SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Loneliness is one of the biggest health threats facing South Korea, according to a new survey. The survey conducted by the Korean Clinical Psychology Association (KCP) revealed South Korea’s loneliness scale has reached 78 out of 100, due to growing individualism and division between classes, as well as a long-term [...]
SUWON, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – In 2012, Gyeonggi Province started a healthcare campaign aimed at senior citizens living alone, which turned out to be successful in reducing medical expenses and visits, and also depression. According to Gyeonggi Province, the average monthly medical expense for its 9,868 elderly citizens living alone dropped from 63,385 won [...]
SEOUL, Jan.22 (Korea Bizwire) – New data shows that suicidal thoughts among seniors dropped in half when they had a friend that cared for them. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, after the launch of a ‘friend-making project’ for seniors living alone, the number of friends seniors had increased to 1.65 from 0.57, [...]
SEOUL, Jan5. (Korea Bizwire) – Research indicates that loneliness is as bad for one’s health as a lack of exercise and diabetes. The English journal Daily Mail reported that a research team at the University of North Carolina discovered that relationships with others during adolescent and senior years influence one’s health greatly after studying the [...]
SEOUL, Nov.26 (Korea Bizwire) – Research indicates that the reason loneliness has a bad influence on health is because it evokes change in the immune system. Medical News Today reported that psychology Professor John Cacioppo of the University of Chicago announced the results of a study indicating that loneliness changes the gene expression of white [...]