Health risks posed by social and linguistic isolation in older Korean Americans.
Yuri JangHyunwoo YoonJuyoung ParkNan Sook ParkDavid A ChiribogaMiyong T KimPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2021)
Our findings confirm that both social relationships and language proficiency are key elements for older immigrants' social connectedness and integration, the deprivation of which puts them at heightened risk in multiple dimensions of health.