Research in Community and Public Health Nursing (지역사회간호학회지)
- Volume 17 Issue 4
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- Pages.512-520
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- 2006
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- 1225-9594(pISSN)
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- 2288-4203(eISSN)
Risk Factors of Arthritis in Middle-aged Women in Korea
중년여성의 관절염 발생 영향요인 분석
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Yang, Kyung-Mi
(Department of Nursing, Hanlyo University) ;
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Lee, Jong-Eun
(College of Nursing, The Catholic University) ;
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Jung, Hye-Sun
(Medical College, The Catholic University) ;
- Kim, Sook-In (Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital) ;
- Lee, So-Young (Department of Nursing, Catholic Sangji College) ;
- Lee, Yoon-Jung (Korean Nurses Association) ;
- Kim, Soon-Lae (College of Nursing, The Catholic University)
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양경미
(한려대학교 간호학과) ;
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이종은
(가톨릭대학교 간호대학) ;
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정혜선
(가톨릭대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
- 김숙인 (강남성모병원) ;
- 이소영 (가톨릭 상지대학 간호과) ;
- 이윤정 (대한간호협회) ;
- 김순례 (가톨릭대학교 간호대학)
- Published : 2006.12.31
Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the risk factors of arthritis, this study was carried out with 1,829 Korean women aged between 40-64 who responded to a health behavior survey. Methods: Data were extracted from the results of the 2001 National Survey on Health and Nutrition conducted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Results: 1 Financial difficulty and continuous anxiety about health were directly associated with arthritis. The odd ratios of these two factors of arthritis were 1.43 and 1.82 respectively. 2. With regard to the presence or absence of arthritis according to demographic characteristic, the incidence of arthritis was higher in the age between 50-64, in the group whose education level was middle school or lower, and in those who experienced the death of spouse, divorce or separation. Nevertheless, it was not significantly different according to financial status and employment status. 3. Concerning the presence or absence of arthritis according to psychological characteristic, the incidence of arthritis was found to be higher in those who were not healthy by subjective health assessment, in those who were always anxious about their health, in those who were always depressed and sad, and in those who felt heavy stress. 4. With regard to the presence or absence of arthritis according to the health behavior, the incidence of arthritis was higher in postmenopausal cases and cases who were having hormone therapy, and the incidence of arthritis was higher in those who did not drink alcohol, those with BMI higher than 25, and those who slept shorter than 7 hours a day. Conclusion: Based on the above results, it is required to provide a means applicable to communities by developing preventive education that can prevent the incidence of arthritis in middle-aged women as well as intervention programs.