Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
J Transcult Nurs. 2011 Oct;22(4):405-13. doi: 10.1177/1043659611414144. Epub 2011 Aug 1.
To examine associations between demographic variables, acculturation, and health-related quality of life among Vietnamese immigrant women in transnational marriages in Taiwan.
A cross-sectional survey of 203 participants in southern Taiwan. Instruments included a demographic inventory, the Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identity Acculturation Scale, and the Short Form Health Survey-Version 2.
Most participants had low acculturation levels. Length of residency, number of children, marital status, level of education, religion of spouse, and employment status of spouse significantly correlated with level of acculturation, as did mental health, bodily pain, vitality, and social functioning.
Programs are needed to encourage social assimilation for Vietnamese immigrant women in Taiwan. Culturally sensitive medical evaluations will ensure early treatment of mental and physical health problems caused by the stress of acculturation.
An increased understanding of variables affecting Southeast Asian immigrant women's acculturation process will improve health status.
探讨在台越南跨国家庭移民妇女的人口统计学变量、文化适应与健康相关生活质量之间的关联。
对台湾南部的 203 名参与者进行横断面调查。研究工具包括人口统计学资料、Suinn-Lew 亚洲自我认同文化适应量表和健康调查简表-2 版。
大多数参与者的文化适应程度较低。居住年限、子女数量、婚姻状况、教育水平、配偶的宗教信仰和配偶的就业状况与文化适应程度显著相关，心理健康、身体疼痛、活力和社会功能也与文化适应程度显著相关。
需要制定计划鼓励越南移民妇女在台湾融入社会。对文化敏感的医疗评估将确保早期治疗因文化适应压力而导致的心理健康和身体健康问题。
对影响东南亚移民妇女文化适应过程的变量的更多了解将改善健康状况。
