Korea National Open University

Interdependent Navigation and Pragmatic Disengagement: How Older Korean Immigrants Selectively Engage with Digital Technologies

Older immigrant adults face unique barriers to digital participation, often framed as skill deficits. Through a community-based study with 22 older Korean immigrants in the greater New York area, we reframe these behaviors as active strategies. We identify pragmatic disengagement...

Association between Blood Concentrations of Lead and Total IgE in South Korean Adults: An Analysis of Data from the Fourth Korean National Environmental Health Survey

Background: Long-term exposure to heavy metals may affect the human immune system in adult populations as well as children.Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the association between blood concentrations of lead and mercury and total immunoglobulin E (IgE) level among South...