Loneliness: a predictor of health perceptions among older Korean immigrants.
This study examined whether loneliness predicts health perceptions, i.e., emotional and physical health, in a sample of 174 older Korean immigrants living in a metropolitan area. Scores on the revised UCLA Loneliness Scale predicted scores on the Life Satisfaction Index-Z and perceived physical health in the older Koreans, but not scores on the Symptom Pattern Scale.
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College of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000208:ethnology; D008132:Loneliness; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory