pISSN: 2384-1877 eISSN: 2383-8086 https://www.jkgn.org

Vol. 23 No. 2, May 2021

The Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing is the official publication of the Korean Gerontological Nursing Society. It was launched in 1999. The journal is a peer reviewed and scientific journal that seeks to promote development and exchange of knowledge that is directly relevant to all spheres of health in older adults. It also seeks critical reviews and commentaries addressing conceptual, theoretical, methodological and ethical issues pertaining to gerontological nursing.

The official title of the journal is 'Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing' and the abbreviated title is 'J Korean Gerontol Nurs.' The journal is published four times a year on February 28th, May 31th, August 31th, and November 30th. The text may be written in Korean or English. The abstracts, acknowledgements, tables, figures, and references should be written in English. The articles in this journal are indexed in the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) database (Korea Citation Index), the CINAHL Complete, Science Central, Google Scholar, and SCOPUS. The circulation number is 500. The Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing is an Open Access Journal. Full text is freely available in the following URL address of the Journal: https://www.jkgn.org

• Editorial board Editor in Chief: Dukyoo Jung (College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University) Associate Editor : Hyejin Kim (Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University) Board Members: Eun Sook Kong (College of Nursing, Jesus University) Eunhee Hwang (Department of Nursing, Wonkwang University) Geun Myun Kim (College of Nursing, Gangneung- Wongju National University) Heeok Park (College of Nursing, Keimyung University) Hyun Ju Kim (College of Nursing, ) Soong-Nang Jang (Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University) Yeon-Hwan Park (College of Nursing, Seoul National University) Yong Soon Shin (College of Nursing, ) Anthony G. Tuckett (Curtin University) Jane Chung (Virginia Commonwealth University) Jinyoung Kim (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) Yamamoto Noriko (University of Tokyo) Statistics Editor: Hyonggin An (Department of Biostatistics, ) English Editor: Harper ShawverHowell (Editide Co.) Managing Editor: Leeho Yoo (College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University) Manuscript Editor: Beom Soo Kim (Medicallove (Design Mecca) Co.)

Printed on May 28, 2021 and Published on May 31, 2021

• Publisher: Song, Jun-Ah • Typographer: Kyung Won Shin • Publishing office: The Korean Gerontological Nursing Society • Printing office: Medicallove College of Nursing, Korea University (DESIGN MECCA) 145 Anamro Sungbukgu, Seoul, 02841 Tel: +82-2-2263-0974 Fax: +82-2-2269-5231 Republic of Korea e-mail: [email protected] Tel: +82-2-3290-4921, Fax: +82-2-928-9107 Manuscript editor: Beom Soo Kim https://www.gnursing.or.kr ([email protected]) • Editor in Chief: Dukyoo Jung, PhD, RN. College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University 52, Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03760 Republic of Korea Tel: +82-2-3277-6693, Fax: +82-2-3277-2875 Email: [email protected]

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* This work was supported by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) grant funded by the Korean government.