Correlates of Self-Rated Health and Self-Rated Mental Health in Older Chinese Americans

Yuri Jang; Ya Ching Huang; Hyunwoo Yoon; Shumin Lin

doi:10.1080/19371918.2015.1137515

Correlates of Self-Rated Health and Self-Rated Mental Health in Older Chinese Americans

Yuri Jang, Ya Ching Huang, Hyunwoo Yoon, Shumin Lin

Department of Social Welfare

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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 (Mean_Age=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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	309-315
Number of pages	7
Journal	Social Work in Public Health
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2015.1137515
State	Published - 6 Jun 2016

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Self-rated health
older Chinese Americans
self-rated mental health

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