Western Journal of Nursing Research
2019

Immigration Transition and Cognitive Symptoms During Menopausal Transition (Article)

Im E.-O.* , Ko Y. , Lee Y. , Chee E. , Chee W.
  • a Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
  • b Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
  • c Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
  • d North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
  • e Duke University, Durham, NC, United States

Abstract

Many studies have been conducted to investigate the effect of cultural influences on menopausal symptoms; however, associations between immigration transition and cognitive symptoms have rarely been uncovered. This secondary analysis aimed to determine these associations among 1,054 midlife women in the United States using the data from two national Internet surveys. The surveys included multiple questions on immigration transition, health and menopausal status, and the Cognitive Symptom Index for Midlife Women. The data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics including hierarchical multiple regression analyses. Nonimmigrants had larger numbers and higher severity scores of total cognitive symptoms than immigrants (p <.001). Immigration status explained 1.28% of the total variances in the total numbers and 1.46% of the total variances in the total severity scores of total cognitive symptoms (p <.001). The study supported significant associations between immigration transition and cognitive symptoms of women at midlife. © The Author(s) 2019.

Author Keywords

middle aged Race/ethnicity Women Cognition Immigration

Index Keywords

controlled study data analysis female cognition human major clinical study climacterium immigrant inferential statistics ethnicity race Article multiple regression immigration adult middle aged
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85068594587&doi=10.1177%2f0193945919858366&partnerID=40&md5=7212742493ff00b9b606b747f751e798
DOI: 10.1177/0193945919858366
ISSN: 01939459
Original Language: English