This study was carried out to compare influential life-style factors between Korean and Japanese women, with a view to providing basic data needed in the community nursing activities for the health promotion of women. The questionnaire survey was conducted between Jan 1 and April 15, 2000 on 64 Korean and 63 Japanese women who committed the care of their child to a day-care center because they had to go to work. The obtained results are as follows.
1. On the whole, there was little difference in the score of life-style factors between Korea and Japan. The areas in which Japanese women got a higher score were personal relationship and nutrition, and Korean women got a higher score in the area of self-realization.
2. Both in Korea and Japan, the degree of satisfaction with family life proved to be the most influential factor on the life-styles for the health promotion of women. This implies that the level of their practicing life styles for the health promotion becomes higher in proportion to the degree of satisfaction with their family life.
In conclusion, considering the fact that the proportion of women workers has been on the increase in Korea, heath promotion services for women need to be treated more importantly. with the focus on the interpersonal relationship not only in family but also in work sites.
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