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1. Digital Inclusion among Community Older Adults in the Republic of Korea: Measuring Digital Skills and Health Consequences

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Thet Htoo Pan, Myo Nyein Aung, Eun Woo Nam, Yuka Koyanagi, Hocheol Lee, Li Li, Myat Yadana Kyaw, Nadila Mulati, Saiyud Moolphate, Carol Ma Hok Ka, Jan A. G. M. van Dijk, and Motoyuki Yuasa

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social gerontology, digital sociology, psychometric, mixed method, healthy aging, digital education, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, Psychology, BF1-990
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Many older adults are increasingly embracing digital technology in the Republic of Korea. This study investigated the relationship between the digital skills of Korean older adults and their perceived health status and digital technology application for health promotion. This mixed-method study comprised a community survey of 434 older adults aged ≥65 in two cities in South Korea, followed by focus group interviews. Five types of digital skills, ‘operational internet skills’, ‘information navigation skills’, ‘social skills’, ‘creative skills’, and ‘mobile skills’, were measured using the LSE digital skill measurement instrument. Multivariable analysis identified the influence of digital skills on health-related outcomes. Among them, ‘social skills’ associated positively with self-rated health (β 0.37, 95%CI 0.08, 0.65). ‘Information navigation skills’ contributed positively to the use of digital technology and the internet for a healthy lifestyle in terms of improving eating habits (β 0.43, 95%CI 0.09, 0.77), accessing healthcare (β 0.53, 95%CI 0.21, 0.85), and accessing long-term care services (β 0.45, 95%CI 0.11, 0.79). Thematic analysis revealed that the study participants use Korean language-based resources such as Naver and Kakao Talk for social connection to promote a healthy lifestyle. This study concludes that encouraging initial and sustained use of the internet and enhancing digital skills among Korean older adults can promote active and healthy aging.

Published
2024
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2. Digital-Based Policy and Health Promotion Policy in Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Thailand: A Scoping Review of Policy Paths to Healthy Aging

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Nadila Mulati, Myo Nyein Aung, Malcolm Field, Eun Woo Nam, Carol Ma Hok Ka, Saiyud Moolphate, Hocheol Lee, Yuki Goto, Nam Hae Kweun, Takumi Suda, Yuka Koyanagi, Yuiko Nagamine, and Motoyuki Yuasa

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Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Abstract

People are living longer, and our life has become more digital. Hence, the benefits from digital technology, including economic growth, increasing labor productivity, and ensuring health equity in the face of an aging population emerged as a vital topic for countries around the world. Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Singapore, and Thailand are in the top ten rankings in terms of information and communication technology (ICT) development within the Asia Pacific Region and all are facing challenges of population aging. Well-designed national ICT policy and health promotion policies enabled the countries to make significant progress and development in terms of digitalization and healthy aging. This paper aims to answer questions regarding digitization and health promotion: when it started, how it is going, what are the achievements, and what it holds for the future, considering healthy aging and digitalization by reviewing the national ICT policy and health promotion policies of Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Thailand. This paper is expected to help readers build a comprehensive understanding of each country’s journey towards building a healthy aging digital society. Furthermore, we hope this paper can be a source for countries to exchange experiences and learn from each other with a joint goal of building a healthy aging digital society.

Published
2022

7. Service-Learning As a New Paradigm in Higher Education of China

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Carol Ma Hok-ka, Alfred Chan Cheung-ming, Alice Liu Cheng, Fanny Mak Mui-fong, Carol Ma Hok-ka, Alfred Chan Cheung-ming, Alice Liu Cheng, and Fanny Mak Mui-fong

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College student development programs--China, Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--China, Service learning--China, Community and college--China
Abstract

The first reference book to introduce the concept and development of service-learning in China, Service-Learning as a New Paradigm in Higher Education of China provides a full picture of the infusion of service-learning into the Chinese educational system and describes this new teaching experience using case studies, empirical data, and educational and institutional policies within Chinese context. The text demonstrates how students learn outside the classroom through service-learning with valuable feedback and reflection from faculty members and fellow students about the meaning of education in China. Though service-learning was initially developed in the United States, the concept is rooted in Chinese literatures and values. This book will help readers understand how service-learning is being used as a pedagogy with Chinese values and philosophy in Chinese education, filling a niche within the worldwide literature of service-learning.

Published
2018

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