Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Korean language version of the Incontinence Quiz.

Psychometric properties of the Korean version of the Incontinence Quiz were evaluated in Korean-American women with urinary incontinence. Findings support the reliability and validity of both versions of the instrument in this population.

Psychological, physical, social, and spiritual well-being similarities between Korean older adults and family caregivers.

There is a growing recognition that the similarities between older adults and family caregivers has both practical and research implications; caregivers' well-being influences older adults' well-being and vice versa. There has been a paucity of studies that explore the similarities between Korean older adults and their caregivers. This study aims to examine psychological, physical, social, and spiritual well-being similarities among 157 older adult-caregiver dyads in Seoul, Korea.

Predictors of help seeking among Korean American women with urinary incontinence.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test an adapted theoretical model to predict help-seeking behavior (HSB) for urinary incontinence (UI) among Korean American women.

Subjects And Settings: A sample of 149 Korean American women with UI was recruited from local religious organizations in Arizona.

Design: This study uses a cross-sectional correlation descriptive design.

Incontinence quality of life among Korean-American women.

Quality of life (QOL) related to urinary incontinence was explored among community-dwelling, Korean-American women. Each participant completed an appropriately transcribed Incontinence QOL instrument. The findings of this study suggest that self-perceived disease severity significantly (p = 0.