Chun Yu Li; Ogcheol Lee; Gi Soo Shin; Xian Wen Li

doi:10.4040/jkan.2009.39.3.386

Articles

Page Path: HOME > J Korean Acad Nurs > Volume 39(3); 2009 > Article

Original Article
Health Literacy and Health Status of Korean-Chinese Elderly People Living in Yanbian, China: Chun Yu Li, Ogcheol Lee, Gi Soo Shin, Xian Wen Li; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2009;39(3):386-392.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2009.39.3.386
Published online: June 29, 2009

¹Professor, College of Nursing, Yanbian University, Yanji, China.

²Professor, Red Cross College of Nursing, Seoul, Korea.

³Master's Course Student, College of Nursing, Yanbian University, Yanji, China.

Address reprint requests to: Li, Chun Yu. College of Nursing, Yanbian University, China, 39 Jiankang Road, Yanji city, Jilin Prov., China 133000. Tel: 86-433-266-1005, Fax: 86-433-261-5502, yjlco@yahoo.com.cn

• Received: October 29, 2008 • Accepted: May 19, 2009

199 Views
3 Download
13 Crossref
5 Scopus

prev next

Full Article

Download PDF

Abstract
REFERENCES

Abstract

Purpose
This descriptive study was done to identify the relationship between health literacy and health status and to provide basic data for developing nursing interventions for Korean-Chinese elders living in Yanbian, China.
Methods
For data collection, intentional sampling of 300 elders was used. The questionnaire was composed of 5 items based on "Ministry of Health, the People's Republic of China (2008)" to measure health literacy, 33 health status items from the "Korean Health Status Measure for Elderly People" developed by Shin (2002), revised for use in China, and 9 general characteristics. Data were analyzed using SPSS Win 13.0 program.
Results
Total level of health literacy was relatively high (68.7%). Elders had high scores for taking medicines according to doctor's instruction, but lower ones for full comprehension through communication with doctors. Health status was high for emotional, physical, and social function in that order. There were significant differences between general characteristics and health status for gender, age, marital status, education, family, smoking, and alcohol consumption in that order. Results of multiple regression analysis for factors influencing health status showed that self-report health level was the most influential, followed by health literacy, age, gender.
Conclusion
Health literacy is the main factor affecting health promotion among minority elders indicating a need to develop health promotion programs for elders who have low health literacy.
Keywords: Health literacy; Health status; Elderly

REFERENCES

1. Choi E.J. Relationship between function and health status of elderly in home visiting health program. 2008;Busan, Kosin University. Unpublished master's thesis.
2. Cui L, Jin PX, Jin YZ, Fang JN. Comparative study on different types of hypertension among the Korean nationality and Han nationality. Journal of Medical Science Yanbian University. 2006;29:190–194.
3. Gazmararian JA, Baker DW, Williams MV, Parker RM, Scott TL, Green DC, et al. Health literacy among medicare enrollees in a managed care organization. The Journal of the American Medical Association. 1999;281:545–551.Article PubMed
4. Gu L, Du P. Differentia of the old people's self-assessment of their health condition: Based on the national survey of the elderly in 2002 and 2005. South China Population. 2007;22(2):58–64.
5. Kim JS. Comparisons of health status and health care needs between institutionalized and community-living elders. 2007;Seoul, Ewha University. Unpublished master's thesis.
6. Kim KJ. Correlations among perceived health status, depression and physical health status in elderly. 2002;Busan, Catholic University of Pusan. Unpublished master's thesis.
7. Kim MT, Han HR, Kim KB, Duong D. The use of traditional and western medicine among Korean American elderly. Journal of Community Health. 2002;27:109–120.PubMed
8. Li CY, Li SZ, Chen B, Jin YH, Jin YA. The survey of health status and home care services of Yanbian residents. Chinese Journal of Nursing. 2001;36:628–629.
9. Lim CY, Kim KH. Research study on the national identity of Koreans in Yanbian autonomous prefecture, China. Korean Journal of Political Science. 2002;10:1–17.
10. National civil affairs report. Ministry of Civil Affairs of People's Republic of China. 2007;May 26 Retrieved September 10, 2007. from http://cws.mca.gov.cn/accessory/200806/1214811949213.doc.
11. National people's health literacy-Basic knowledge and function. Ministry of Health of The People's Republic of China. 2008;February 6 Retrieved February 7, 2008. http://www.moh.gov.cn/publicfiles/business/htmlfiles/mohfybjysqwss/s7907/200804/18212.htm.
12. Paasche-Orlow MK, Parker RM, Gazmararian JA, Nielsen-Bohlman LT, Rudd RR. The prevalence of limited health literacy. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2005;20:175–184.PubMed PMC
13. Park JM, Han SH. The effect of exercise program on health and depression in the elderly. Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing. 2003;33:220–227.PubMed
14. People's Republic of China (PRC) national blood pressure survey cooperative group. A survey on the prevalence of hypertension in different ethnic groups in China. Chinese Journal of Hypertension. 1995;3(A01):24–30.
15. Rebecca L, Sudore KM, Mebta EM, Simonsick TB. Limited literacy in older people and disparities in health and healthcare access. The American Geriatrics Society. 2006;54:770–776.
16. Schillinger D, Grumbach K, Piette J, Wang F, Osmond D, Daher C, et al. Association of health literacy with diabetes outcomes. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2002;288:475–482.Article PubMed
17. Shin HC, Kim CH, Cho BL, Won JW, Song SW, et al. The development of a Korean health status measure for the elderly. The Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine. 2002;23:440–457.
18. Shin KR, Kang YH, Jung DK, Choi KA. A study on the depression, somatic symptom, activities of daily living for the elderly women in an urban area. Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing. 2007;37:1131–1138.Article PubMed PDF
19. Song RY, June KJ, Ro YJ, Kim CG. Effects of motivation-enhancing program on health behaviors, cardiovascular risk factors, and functional status for institutionalized elderly women. Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing. 2001;31:858–870.Article PDF
20. Health promotion glossary (WHO/HPR/HEP/98.1). World Health Organization. 1998;Retrieved fromwww.who.int/hpr/NPH/docs/hp_glossary_en.pdf.
21. Wu SY, Fang JN, Quan ZY, Cui LH, Jin CJ. Analysis of the mortality between Korean-Chinese and Han-Chinese in Yanji City. Chinese Journal of Health Statistics. 2004;21:46–47.
22. Xuan JL, Jin H, Han CJ. Comparison of depression and anxiety of Korean and Han climacteric residents in community. Journal of Chinese Mental Health. 2008;22:40–42.
23. Yao JH. On community health service from healthy aging. Chinese Primary Health Care. 2000;14(12):12–14.
24. Zhu CB. The research progress of essential hypertension epidemiology in minority of China. Bulletin of Medical Research. 2005;34(5):57–59.

Table 1

General Characteristics of the Elders (N=246)

CNY=China Yuan.

Table 2

Scores for Health Literacy

Table 3

Level of Health Status

Table 4

Health Status according to General Characteristics and Health Literacy

CNY=China Yuan.

Table 5

Factors influencing Health Status

Figure & Data

REFERENCES

Citations

Citations to this article as recorded by

Impact of Parents' Oral Health Literacy on Their Own and Their Children's Oral Health in Chinese Population
Yu Wang, Marita R. Inglehart, Chao Yuan
Frontiers in Public Health.2022;[Epub] CrossRef
Factors associated with health literacy among older adults: Results of the HLS-EU-Q16 measure
Heeran Chun, Ju Yul Lee
Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion.2020; 37(1): 1. CrossRef
Food Literacy in South Korea: Operational Definition and Measurement Issues
Dahyun Park, Min-Jeong Shin, Sunmi Song
Clinical Nutrition Research.2019; 8(2): 79. CrossRef
Survey of health literacy level and related influencing factors in military college students in Chongqing, China: A cross-sectional analysis
Honghui Rong, Xin Cheng, Jose M. Garcia, Ling Zhang, Lu Lu, Jian Fang, Mingshan Le, Peng Hu, Xinlu Dong, Junli Yang, Ya Wang, Ting Luo, Jun Liu, Ji-an Chen, Noora Hirvonen
PLOS ONE.2017; 12(5): e0177776. CrossRef
Barriers, Attitudes, and Dietary Behaviors Regarding Sodium Reduction in the Elderly Korean-Chinese Population in Yanbian, China
Jounghee Lee, Wenying Cui, Meixiang Jin
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives.2017; 8(3): 185. CrossRef
Letramento funcional em saúde na perspectiva da Enfermagem Gerontológica: revisão integrativa da literatura
Maria Izabel Penha de Oliveira Santos, Marilene Rodrigues Portella, Helenice de Moura Scortegagna, Paulo Cassiano Simor dos Santos
Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia.2015; 18(3): 651. CrossRef
Health literacy in Mainland China: Validation of a functional health literacy test in simplified Chinese
S. Mantwill, P. J. Schulz
Health Promotion International.2015;[Epub] CrossRef
A Study on Relationships between Health Literacy, Disease-related Knowledge and Compliance to Medical Recommendations in Patients with Hypertension
Myung Soon Kwon, Ghee-Young Noh, Ji Hye Jang
Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing.2013; 27(1): 190. CrossRef
A cross-sectional study on oral health literacy and its influencing factors among adults: II. Functional oral health literacy
Hyun-Jeong Ju, Hyo-Won Oh, Heung-Soo Lee
Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health.2013; 37(2): 81. CrossRef
Health Literacy: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis
Sungeun Kim, Jina Oh, Yunmi Lee
The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education.2013; 19(4): 558. CrossRef
Health Literacy and Multicultural Populations
Mercedes Benitez McCrary, Eva Jackson Hester
Perspectives on Communication Disorders and Sciences in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Populations.2011; 18(3): 79. CrossRef
Exercise Performance and Exercise-related Factors of Korean and Korean-Chinese Nursing Students: A comparative Study
Young-Ran Lee, Sun-Nam Park, Sook-Ja Yu, Jung-Soon Moon
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing.2011; 22(3): 234. CrossRef
Commentary: Response regarding the commentary of van der Ploeg W. Assessment and measurement of health literacy: An integrative review of the literature. Nursing & Health Sciences 2010; 12: 145-146
Josephine M. Mancuso
Nursing & Health Sciences.2010; 12(3): 304. CrossRef

Cite

CITE: export Copy Download Format; Close

Download Citation

Download a citation file in RIS format that can be imported by all major citation management software, including EndNote, ProCite, RefWorks, and Reference Manager.

Format:

RIS — For EndNote, ProCite, RefWorks, and most other reference management software
BibTeX — For JabRef, BibDesk, and other BibTeX-specific software

Include:

Citation for the content below
Citation and abstract for the content below

Health Literacy and Health Status of Korean-Chinese Elderly People Living in Yanbian, China

J Korean Acad Nurs. 2009;39(3):386-392. Published online June 29, 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2009.39.3.386

XML Download

We recommend

Health Literacy and Health Status of Korean-Chinese Elderly People Living in Yanbian, China

Table 1

General Characteristics of the Elders (N=246)

CNY=China Yuan.

Table 2

Scores for Health Literacy

Table 3

Level of Health Status

Table 4

Health Status according to General Characteristics and Health Literacy

CNY=China Yuan.

Table 5

Factors influencing Health Status

Table 1 General Characteristics of the Elders (N=246)

CNY=China Yuan.

Table 2 Scores for Health Literacy

Table 3 Level of Health Status

Table 4 Health Status according to General Characteristics and Health Literacy