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November 30, 2025Journal of Korean Gerontological NursingOpen Access

The impact of an integrated care program implemented by a public health sub-center on the health and quality of life of older adults living alone in a rural area: One-group pretest-posttest pre-experimental design

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CPChan Mi ParkHKHyeon Ok KimELEun-Jee Lee

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Overview

Integrated care program improved quality of life and reduced depression in older adults, suggesting enhanced public health support is needed in rural areas.

Key Points

  • Participants showed improved health-related quality of life and reduced depression after the program, indicating significant positive impacts.
  • Cognitive function improved significantly, with a z-score of -2.25 and a p-value of .012 in older adults.
  • This analysis utilized a one-group pretest-posttest design with 32 older adults living alone in a rural area.
  • Expanding integrated care programs in public health sub-centers may address issues faced by older adults in rural settings.

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Park et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692b9da91d383f2b2a37a40fhttps://doi.org/10.17079/jkgn.2025.00108
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