Sanghun Nam
Biographic Data
| ID | 5538418 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sanghun Nam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sanghun |
| FAMILY NAME | Nam |
| SIGNATURE | NAM S |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0842-8955 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Defining and Measuring Delays in Postacute Care
BACKGROUND: Studying delays in postacute care (PAC) rehabilitation using Medicare data is challenging due to the absence of a standardized definition of PAC access timeframes across rehabilitation provider types. METHODS: We used 100% Medicare claims data for beneficiaries aged 66 and older discharged to PAC with one of 8 common medical conditions. PAC initiation was examined for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), skilled nursing facilit…
Social determinants of health and rehabilitation service areas
Introduction: Social determinants of health significantly shape community discharge (CD) rates in post-acute rehabilitation settings. Additionally, healthcare disparities between urban and rural regions in the United States can affect these discharge rates. These disparities underscore the critical need to understand how social, economic, educational, and healthcare-related factors influence community discharge outcomes to guide equitable healthc…
Item-Level Psychometrics of the Meaningful Activity Participation Assessment (Mapa) Scale
This study investigates the psychometric properties of the Meaningful Activity Participation Assessment-Meaning (MAPA-M) scale using the Rasch measurement model. For the psychometric properties of MAPA-M, principal component analysis, Rasch analysis, and differential item functioning analysis were conducted. Participants in this study were 480 older adults from the USC Well Elderly 2 study, recruited from 21 locations in the Los Angeles metropoli…
Developing a Cross-National Disability Measure for Older Adult Populations across Korea, China, and Japan
This study aims to develop a universal scale for comparing cognitive and physical functions among countries using health survey data from China, Korea, and Japan. This study used the data of 934 participants from the Korean Longitude Study of Aging, 2506 participants from the China Health and Retirement Longitude Study, and 178 participants from the Japanese Study of Aging and Retirement. Each physical and cognitive function item in the three cou…
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Developing a Cross-National Disability Measure for Older Adult Populations across Korea, China, and Japan
This study aims to develop a universal scale for comparing cognitive and physical functions among countries using health survey data from China, Korea, and Japan. This study used the data of 934 participants from the Korean Longitude Study of Aging, 2506 participants from the China Health and Retirement Longitude Study, and 178 participants from the Japanese Study of Aging and Retirement. Each physical and cognitive function item in the three cou…
Item-Level Psychometrics of the Meaningful Activity Participation Assessment (Mapa) Scale
This study investigates the psychometric properties of the Meaningful Activity Participation Assessment-Meaning (MAPA-M) scale using the Rasch measurement model. For the psychometric properties of MAPA-M, principal component analysis, Rasch analysis, and differential item functioning analysis were conducted. Participants in this study were 480 older adults from the USC Well Elderly 2 study, recruited from 21 locations in the Los Angeles metropoli…
Social determinants of health and rehabilitation service areas
Introduction: Social determinants of health significantly shape community discharge (CD) rates in post-acute rehabilitation settings. Additionally, healthcare disparities between urban and rural regions in the United States can affect these discharge rates. These disparities underscore the critical need to understand how social, economic, educational, and healthcare-related factors influence community discharge outcomes to guide equitable healthc…
Defining and Measuring Delays in Postacute Care
BACKGROUND: Studying delays in postacute care (PAC) rehabilitation using Medicare data is challenging due to the absence of a standardized definition of PAC access timeframes across rehabilitation provider types. METHODS: We used 100% Medicare claims data for beneficiaries aged 66 and older discharged to PAC with one of 8 common medical conditions. PAC initiation was examined for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), skilled nursing facilit…
Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Occupational Therapy Practice and Research (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Business (1 work) · Cartography (1 work) · China (1 work)