Abstract

This study was to understand predictors on social networks and health-promoting lifestyles(HPLS).Total of 354 old adults residing in South Korea and immigrants in the U.S. participated. The scores of two variables were higher in the Korean immigrant. There was a positive relationship between social networks and HPLS in both groups.

Author Details

Minjoo Hong, PhD, RN, Department of nursing, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea, Republic of (South); Jennie C. De Gagne, PhD, DNP, RN-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA; Hyewon Shin, PhD, MSN, RN, School of Nursing, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina , USA

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Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea, Republic of (South)

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

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N/A

Research Approach

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Keywords:

Health Promoting Behaviors/Lifestyles, Older Adults, Social Networks

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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Social networks and health-promoting lifestyles in Korean older adults

Melbourne, Australia

This study was to understand predictors on social networks and health-promoting lifestyles(HPLS).Total of 354 old adults residing in South Korea and immigrants in the U.S. participated. The scores of two variables were higher in the Korean immigrant. There was a positive relationship between social networks and HPLS in both groups.