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Research Article: Depression: Problem‐solving appraisal and self‐rated health among Hong Kong Chinese migrant women
Author(s) -
Chow Susan K. Y.,
Chan Wing Chi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2010.00537.x
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , psychological intervention , context (archaeology) , clinical psychology , multidisciplinary approach , medicine , epidemiology , psychology , gerontology , psychiatry , paleontology , social science , sociology , biology , economics , macroeconomics
This cross‐sectional survey explored the depression status of new migrant women and its relationship with self‐rated health in the Hong Kong Chinese context. A convenience sample of 68 migrant women volunteered to participate in the study. The data were collected by using the Problem Solving Inventory, the Center for Epidemiological Studies‐Depression questionnaire, and a self‐rated health scale. The respondents were found to have a lesser degree of problem‐solving appraisal, compared with other populations, and almost half of the volunteers were found to be depressed. Approximately 50% of the women reported their general health as “excellent”, “very good”, or “good”. The Pearson's correlation showed a positive significant correlation between problem‐solving appraisal, depression, and self‐rated health. The results of the regression analysis showed that family income, self‐rated health, and problem‐solving confidence are predictive factors of depression. Community nurses could consider using multidisciplinary interventions that focus on life‐skills training in order to promote the psychological and general wellness of migrant women in addition to the use of counseling or medication interventions.