Effects of Perceived Health Status, Self-esteem and Family Function on Expectations Regarding Aging among Middle-aged Women.
10.4040/jkan.2013.43.2.176
- Author:
Yoo Rim KWEON
1
;
Hae Ok JEON
Author Information
1. Division of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. kyr1016@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Aging;
Family health;
Health status;
Middle aged;
Self-esteem
- MeSH:
Adult;
*Aging;
Analysis of Variance;
Demography;
Female;
*Health Status;
Humans;
Income;
Middle Aged;
Perception;
Quality of Life;
Questionnaires;
*Self Concept;
Women/*psychology
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2013;43(2):176-184
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate expectations regarding aging by middle-aged women in the community, and identify factors contributing to their expectations about aging. METHODS: Participants in the survey for this study were 303 middle-aged women from community health centers and religious facilities in Seoul, Gyeonggi Province, and Chungcheongbuk Province. Data were collected from March 2 to April 17, 2012 using self-report structured questionnaires. The instruments were the Health Perceptions, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES), Family APGAR, Expectations Regarding Aging (ERA-12). The data were analyzed using t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe test, Pearson correlation coefficients and hierarchical multiple regression with IBM SPSS/WIN 20.0 program. RESULTS: Perceived health status (beta=0.16, p=.009) and self-esteem (beta=0.20, p=.001) of middle-aged women were identified as significant predictors of expectations regarding aging, after adjusting for age, education, occupation, monthly income and menstrual status. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that nurses should make an effort to improve expectations about aging among middle-aged women. Ultimately, community health programs for middle aged women need to be developed to achieve successful aging.
