title: Effects of Health Status and Health Behaviors on Depression Among Married Female Immigrants in South Korea.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the effects of health status and health behaviors on depression in married female immigrants in South Korea.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sampling 316 immigrant women from the Philippines, Vietnam, China, and other Asian countries, a cross-sectional research design was used with self-report questionnaires that assessed sociodemographic characteristics, health status, health behaviors, and depression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were significant differences in stillbirth experience, induced abortion, morbidity, perceived health status, meal skipping, and physical activity between depressed and nondepressed immigrant women. After adjusting for sociodemographic variables, stillbirth experience, poorer perceived health status, more meal skipping, and less physical activity were associated with greater depressive symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both health status and health behaviors had significant impacts on depression, suggesting that development of nursing interventions and educational programs should be targeted towards improving maternal health, healthy lifestyle, and subjective health perception to promote married female immigrants' psychological well-being.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jung A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea. Electronic address: yangsj@ewha.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Sook Ja
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Development, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Yeon Kyung
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Chee
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Hansei University, Gunpo, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyoung Ja
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Division of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea; Department of Nursing, Kyungnam University, Changwon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jisook
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: An
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000208:ethnology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008393:Marriage; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012423:Rural Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014504:Urban Health; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: depression; emigrants and immigrants; health behavior; health status; women