Correlates and Health Issues among Older Korean Immigrants Living Alone in the United States: A Scoping Review
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Comments and Suggestions for Authors
You have reviewed an important area of research which is also applicable to other immigrant groups. I look forward to seeing similar an extension of this body of work that includes longitudinal mixed methods studies with original datasets.
· Can the author month the review ended in 2024.
· This statement was mentioned twice 221 and 289 please make sure it isn’t a duplicate
· Can you please include the % and n=X for the results section
· Include the search terms if possible in methods section
· Are only work published in the United states and in American journals included in the search? This was not clear.
Dd sub headers to discussion to better organize the discussion
Author Response
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Reviewer 2 Report
Comments and Suggestions for Authors
I consider this paper to be significant for understanding the health issues and management of elderly Korean immigrants living alone, given the increasing proportion of this demographic.
Please carefully revise the manuscript according to my review.
Overall reviews : While there is ample research on Korean immigrants, the assertion that studies on elderly immigrants are lacking is insufficient to justify conducting a scoping review. I believe that it is necessary to provide evidence of the unique cultural characteristics of elderly Korean immigrants and other relevant factors. Please choose and present only one of the following keywords: 'vulnerability' or 'vulnerable’
Results, Discussion & Implication : I would like your research results to be divided into two main sections: quantitative analysis (general characteristics, variable characteristics, research objectives, etc.) and thematic analysis.
The current table, which contains minimal contents, spans four pages. Please revise the table to enhance readability. Evidence for the distinction of themes is necessary. Particularly, the sections presenting the themes are very limited, making them difficult to understand. The discussion and implications sections are not closely aligned with the research results and conclude with general content. Please revise these sections after thoroughly summarizing the research results.
Comments on the Quality of English Language
I would like the content within the tables to be more concisely organized using professional terminology. I recommend reviewing the overall context once the research results and other sections have been revised.
Author Response
"Please see the attachment."
Author Response File: Author Response.pdf
Round 2
Reviewer 2 Report
Comments and Suggestions for Authors
Similar terms to the keywords are also described. Please choose and use only one between vulnerability and vulnerable.
Author Response
Comment 1: Similar terms to the keywords are also described. Please choose and use only one between vulnerability and vulnerable.
Response 1: Thank you for your comment. We removed the term "vulnerable" from the keywords list. Thank you so much for giving your precious time to this manuscript. Through your insightful comments, we could improve the manuscript.
