|
KMID : 0379720110250020174
|
|
Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2011 Volume.25 No. 2 p.174 ~ p.186
|
|
|
Perceived Health Status, Health Behavior, and Marital Satisfaction in Married Immigrant Women
|
|
Kim Gwang-Suk
Moon Sun-Sook
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
Purpose: The study examined the correlation of perceived health status, health behaviors, and marital satisfaction in women who have immigrated to Korea through marriage.
Method: Data were collected via questionnaires that investigated health status, health behaviors, Korean language ability, characteristics of couple, and marital satisfaction. Three hundred four subjects were selected for a 4-month period. The data of 300 subjects were analyzed using descriptive analysis, t-test, ANOVA, and correlation, after four questionnaires were excluded due to incomplete data.
Results: Perceived health status varied significantly according to nationality, existence of religion, and period of immigration. The scores for perceived health status among women who had lived in Korea for more than 5 years were
lower than for women who had resided for 1-3 years. There was a significant positive correlation between health status and health behavior, and health status and Korean language ability, but a negative correlation between health status and age.
Conclusion: A program for the improvement of health in immigrant women should include communication assistance as their mother language and should provide periodic health screening.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
Women, Immigration, Health status, Health behavior
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
|
|