virt…
Determinants of social expenditures in post-socialist countries
This study compares the development of the welfare state between Western capitalist countries and a selection of post-socialist countries of both Asia and Europe by examining the determinants of social expenditures in those. A pooled time-series, cross-sectional analysis with panel-corrected standard errors was conducted on the determinants of social expenditures in 21 post-socialist countries: Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cze…
Revisiting the effectiveness of the employment‐oriented welfare state: Considering the quality of employment achievement
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an employment‐oriented welfare state. While previous studies have focused on employment growth, this study considers the quality of employment, especially its mediating impact between public social expenditure and fiscal soundness. Three‐step mediated regression analysis was conducted on a data sample from 19 developed countries from 1991 to 2013. The results show that while public soc…
The Changing Shape of Welfare Policy in Korea: Analysis of Break Point in the Welfare Budget
This paper aims to investigate the welfare policy change in South Korea. Based on punctuated equilibrium theory, I analyze kurtosis and break point of the distribution of variation in the general government welfare budget. As a result, the change in welfare budget levels in South Korea has been quite moderate. But two break points were set in 1977 and 1999. These cutoff points are related with the change of the Korean Welfare State and clearly di…
Empirical Analysis of Fiscal Soundness and Public Social Expenditure: A Lesson for the Future Direction of the Korean Welfare State
The aim of this paper is to investigate the relations between fiscal soundness and public social expenditure in advanced welfare states so as to reconsider the conventional wisdom that welfare expenditure aggravates national finances. Through this, I propose the clues of building the sustainable K orean welfare state. I focus on the interdependent relationship between fiscal soundness and public social expenditure based on fiscal sociology. Consi…
Effects of active labour-market policies on welfare state finances
This study seeks to determine the effectiveness of the active labour-market policies (ALMPs) of employment-oriented welfare states contribute to the financial soundness of welfare states. Even if they are insignificant, overall, the results show that ALMPs lead to higher employment rate and sounder public finances as could be expected by the central idea of employment-oriented welfare states. However, extending ALMPs does not always create a virt…
Empirical Analysis of Fiscal Soundness and Public Social Expenditure: A Lesson for the Future Direction of the Korean Welfare State
The aim of this paper is to investigate the relations between fiscal soundness and public social expenditure in advanced welfare states so as to reconsider the conventional wisdom that welfare expenditure aggravates national finances. Through this, I propose the clues of building the sustainable K orean welfare state. I focus on the interdependent relationship between fiscal soundness and public social expenditure based on fiscal sociology. Consi…
The Changing Shape of Welfare Policy in Korea: Analysis of Break Point in the Welfare Budget
This paper aims to investigate the welfare policy change in South Korea. Based on punctuated equilibrium theory, I analyze kurtosis and break point of the distribution of variation in the general government welfare budget. As a result, the change in welfare budget levels in South Korea has been quite moderate. But two break points were set in 1977 and 1999. These cutoff points are related with the change of the Korean Welfare State and clearly di…
Revisiting the effectiveness of the employment‐oriented welfare state: Considering the quality of employment achievement
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an employment‐oriented welfare state. While previous studies have focused on employment growth, this study considers the quality of employment, especially its mediating impact between public social expenditure and fiscal soundness. Three‐step mediated regression analysis was conducted on a data sample from 19 developed countries from 1991 to 2013. The results show that while public soc…
Determinants of social expenditures in post-socialist countries
This study compares the development of the welfare state between Western capitalist countries and a selection of post-socialist countries of both Asia and Europe by examining the determinants of social expenditures in those. A pooled time-series, cross-sectional analysis with panel-corrected standard errors was conducted on the determinants of social expenditures in 21 post-socialist countries: Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cze…
Effects of active labour-market policies on welfare state finances
This study seeks to determine the effectiveness of the active labour-market policies (ALMPs) of employment-oriented welfare states contribute to the financial soundness of welfare states. Even if they are insignificant, overall, the results show that ALMPs lead to higher employment rate and sounder public finances as could be expected by the central idea of employment-oriented welfare states. However, extending ALMPs does not always create a virt…
Social Security Systems Changes in Asian Post-Socialist Countries: The Differences between Southeast Asian and European Countries
이 연구는 유럽 체제전환국과의 비교를 통해 체제전환 이후 아시아 체제전환국의 사회보장체계의 특징을 포착하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 아시아 체제전환국들은 유럽 체제전환국들과 달리, 정체된 경제 성장을 타개하기 위한 목적에서 경제 부문의 제한적인 개방을 통해, 점진적인 체제전환을 시도하고 있다. 달리 말해, 노멘클라투라의 청산 부재로 그들이 정치-경제-복지 부문에서 독점적 지위를 유지함에 따라, 지배계층에 우호적인 사회주의 시기 사회보장체계의 특징이 지속되고 있다. 사회보장의 포괄범위 확대 및 급여수준 인상 노력은 계속되어 왔으나, 경제성장의 과실이 지배계층에 귀속되어 국가 재정이 빈약하여, 일반 국민을 대상으로 한 사회보장수준은 충분하지 않다. 지배계층의 독점적 지위가 약화되지 않는 한 유럽 체제전환국에 비해 동남아 4개국의 일반 국민을 위한 사회보장체계의 발전은 더디며, 앞으로도 사회보장체계가 강…
Association of Social Frailty with Physical Health, Cognitive Function, Psychological Health, and Life Satisfaction in Community-Dwelling Older Koreans
Social frailty affects various aspects of health in community-dwelling older adults. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of social frailty and the significance of its association with South Korean older adults' health status and life satisfaction. This study involved a secondary data analysis of the 2017 National Survey of Older Koreans. From the 10,299 respondents of the survey, 10,081 were selected with no exclusion criteria. Multiple r…
Development of a Community-Based Integrated Service Model of Health and Social Care for Older Adults Living Alone
The number of elderly people living alone worldwide is increasing, and the responsibility of the state in this context is emerging. This study aimed to develop a community-based integrated service (CBIS) model of health and social care for older adults living alone. The model was designed based on a literature review of previous community care models and per older adults' health and daily life needs. Thereafter, feedback on the integrated model w…
Daily Time Use by Activity of Community-Dwelling Older Koreans: Focus on Health Management
This study aimed to examine the daily time use by activity and identified factors related to health management time (HMT) use among 195 older adults (mean age = 77.5, SD = 6.28 years; 70.8% women) attending a Korean senior center. Descriptive statistics were analyzed and gamma regression analyses were performed. Participants used the most time on rest, followed by leisure, health management, daily living activities, and work. The mean duration of…
Effects of a 6-Week Integrated Dementia Awareness and Prevention Program for Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Older adults show a lack of knowledge about dementia, treatments, and management although they are fearful of developing dementia. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a 6-week intervention on knowledge, attitude, fear, and prevention behaviors concerning dementia among older adults who resided in community. The study used a pretest-posttest design with nonequivalent control group. A total of 40 participants completed the study…
Social Frailty among Community-Dwelling Older Adults during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Korea: A Cross-Sectional Study
Social frailty among older adults has become a growing concern from a public health perspective in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study's aim was to investigate the influence of various aspects of social frailty in community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study carried out a secondary analysis of data collected from the 2020 National Survey of Older Koreans and performed multinomial…
Changes in the health status and health-related quality of life of community-dwelling older adults living alone: One-year follow-up from a cohort study
Background: The percentage of older adults living alone is rapidly increasing, improving the health status and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in this group is becoming a more significant public health issue. This study aimed to examine the changes in the HRQoL of older South Korean adults living alone and identify the factors that affect their HRQoL. Methods: A longitudinal study design was followed. Data were collected at baseline and 1-…
Employer Responses to Legislation Protecting Non-Regular Workers: Evidence from South Korea
Many countries have taken steps to address employment insecurity by enacting employment protection legislation (EPL) for non-regular workers. Although the aggregate impacts of EPL reforms have been examined in the literature, less attention has been paid to the heterogeneous ways that different types of employers respond to these reforms. In this paper, we seek to shed additional light on the impact of non-regular workforce protections by investi…
Factors affecting advance directives completion among older adults in Korea
Objective Advance directives (ADs) provide an opportunity for patients to enhance the quality of their end-of-life care and prepare for a dignified death by deciding treatment plans. The purpose of this study was to explore the multiple factors that influence the advance directives completion among older adults in South Korea. Methods This was a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study of 9,920 older adults. The differences in ADs based on s…
Evaluation of the impact of Korea’s employment protection legislation on vocational training discrimination against non-regular workers
The impact of labor market reforms on firm training for nonregular and regular workers
Nonstandard employment is typically associated with reduced opportunities for workers to accumulate human capital via job training. One policy response is to require equal access to training for nonstandard employees. In this study, we investigate the impact of a 2007 Korean labor‐market reform that required such access for nonstandard employees. Using a difference‐in‐difference methodology, we find that, overall, the reform reduced the incidence…
Economics (9 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Labour economics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Demographic economics (4 works)