TY - JOUR
T1 - Health Experiences of Korean Immigrant Women in Retirement
AU - Choi, Jaeyoung
AU - Kushner, Kaysi Eastlick
AU - Mill, Judy
AU - Lai, Daniel W. L.
N1 - Publisher copyright:
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PY - 2014/12
Y1 - 2014/12
N2 - In this focused ethnographic study, we explored the health experiences of 15 Korean immigrant women after retirement in an urban center in Western Canada. Almost all women began their lives in Canada without adequate personal finances, making their employment essential for supporting their families financially. Most women lived with more than two chronic diseases, attributed to long hours and difficult work conditions. They experienced improved psychological health after retiring, irrespective of positive or negative changes in their physical health. Spiritual faith and exercise were important strategies to maintain and enhance their health and to postpone and manage chronic diseases.
AB - In this focused ethnographic study, we explored the health experiences of 15 Korean immigrant women after retirement in an urban center in Western Canada. Almost all women began their lives in Canada without adequate personal finances, making their employment essential for supporting their families financially. Most women lived with more than two chronic diseases, attributed to long hours and difficult work conditions. They experienced improved psychological health after retiring, irrespective of positive or negative changes in their physical health. Spiritual faith and exercise were important strategies to maintain and enhance their health and to postpone and manage chronic diseases.
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U2 - 10.1080/07399332.2014.954700
DO - 10.1080/07399332.2014.954700
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0739-9332
VL - 35
SP - 1315
EP - 1336
JO - Health Care for Women International
JF - Health Care for Women International
IS - 11-12
ER -