The Related Factors Influencing on Self-rated Health Level of Middle-aged Women.
10.5720/kjcn.2012.17.3.290
- Author:
Hyejin LEE
1
;
Kyung Hea LEE
;
Eunkyung KIM
;
Mi Jung KIM
;
Suk Man HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Food and Nutrition, Changwon National University, Gyeongnam, Korea. khl@changwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
middle-aged women;
women's health;
self-rated health status;
menopausal women
- MeSH:
Appetite;
Child;
Counseling;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Depression;
Eating;
Female;
Food Habits;
Health Education;
Health Status;
Humans;
Menopause;
Women's Health
- From:Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
2012;17(3):290-301
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This survey of 836 midlife women (51.0 +/- 4.0 yrs) was undertaken by exclusively a face to face interview by well-trained interviewers guarantying data collection of higher quality. This survey data was analyzed using the SPSS program. The main purpose of this study was to describe the factors affecting self-rated health status, including dietary habits and physical . mental . social factors. In the self-rated health status of a 'good' group, age was lower (p < 0.05), monthly income was higher (p < 0.01), dietary habits score (p < 0.001) and appetite (p < 0.001) and the degree of movement (p < 0.001) and life satisfaction (p < 0.001), marital intimacy (p < 0.001) and relationship satisfaction with their children (p < 0.001) were significantly higher than the 'bad' group. The level of depression (p < 0.001) and severe feeling of menopausal symptoms (p < 0.001) were significantly higher in the 'poor' group. The results of correlation analysis demonstrated that educational level (r = 0.069, p < 0.05),income (r = 0.157, p < 0.001), eating habits (r = 0.235, p < 0.001), appetite (r = 0.263, p < 0.001), life satisfaction (r = 0.197, p < 0.001), marital intimacy (r = 0.167, p < 0.001), child relationship satisfaction (r = 0.149, p < 0.001), positive attitude toward menopause (r = 0.070, p < 0.05) showed a positive correlation, but depression (r = -0.122, p < 0.001) and menopausal symptoms (r = -0.292, p < 0.001) showed a negative association with self-rated health status. The predictable factors affecting the self-rated health status of middle-aged women were examined by multiple regression analysis. The 'menopausal symptoms - physical discomfort' was the most important variables followed by the 'appetite', 'eating habits', 'menopause symptoms - sensory problems', 'BMI', 'positive attitude toward menopause' and 'high marital intimacy'. These results showed that the 'appetite' and 'eating habits' are important factors affecting the self-rated health status. Therefore, a program of dietary education must be considered for the effective health education and counseling of middle-aged women.
