Ja Young Kim

Biographic Data

ID6186129
NAMEJa Young Kim
GIVEN NAMESJa Young
FAMILY NAMEKim
SIGNATUREKIM J Y
AFFILIATIONSSungkyunkwan University
ORCID0000-0002-8538-9179
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX1

  • Perspectives of opioid prescribers in overdose hotspots and coldspots, Massachusetts, 2019

    Claudia Santelices, Jennifer Pustz et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2023

    BACKGROUND: Prescription opioids (POs) have had a devastating effect on people and public health systems in the U.S. Due to the urgency and complexity of the opioid crisis, there is a need to expand qualitative research on the medical community's perspectives on opioid prescribing practices and the role that prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) have played in mitigating this crisis. METHODS: = 23) across specialties and a range of overdo…

  • Factors affecting the life satisfaction of injured workers according to the type of return to work

    Ja Young KimARTICLEAsia Pacific Journal of Social…2023

    This study aimed to investigate the demographic, industrial and health-related, economic, and psycho-emotional factors that affect the life satisfaction of injured workers, and compare them according to the type of return to work. Regression analysis was used to analyse data on 2,025 injured workers. Marital status (B = .967, p < .001), disability grade (B = -.129, p < .01), health status (B = 1.287, p < .001), socioeconomic status (B = 1.977, p …

  • Factors Affecting Anxiety in Older Adults in South Korea

    Ja Young KimARTICLEJournal of Social Service Research2022References: 13

    The older adult population is rapidly increasing in South Korea. Because older adults experience more loss, their anxiety related to aging may be more serious than that of other age groups. The present study analyzed the demographic, health, economic, and psychological factors that affect anxiety in older adults. Hierarchical regression was used to analyze data on 1,055 individuals over 65 years of age from the Survey on Social and Psychological …

  • Asset Effects on the Life Satisfaction of Workers with Disabilities in Korea

    Ja Young Kim, Chang-Keun Han et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Service Research2022Cited by: 1References: 18

    The study aims to examine whether self-esteem and job satisfaction mediate the association between assets and life satisfaction of workers with disabilities in South Korea. In addition, the study examines the sequential mediational paths of assets, self-esteem, job satisfaction, and life satisfaction of workers with disabilities. The research utilized wave 2 survey data of the Panel Survey of Employment for the Disabled in South Korea. The sample…

  • Does Poverty Matter for Depression in People with Disabilities? The Mediating Effects of Life Satisfaction

    Ja Young KimARTICLEJournal of Social Service Research2022References: 20

    The purpose of this study is to examine whether life satisfaction mediates the association between poverty and depression in people with disabilities. The panel survey of Korea Welfare Panel Study, which consists of the most suitable data for analysis targeting low-income households in South Korea, was used. The study had a total sample of 1,226. The poverty of people with disabilities did not affect depression, but it negatively affected life sa…

  • The effect of experiencing discrimination on the life satisfaction of people with disabilities in South Korea

    Ja Young KimARTICLESocial Work in Public Health2021

    The purpose of this article is to examine whether disability acceptance mediates the association between discrimination and life satisfaction of people with disabilities. The Panel Survey of Employment for the Disabled (PSED), a dataset consisting of a nationally representative sample of individuals with disabilities in South Korea was used. We found that discrimination had a negative effect on the life satisfaction of people with disabilities. W…

  • Linking Matters

    Randi Sokol, Elizabeth Tammaro et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2021

    Background In March 2019, our health system launched a project called Linking MATTERS (Medication for Addiction Treatment linkage Through Emergency depaRtmentS) to initiate evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) with buprenorphine-naloxone (B/N) in our emergency departments and connect patients to our primary care sites to continue their addiction care. Methods: Six months after project implementation, we conducted in-depth interv…

  • The HIV Care Continuum in Small Cities of Southern New England

    Open AccessLauretta E Grau, Sarah Brother et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2020