Women's Health Nursing (여성건강간호학회지)
- Volume 6 Issue 4
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- Pages.619-631
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- 2000
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- 3022-7666(pISSN)
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- 3022-8247(eISSN)
Relationship between the Sense of Crisis and Quality of Life of Middle-aged Women
중년기 여성의 위기감과 삶의 질 관계
- Koh, Hyo-Jung (College of Nursing, Keimyung University) ;
- Oh, Myung-Ok (Department of Health Management, Handong University Hospital) ;
- Kim, Hye-Young (Department of Nursing, Catholic sangji College)
- Published : 2000.12.30
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to understand the levels of crisis and quality of life and the relationship between them. Data was collected from questionnaires completed by 384 middle-aged women between 40 and 59 years old. The sense of crisis was measured by a scale which was developed by Kim(1988) and modified by Oh(1999). The quality of life was measured by the scale which was developed by Noh(1988). The data was analyzed using the SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) program and included: descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and stepwise regression. The results of this study were as follows: 1) In the sense of crisis scale, 'experiencing emptiness and powerlessness through my friends is the highest item(