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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

Copyright © 2009 Korean Society of Nursing Science

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  • 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
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Table 1
General Characteristics of the Elders (N=246)
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CNY=China Yuan.

Table 2
Scores for Health Literacy
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Table 3
Level of Health Status
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Table 4
Health Status according to General Characteristics and Health Literacy
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CNY=China Yuan.

Table 5
Factors influencing Health Status
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