Relationship between the Sense of Crisis and Quality of Life of Middle-aged Women

Koh, Hyo Jung; Oh, Myung Ok; Kim, Hye Young

doi:2000.6.4.619

J Korean Acad Women Health Nurs > Volume 6(4); 2000 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Women's Health Nursing 2000;6(4):619-631.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2000.6.4.619

Relationship between the Sense of Crisis and Quality of Life of Middle-aged Women

Hyo Jung Koh¹, Myung Ok Oh², Hye Young Kim³

¹College of Nursing, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea
²Department of Health Management, Handong Universiy Hospital, Pohang, Korea

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(3,56+/-1.06). 'Meaninglessness in daily living' factor's score is 3.16+/-0.76 and another factor, 'concept of my life thus far' score is 2.89+/-0.74. Then the former is higher than the latter. 2) In the quality of life, 'eat well now' is the highest item(3.60+/-0.93). 'self-esteem' is the highest factor(3.37+/-0.62) and 'emotional state' is the lowest factor(2.89+/-0.31). 3) According to the correlation between factors of crisis and quality of life, there was a significant negative correlation between two factors of crisis and five factors of quality of life except emotional state. 4) According to linear regression, two factors of the sense of crisis showed the explanatory power of the quality of life with 31.6%. On the basis of above findings, the following is suggested; Crisis is not precipitated by special events and new accidents, but the normal emotional change phenomena process in the human life cycle. As a result, we should develop the nursing programs and education programs about crisis intervention for middle-aged women's health.

Key Words: The sense of crisis; Quality of life; Middle-aged women