This study explored the role of spiritual factors and social support on the health status of 246 older Korean adult immigrants age 65 years or older. Ordinary least squares regression results revealed that private religious practice, spiritual coping, and social support were significantly associated with improved health status. However, stressors such as the lack of English proficiency and transportation, longer residency in the United States, and financial problems were significantly associated with lower health status. Social workers need to consider providing appropriate spiritual interventions and social support programs for older Korean adult immigrants so that they may better handle their stressors and health problems. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Social support Health status Older Korean adult immigrants stressors Spirituality

immigrant human health status Aged Adaptation, Psychological social support ethnology religion Cross-Sectional Studies interview United States cross-sectional study migrant psychology Humans California Interviews as Topic male Emigrants and Immigrants female Aged, 80 and over Socioeconomic Factors very elderly adaptive behavior socioeconomics Spirituality adult age Korea