Life Satisfaction, Self-Esteem, and Perceived Health Status Among Elder Korean Women: Focus on Living Arrangements

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-160

  an, ji Young ^a   an, Kyungeh ^b   O'connor, Linda ^c   Wexler, Sharon ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK HOSPITAL QUEENS   (United States)

Author keywords

elder Korean women; life satisfaction; living arrangements; perceived health status; self esteem

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KOREA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KOREA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 40849096077     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659607313070     Document Type: Article

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