title: Similarities and differences of self-care behaviors between Korean Americans and Caucasian Americans with heart failure.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the differences of self-care behaviors between Korean Americans with heart failure (HF) and Caucasian Americans with HF.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety (N = 90) participants (45 Korean Americans and 45 Caucasian Americans) were recruited for this study. A two-group, comparative, descriptive design using the Revised Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior Scale was used to assess self-care behaviors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Self-care behavior was not significantly different between the two groups (p > .05). However, culture-specific self-care behaviors were evident between two racial groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Implementation of culturally congruent education programs could be useful in preventing and managing HF. Further studies comparing self-care behaviors should be conducted in diverse racial populations.
authors.affiliation: Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Yeonsoo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Toth
authors.forename: Hyera
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001213:Asian; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000208:ethnology; D011594:Psychometrics; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People; D016387:Women's Health