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Effects of Health Status and Health Behaviors on Depression Among Married Female Immigrants in South Korea
- Title
- Effects of Health Status and Health Behaviors on Depression Among Married Female Immigrants in South Korea
- Authors
- Kim; J.A.; Yang; S.J.; Chee; Y.K.; Kwon; K.J.; An; J.
- Ewha Authors
- 양숙자; 지연경
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 양숙자; 지연경
- Issue Date
- 2015
- Journal Title
- Asian Nursing Research
- ISSN
- 1976-1317
- Citation
- Asian Nursing Research vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 125 - 131
- Keywords
- depression; emigrants and immigrants; health behavior; health status; women
- Publisher
- Korean Society of Nursing Science
- Indexed
- SCIE; SSCI; SCOPUS; KCI
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Summary Purpose This study examined the effects of health status and health behaviors on depression in married female immigrants in South Korea. Methods Sampling 316 immigrant women from the Philippines, Vietnam, China, and other Asian countries, a cross-sectional research design was used with self-report questionnaires that assessed sociodemographic characteristics, health status, health behaviors, and depression. Results There were significant differences in stillbirth experience, induced abortion, morbidity, perceived health status, meal skipping, and physical activity between depressed and nondepressed immigrant women. After adjusting for sociodemographic variables, stillbirth experience, poorer perceived health status, more meal skipping, and less physical activity were associated with greater depressive symptoms. Conclusions Both health status and health behaviors had significant impacts on depression, suggesting that development of nursing interventions and educational programs should be targeted towards improving maternal health, healthy lifestyle, and subjective health perception to promote married female immigrants' psychological well-being. Copyright © 2015, Korean Society of Nursing Science.
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.anr.2015.01.003
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- 간호대학 > 간호학전공 > Journal papers
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