Nursing and Health Sciences
2019

Health-related quality of life among migrant workers: The impact of health-promoting behaviors (Article)

Cho S. , Lee H.* , Oh E.G. , Kim G.S. , Kim Y.-C. , Park C.-G.
  • a College of Nursing, Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
  • b College of Nursing, Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
  • c College of Nursing, Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
  • d College of Nursing, Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
  • e College of Communication, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
  • f College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

Abstract

Health-related quality of life is an important aspect of migrant workers' overall well-being and adaptation. The aims of this study were to develop a structural model and test the health-related quality of life among migrant workers. A cross-sectional study design was used, and data were collected from 228 migrant workers from China who are currently living in Korea and using the services of free clinics for health issues. The structured questionnaire disseminated for the study was designed to measure health-related quality of life, health-promotion behaviors, barriers, resources, and perceptual factors. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypotheses. Health-promotion behaviors and self-efficacy have significant positive direct effects on health-related quality of life, and acculturative stress has a significant negative direct effect on health-related quality of life. These findings suggest that certain strategies are needed for developing health-promotion programs aimed at the betterment of migrant workers' health-related quality of life. Specifically, health-promotion behaviors and self-efficacy among migrant workers should be encouraged, and strategies for decreasing their acculturative stress should be formulated. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd

Author Keywords

Health behavior Korea migrant self-efficacy workers Quality of life

Index Keywords

China structural equation modeling stress health promotion self concept cross-sectional study migrant worker structured questionnaire Article structural model quality of life human Health Behavior human experiment Korea
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85074851130&doi=10.1111%2fnhs.12660&partnerID=40&md5=fe03a99e032b4698a5eed6d52b8ee5b7
DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12660
ISSN: 14410745
Original Language: English