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A comparison of the health and related quality of life between middle‐aged Korean and Chinese women
Author(s) -
Kim K.B.,
Sok S.R.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international nursing review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1466-7657
pISSN - 0020-8132
DOI - 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2010.00816.x
Subject(s) - middle age , quality of life (healthcare) , medicine , china , anger , middle east , gerontology , psychology , nursing , clinical psychology , geography , archaeology
KIM K.‐B. & SOK S.R. (2010) A comparison of the health and related quality of life between middle‐aged Korean and Chinese women. International Nursing Review Background: The proportion of middle‐aged people in one's total life cycle has increased. Health providers are required to promote and manage their health, and improve the quality of their life, especially middle‐aged women. As international interchanges in nursing are growing between Korea and China, understanding of the level related to health and quality of life between middle‐aged Korean and Chinese women is critical to improve their health and quality of life. Aim: To compare and examine the health perception, anger expression, self‐esteem and quality of life between middle‐aged Korean and Chinese women. Methods: A cross‐sectional survey was conducted. The participants were comprised of a total 430 middle‐aged Korean ( n = 220) and Chinese ( n = 210) women aged 40–64 years. The survey included a set of four questionnaires. All measures were self‐administered. Data were analysed using the statistical package, SPSS/WIN Ver16.0 (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Results: Middle‐aged Chinese women had higher health perception than middle‐aged Korean women. Anger expression, self‐esteem and quality of life of middle‐aged Korean women were higher than in middle‐aged Chinese women. Also, there were the differences in the health perception, anger expression and self‐esteem according to the general characteristics in all middle‐aged Korean and Chinese women. Conclusions: Various nursing intervention strategies should be developed and adjusted to improve the self‐esteem and quality of life for all middle‐aged Korean and Chinese women, especially middle‐aged Chinese women. Additionally, the individual characteristics and national culture of the middle‐aged women should be considered as a basis for the nursing intervention.