Im E O, Meleis A I
Department of Health Maintenance, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 53201, USA.
Women Health. 2001;33(1-2):83-103. doi: 10.1300/J013v33n01_06.
To describe how Korean immigrant women tend to describe their work experiences within their daily lives and how they relate their work to the symptoms experienced during midlife.
Cross-sectional study using methodological triangulation. Using a convenience sampling method, 119 Korean immigrant women were recruited for the quantitative phase, and 21 among the 119 women were recruited for the qualitative phase. Data were collected using both questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and thematic analysis. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS: The symptoms that the women experienced during midlife were influenced by their work experience, which was complicated by their cultural heritage, gender issues embedded in their daily lives, and immigration transition.
Complexities and diversities in women's work need to be incorporated in menopausal studies.
描述韩国移民女性倾向于如何描述她们在日常生活中的工作经历，以及她们如何将工作与中年时期经历的症状联系起来。
采用方法三角测量法的横断面研究。使用便利抽样方法，招募了119名韩国移民女性参与定量阶段研究，其中21名女性被招募参与定性阶段研究。通过问卷调查和深入访谈收集数据。使用描述性和推断性统计以及主题分析对数据进行分析。研究结果与讨论：女性在中年时期经历的症状受到她们工作经历的影响，而这种工作经历因她们的文化遗产、日常生活中存在的性别问题以及移民转变而变得复杂。
女性工作中的复杂性和多样性需要纳入更年期研究。
