SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The combination of offline health coaching with smartphone-based online coaching helps improve the self-management of individuals suffering from chronic diseases, a recent study showed. A research team from the Department of Family Medicine at Seoul National University Hospital said Thursday that it had tested the effectiveness of the offline health coaching [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite all-out efforts made by the South Korean government and professionals to prevent suicide, the country’s suicide rate continues to top the list of member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), with no sign of a decline. Against this backdrop, a recent study showed that [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The prevalence rate of chronic diseases, including diabetes and hypertension, is higher among people with low incomes or living in rural areas, government data showed Friday. According to the data by the Korea Health Promotion Institute, the prevalence rate of people over the age of 30 with diabetes came [...]