Geriatrics Fact Sheet in Korea 2018 From National Statistics
South Korea is the fastest aging country in the world, having become an aged society in 2017, with over 14% of its population aged 65 years or older. This Korean Geriatrics Fact Sheet 2018 aimed to overview and clarify the current geriatric burden and its trends in South Korea. Using nationwide surv...
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Korea Geriatrics Society
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| author | Il-Young Jang Hea Yon Lee Eunju Lee The 50th Anniversary Committee of Korean Geriatrics Society |
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| description | South Korea is the fastest aging country in the world, having become an aged society in 2017, with over 14% of its population aged 65 years or older. This Korean Geriatrics Fact Sheet 2018 aimed to overview and clarify the current geriatric burden and its trends in South Korea. Using nationwide surveys and public reports from government or related organizations, especially the 2017 Survey of the Living Conditions and Welfare Needs of Korean Older Persons from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, our committee has summarized the profile, socioeconomic status, health-related lifestyles, geriatric syndromes with major comorbidities, and use of healthcare services in the aging population. We hope that this review will publicize the social burden and seriousness of the aging problem in Korea. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b6721c79ef2e4380b8d6f95838d9f50f2022-12-21T18:24:19ZengKorea Geriatrics SocietyAnnals of Geriatric Medicine and Research2508-47982019-06-01232505310.4235/agmr.19.0013agmr.19.0013Geriatrics Fact Sheet in Korea 2018 From National StatisticsIl-Young Jang0Hea Yon Lee1Eunju Lee2The 50th Anniversary Committee of Korean Geriatrics Society3Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDivision of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDivision of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDivision of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaSouth Korea is the fastest aging country in the world, having become an aged society in 2017, with over 14% of its population aged 65 years or older. This Korean Geriatrics Fact Sheet 2018 aimed to overview and clarify the current geriatric burden and its trends in South Korea. Using nationwide surveys and public reports from government or related organizations, especially the 2017 Survey of the Living Conditions and Welfare Needs of Korean Older Persons from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, our committee has summarized the profile, socioeconomic status, health-related lifestyles, geriatric syndromes with major comorbidities, and use of healthcare services in the aging population. We hope that this review will publicize the social burden and seriousness of the aging problem in Korea.http://www.e-agmr.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.4235/agmr.19.0013AgedFrail elderlyHealth services for the agedResidence characteristicsCost of illness |
| spellingShingle | Il-Young Jang Hea Yon Lee Eunju Lee The 50th Anniversary Committee of Korean Geriatrics Society Geriatrics Fact Sheet in Korea 2018 From National Statistics Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research Aged Frail elderly Health services for the aged Residence characteristics Cost of illness |
| title | Geriatrics Fact Sheet in Korea 2018 From National Statistics |
| title_full | Geriatrics Fact Sheet in Korea 2018 From National Statistics |
| title_fullStr | Geriatrics Fact Sheet in Korea 2018 From National Statistics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geriatrics Fact Sheet in Korea 2018 From National Statistics |
| title_short | Geriatrics Fact Sheet in Korea 2018 From National Statistics |
| title_sort | geriatrics fact sheet in korea 2018 from national statistics |
| topic | Aged Frail elderly Health services for the aged Residence characteristics Cost of illness |
| url | http://www.e-agmr.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.4235/agmr.19.0013 |
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