Hongsoo Kim
Biographic Data
| ID | 6180342 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hongsoo Kim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hongsoo |
| FAMILY NAME | Kim |
| SIGNATURE | KIM H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Seoul National University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5539-7653 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Gendered experiences of cause-specific unmet medical need
Unmet medical needs (UMN) persist even under universal health coverage and remain unequally distributed across social groups. Although gender differences in UMN are well documented, less is known about how gender intersects with family and work roles to shape healthcare access. We analyzed data from 230,925 adults aged ≥19 years in the 2024 Korea Community Health Survey. Outcomes were overall, time-related, and cost-related UMN. Multilevel Analys…
Development of a practical framework and indicators for monitoring integrated long-term health and care needs and service use
This case study presents an evidence-building approach to support policy planning for integrated health and care delivery for older adults. We developed an integrated needs-assessment framework to monitor the complex long-term medical and care needs of older individuals, using routinely collected, standardized needs-assessment and utilization data from the public health and long-term care (LTC) insurance systems in South Korea. We also developed …
Evaluation of a technology-enhanced, integrated community health and wellness program for seniors (HWePS)
ISRCTN29103760. Registered 2 September 2021, https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN29103760
Same same but different? Comparing institutional performance in the long‐term care systems of Japan and South Korea
Responding to a rapidly aging population, Japan and South Korea introduced social insurance‐based long‐term care systems (LTCSs) in 2000 and 2008, respectively. Korea studied and took up key features of Japan's system while evolving along its own trajectory in line with its healthcare system. The aim of the present study is to unpack the broad category of ‘social insurance’ to explore how distinct system inputs and designs in Korea and Japan rela…
A decade of public long-term care insurance in South Korea
South Korea proactively introduced public long-term care insurance (LTCI) in 2008 when older people were only about one-tenth of the total population. At that time, Korea switched from a tax-based, local-government-operated LTC program targeting low-income older people to the current universal public LTCI run by the National Health Insurance Service, the single public insurer. The LTCI program provides a comprehensive package of home- and institu…
Association between Phthalate Exposure and Frailty among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Only a few studies have examined the impacts of environmental exposure on frailty. This study investigated the association between phthalates and frailty among community-dwelling older adults. The Korean Elderly Environmental Panel II (KEEP II) study is a repeated panel data study of 800 community-dwelling older adults in South Korea. Frailty was measured with five items defined by Fried and colleagues. Environmental pollutants in the form of two…
Gender gap matters in maternal mortality in low and lower-middle-income countries
Reducing maternal mortality has been a crucial part of the global development agenda. According to modernisation theory, the effect of gender equality on maternal health may differ depending on a country's economic development status. We explored the correlation between the Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) provided by the World Economic Forum and the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) obtained from the World Development Indicators database of the World …
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Gender gap matters in maternal mortality in low and lower-middle-income countries
Reducing maternal mortality has been a crucial part of the global development agenda. According to modernisation theory, the effect of gender equality on maternal health may differ depending on a country's economic development status. We explored the correlation between the Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) provided by the World Economic Forum and the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) obtained from the World Development Indicators database of the World …
A decade of public long-term care insurance in South Korea
South Korea proactively introduced public long-term care insurance (LTCI) in 2008 when older people were only about one-tenth of the total population. At that time, Korea switched from a tax-based, local-government-operated LTC program targeting low-income older people to the current universal public LTCI run by the National Health Insurance Service, the single public insurer. The LTCI program provides a comprehensive package of home- and institu…
Association between Phthalate Exposure and Frailty among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Only a few studies have examined the impacts of environmental exposure on frailty. This study investigated the association between phthalates and frailty among community-dwelling older adults. The Korean Elderly Environmental Panel II (KEEP II) study is a repeated panel data study of 800 community-dwelling older adults in South Korea. Frailty was measured with five items defined by Fried and colleagues. Environmental pollutants in the form of two…
Same same but different? Comparing institutional performance in the long‐term care systems of Japan and South Korea
Responding to a rapidly aging population, Japan and South Korea introduced social insurance‐based long‐term care systems (LTCSs) in 2000 and 2008, respectively. Korea studied and took up key features of Japan's system while evolving along its own trajectory in line with its healthcare system. The aim of the present study is to unpack the broad category of ‘social insurance’ to explore how distinct system inputs and designs in Korea and Japan rela…
Evaluation of a technology-enhanced, integrated community health and wellness program for seniors (HWePS)
ISRCTN29103760. Registered 2 September 2021, https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN29103760
Development of a practical framework and indicators for monitoring integrated long-term health and care needs and service use
This case study presents an evidence-building approach to support policy planning for integrated health and care delivery for older adults. We developed an integrated needs-assessment framework to monitor the complex long-term medical and care needs of older individuals, using routinely collected, standardized needs-assessment and utilization data from the public health and long-term care (LTC) insurance systems in South Korea. We also developed …
Gendered experiences of cause-specific unmet medical need
Unmet medical needs (UMN) persist even under universal health coverage and remain unequally distributed across social groups. Although gender differences in UMN are well documented, less is known about how gender intersects with family and work roles to shape healthcare access. We analyzed data from 230,925 adults aged ≥19 years in the 2024 Korea Community Health Survey. Outcomes were overall, time-related, and cost-related UMN. Multilevel Analys…
Medicine (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Long-term care (3 works)