English Language Proficiency and Health-Related Quality of Life among Chinese and Korean Immigrant Elders

Autor/inn/en	Mui, Ada C.; Kang, Suk-Young; Kang, Dooyeon; Domanski, Margaret Dietz
Titel	English Language Proficiency and Health-Related Quality of Life among Chinese and Korean Immigrant Elders
Quelle	In: Health & Social Work, 32 (2007) 2, S.119-127 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-7283
Schlagwörter	Probability; Social Work; Quality of Life; National Norms; Language Proficiency; Korean Americans; English (Second Language); Immigrants; Health Behavior; Chinese Americans; Public Health; Older Adults; Access to Health Care + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Soziale Arbeit; Lebensqualität; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Asian immigrant; Chinese; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; Chinesen; USA; Gesundheitswesen; Älterer Erwachsener
Abstract	This study examined the association between English language proficiency and health outcomes in a regional probability sample (n = 205) of elderly Chinese and Korean immigrants. Data support that these two Asian ethnic subgroups differ in English proficiency and health-related quality of life. Chinese and Korean elders had poorer health than the national norms, and poor English proficiency was associated with poorer outcomes for six of eight health outcomes measures. Implications for health care delivery and social work are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10