Hyun Chung Kim

Publications (3)4.65 Total impact

• Article: Relationship between memory age identity (MAI) and cognition in Korean elders.

  Ki Jung Chang, Hyun Chung Kim, Sang Hyun Koh, Yun Hwan Lee, Kang Soo Lee, Ki Young Lim, Young Ki Chung, Chang Hyung Hong
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  ABSTRACT: Relatively few studies have examined the psychological predictors of cognitive functions in the elderly. We aimed to investigate the relationship between MAI and cognition in the non-cognitively impaired (NCI) elderly. Data obtained from 1345 Korean subjects aged 60+ years were analyzed. MAI was defined as the discrepancy between subjective memory age and chronological age. We conducted the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) to demonstrate the relationship between MAI and Korean version-Mini Mental State Examination (K-MMSE). There were significant differences in the estimated means of K-MMSE score among the 4 quartile groups of MAI (Q1-Q2>Q3>Q4, F=13.12, p<0.0001). These results suggested that MAI may be associated with cognitive function in the NCI elderly.
  Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 06/2011; 54(2):339-42. · 1.36 Impact Factor
• Article: Application of health concern and activity model on cognition in the elderly.

  Hyun-Chung Kim, Kang Soo Lee, Hae-Kwan Cheong, Yun Hwan Lee, Ki Young Lim, Young-Ki Chung, Byoung Hoon Oh, Chang Hyung Hong
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  ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of physical, mental, social activity, and health concern on cognition in the elderly by means of the health concern and activity (HCA) model. Data were obtained from 3157 subjects aged 60 years and above. The subjects were divided into four groups according to the HCA model. Cognitive function was assessed by the Korean version of the mini-mental state examination (K-MMSE). A cross-sectional, factorial design was used in which the K-MMSE score was the dependent variable, with physical, mental, and social activity as one factor and health concern as the other. Analysis of covariance revealed significant differences in the K-MMSE score between all four groups after adjusting for age, sex, education, current smoking, and alcohol consumption for all subjects. The results suggest that having health concerns as well as physical, mental, or social activity is associated with cognitive function in the elderly.
  Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 10/2010; 53(2):e187-91. · 1.36 Impact Factor
• Article: Factors influencing perceptions of need for and decisions to solicit child mental health services by parents of 9-12 year-old Korean children.

  Sun-Mi Cho, Hyun-Chung Kim, Hyun Cho, Yun-Mi Shin
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  ABSTRACT: As children with emotional or behavioral problems often fail to receive the treatment available to them, this study examined (1) the degree of perceived need (PN) among Korean parents regarding mental health services for their children, (2) the factors associated with such perceptions, (3) the degree to which Korean parents actually engage mental health services for their children, and (4) the factors associated with such use. To determine the degrees of PN and actual use, 1,058 children aged between 9 and 12 years were asked to complete the Children's Depression Inventory, while their parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist. About 11.4% of the parents demonstrated PN, compared to 2.7% who actually engaged child mental health services. While most of the CBCL factors were associated with PN, the child's self-report significantly affected the perception as well. The attention problem score in the CBCL was the only factor that strongly corresponded to the actual use of services in Korea, a country where academic achievement is considered paramount, which suggests that cultural forces may play a powerful role in determining parents' decisions regarding child mental health care.
  Child Psychiatry and Human Development 01/2008; 38(4):279-86. · 1.93 Impact Factor