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Saudi Arabia’s Quality of Life Program highlights pathways to transformative progress in lifestyle in new report and global index initiative

The “Cities of Possibility: The Evolution of Quality of Life in Saudi Arabia” report reveals how a focus on quality of life has enhanced citizen well-being. From lifestyle and recreation to opportunity and social growth, measurements from Riyadh, Jeddah, Al Khobar, Madinah, and Abha represent in-depth and diverse perspectives on life in Saudi. With marked [...]

S. Korean Research Team Develops New Quality of Life Index

SEOUL, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed an index to measure quality of life, which showed that South Koreans are dissatisfied with the environment and income, but satisfied with family and health. A research team led by Prof. Yun Young-ho from Seoul National University Hospital announced on Monday that [...]

S. Korean Seniors Suffer from Lower Quality of Life: Data

SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean senior citizens are less satisfied with their lives than other age groups, government data showed Monday, as many cope with poverty compared with younger people. The 2017 data compiled by Statistics Korea showed that people aged 65 and older had 2.87 points on a scale of 1 [...]

S. Korea Announces Plans to Raise Quality of Life by 2040

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government announced plans to achieve a 75 percent employment rate, 78 years of healthy life expectancy and a 10 percent relative poverty rate in a bid to rank South Korea among the world’s top 10 countries for quality of life by 2040, via its social security [...]

S. Koreans Unhappy, Exact Measurement of Quality of Life Necessary: OECD World Forum

SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Experts have warned that the quality of life in South Korea is low compared to the population’s income levels. In response, the government plans to come up with a measure to accurately measure quality of life in order to create solutions that build on the result. This is according [...]

Self-Employed Men in their 40s and 50s Have Lowest Quality of Life

SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — According to suicide rates, lower-income male business owners in their 40s and 50s were found to have a dangerously low quality of life. This is according to the results of a study announced at a policy workshop hosted by Seoul National University’s Center for Distributive Justice yesterday. Professor Lee [...]

Weak Grip Strength Leads to Lower Quality of Life: Study

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team at Asan Medical Center led by Professor Park Hye-soon has discovered a close correlation between an individual’s grip strength and quality of life. The team analyzed data from 4,620 Korean adults 20 years and older to conclude that weak grip strength is correlated to decreased quality [...]

South Koreans Rank Last on Well-Being Survey

SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study by Cigna Corporation, the parent company of LINA Korea, the first foreign provider of life insurance in Korea, showed that the perception of health and quality of life by South Koreans worsened compared to last year, resulting in the lowest levels of perceived well-being amongst all [...]

Quality of Family and Communal Living Falls: Study

SEOUL, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study claims that the quality of life of Koreans has fallen in terms of family and communal living. According to Statistics Korea, an analysis of quality of life evaluations revealed that the composite index for the quality of life in family and communal living in 2016 stood [...]

Lung Cancer Survivors Suffer from Fatigue, Poor Quality of Life

SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study has revealed lung cancer survivors face significant hardships due to chronic fatigue. Lung cancer patients face a low quality of life even after being treated successfully, as a result of chronic fatigue that significantly worsens one’s physical and psychological ability, the research team led by professors Yun [...]