Correlates of Self-Rated Health and Self-Rated Mental Health in Older Chinese Americans.
The present study examined the factors associated with self-rated health (SRH) and self-rated mental health (SRMH) in a sample of 108 older Chinese Americans (MeanAge = 70.6, SD = 7.70). SRH and SRMH were highly associated with each other. In the multiple regression models, chronic conditions and functional disability emerged as significant predictors of poor SRH and SRMH. However, the significance of depressive symptoms was only obtained in the model of SRMH. The findings reflect the body-mind connection among older Chinese Americans and provide implications for integrative health promotion efforts.
a School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas , USA.
Yuri
Y
Jang
b School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas , USA.
Ya-Ching
YC
Huang
a School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas , USA.
Hyunwoo
H
Yoon
c Language Teaching and Research Center and Graduate Institute of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, National Chiao Tung University , Hsinchu , Taiwan.
Shumin
S
Lin
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001213:Asian; D002681:China; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012044:Regression Analysis; D057566:Self Report
Self-rated health; older Chinese Americans; self-rated mental health