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This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of safety and care services (SCS) on the psychological outcomes and housing satisfaction of Korean middle-aged and older adults living alone.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study was a randomized controlled trial on residents of public rental housing. A total of 40 people underwent a 3-month intervention. For the experimental group, a caring service IoT solution was installed in participants\u2019 houses, and coordinators provided services using IoT information. The control group received only visits by coordinators.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The experimental group showed significant positive changes in depressive symptoms. An interaction effect of time and condition was observed, indicating that the loneliness scores of the experimental group were significantly reduced, whereas those of their counterparts were negligible. Both groups showed significant decreases in suicidal thoughts. Housing satisfaction in both groups significantly increased over time, but group differences were observed.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study demonstrated the positive effects of SCS on depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts and housing satisfaction for people living alone, suggesting that technology can be a useful tool for helping vulnerable people.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/pubmed\/fdad118","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,14]],"date-time":"2023-07-14T00:15:45Z","timestamp":1689293745000},"page":"e737-e745","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Effects of safety and care services on psychological outcomes and housing satisfaction in Korean middle-aged and older adults living alone"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"45","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7495-1085","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jung-Won","family":"Lim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Kangnam University Division of Social Welfare, , Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16979 , South Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hwa-Ok Hannah","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kangnam University Division of Social Welfare, , Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16979 , South Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Min Jung","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kangnam University Division of Social Welfare, , Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do 16979 , South Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"2023113008281320500_ref1","volume-title":"Population and Housing Census","author":"Statistics Korea","year":"2020"},{"key":"2023113008281320500_ref2","volume-title":"Population and Housing Census","author":"Statistics Korea","year":"2021"},{"key":"2023113008281320500_ref3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"88","DOI":"10.1080\/10400435.2014.978916","article-title":"Overview and categorizatino of robots supporting independent living of elderly people: what activities do they support and how far have they developed","volume":"27","author":"Bedaf","year":"2015","journal-title":"Assist Technol"},{"key":"2023113008281320500_ref4","volume-title":"Preference of Korean Older Adults (65 Years Old or More) About Coresidence with Their Children and a Preferred Child(ren)","author":"Korean Statistical Information Services","year":"2016"},{"key":"2023113008281320500_ref5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1512","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph16091512","article-title":"A pilot study to test the feasibility of a home mobility monitoring system in community-dwelling older adults","volume":"16","author":"Son","year":"2019","journal-title":"Int J Environ Res Public Health"},{"key":"2023113008281320500_ref6","volume-title":"Solidarity Suicide Integration Survey","author":"Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare","year":"2022"},{"key":"2023113008281320500_ref7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"104341","DOI":"10.1016\/j.archger.2021.104341","article-title":"Relationship between the living-alone period and depressive symptoms among the elderly","volume":"94","author":"Koo","year":"2021","journal-title":"Arch Gerontol Geriatr"},{"key":"2023113008281320500_ref8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"95","DOI":"10.1093\/geronb\/gbn002","article-title":"Living alone and depressive symptoms: the influence of gender, physical disability, and social support among Hispanic and non-Hispanic older adults","volume":"64","author":"Russell","year":"2009","journal-title":"J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci"},{"key":"2023113008281320500_ref9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"359","DOI":"10.1007\/s11136-010-9752-z","article-title":"Associations between living arrangements and health-related quality of life of urban elderly people: a study from China","volume":"20","author":"Sun","year":"2011","journal-title":"Qual Life Res"},{"key":"2023113008281320500_ref10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"16979","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598-020-74119-4","article-title":"Increased prevalence of depression in South Korea from 2002 to 2013","volume":"10","author":"Kim","year":"2020","journal-title":"Sci Rep"},{"key":"2023113008281320500_ref11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"306","DOI":"10.1177\/0091415017720887","article-title":"Impact of social integration and living arrangements on Korean older adults\u2019 depression: a moderation model","volume":"86","author":"Lee","year":"2018","journal-title":"Int J Aging Hum Dev"},{"key":"2023113008281320500_ref12","author":"Korean Statistics. 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