Im Eun-Ok
School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin, USA.
J Transcult Nurs. 2003 Oct;14(4):321-8. doi: 10.1177/1043659603257160.
This article reports on cultural influences on symptoms experienced during menopausal transition of Korean women in South Korea and Korean immigrant women in the United States. Data from independent studies of two groups of Korean women were triangulated and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The analysis indicated that Korean women in South Korea tended to report more symptoms than Korean immigrant women in the United States. Types and severity of prevalent symptoms were also found to be different between the two groups. The findings suggest that recent introduction of menopausal industries in South Korea and contextual influences on Korean women's work and immigration in the United States would be the reason for differences. Based on the findings, implications for future research are proposed.
本文报道了文化对韩国本土处于绝经过渡期的女性以及美国的韩国移民女性所经历症状的影响。对两组韩国女性独立研究的数据进行了三角剖分，并使用描述性和推断性统计进行了分析。分析表明，韩国本土女性比美国的韩国移民女性报告的症状更多。两组之间普遍症状的类型和严重程度也有所不同。研究结果表明，韩国近期引入的绝经相关产业以及美国对韩国女性工作和移民的背景影响是造成差异的原因。基于这些发现，提出了对未来研究的启示。
