Abstract

There are many areas of women's health at midlife in which little is known, such as their health promotion practices and the subsequent effects on their health and longevity. The purpose of this study was to describe the health promotion behaviors of Korean immigrant women at midlife. It examined the relationships among midlife changes, role quality, resources (income, time in the U.S., English proficiency, health care coverage, health services use), knowledge of midlife health, reflection on midlife and health, and health promotion behaviors (lifestyle, health screening, current health practices). The study employed a cross-sectional survey design of 120 Korean immigrant women between 45 to 64 years of age living in Los Angeles County, who were not pregnant and had not had a hysterectomy.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3024034; ProQuest document ID: 275694088. The author still retains copyright.

Authors

Sue Kim

Author Details

Sue Kim, PhD, RN, NP

Sigma Membership

Lambda Alpha at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cross-Sectional

Research Approach

Mixed/Multi Method Research

Keywords:

Korean Immigrant Women, Health Behaviors, Middle-aged Women

Advisor

Jacquelyn H. Flaskerud

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of California, Los Angeles

Degree Year

2001

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-01-19

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