Research Areas

Research Areas

Overview

Overview

Research Background

  • Health Threats in an Aging Society

    Increased social burden associated with high expenditure of national healthcare and care for older adults

    2007 Aging Society (7.3%), 2018 Aged Society (14.3%)

    2026 Super-aged Society (20.3%)

    Increased health vulnerability due to aging

    high prevalence of complex chronic diseases (more than 90% older adults) and cognitive, physical,·psychosocial functional decline

    Treatment-focused R&D, specializing in disease biomarkers, diagnosis, and drug development
    R&D that connects the lives of the elderly to the specific needs of the medical field

  • Development and Practical Application of
    Preventive and Translational Healthcare Services

    Government policy implementation for community-based integrated care involving the older adults and their families

    Facilitation of precision healthcare and personalized health management using ICT infrastructures

    Need for innovative research that integrates understanding mechanisms–translation facilitation-practical application

    Facilitation of the expeditious on-site practical application of research findings by a collaborative approach among industry, academia, and research institutions

Overview and Objectives of Research Focus Areas

Research Implementation Strategies

Conduct Integrated Convergence Research of older adults’
Cognitive – Psychosocial – Physical Health-related Domains

  • Stage 1

    Construct a system for the collection and management of integrated big data on physical - cognitive - psychological functions

    Construct a community-based Aging and Health Science Council

    Construct and maintain a participant
    registry utilizing industry-university-research network

    Construct systems for analyzing IoMT big data and biomarkers

  • Stage 2

    Construct a senior living lab in cooperation with local communities

    Explore ideas within the local community, develop – experiment – evaluate whole-service prototypes

    Develop personalized devices & customized contents in collaboration with senior health science industry

    Support for collaboration with leading nursing researchers and research institutes in Korea and abroad

  • Stage 3

    Link with patents, technology transfers,
    and service commercialization

    Popularize educational contents based on educational platforms like K-MOOC, YouTube

    Negotiate data sharing policies,
    share data with incoming researchers

    Propose and establish policies for the standardization of local community services and support systems