Research in Community and Public Health Nursing

Original Articles

[Korean] Exploring Future Directions for Multicultural-Friendly Health Education Programs: Peer Mentorship and Family-Centered Approach: Hyesun Jang, HyuKyoung Park, Sojung Lee, EunSeok Cha; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2025;36(3):257-267. Published online September 30, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2025.01095

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With the growing number of immigrants in Korea, immigrant health has become a significant public health concern. This study aimed to explore immigrant women's motivations for and experiences of participating in a community-based prenatal pilot program, with the goal of informing the future development and expansion of multicultural-friendly educational content and effective delivery systems to promote health.
Methods
Among 19 participants in the program, six immigrant women who had lived in Korea for over three years were invited to participate in an exit group interview. The two-hour session was moderated by two qualitative research experts, digitally recorded, and transcribed verbatim. A content analysis was conducted using triangulation to ensure credibility and depth.
Results
Participants were motivated to join the program both to receive help and to offer help to others. Their experiences included a sense of comfort and joy from receiving accurate health information and forming new relationships, as well as building trust through educational and emotional support. They also expressed unmet needs, such as expanding health education content and including their family members as part of the target audience. Furthermore, they wished to be acknowledged as active contributors to Korean society by serving as peer mentors.
Conclusions
There is a need to develop culture-friendly health education programs for improving immigrant health. Bilingual and bicultural immigrant women can play vital roles as community health workers, promoting public health and health equity. This approach may also support their social reintegration and empowerment.

[English] Moderating Effect of Marital Satisfaction on Acculturative Stress and Psychological Distress among Marriage Migrant Women in South Korea: Oan Na Lee, Seong-Eun Jeon, Bongky Sun, Young-Shin Kang; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2025;36(3):304-314. Published online September 30, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2025.00990

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This study investigated the moderating role of marital satisfaction in the relationship between acculturative stress and psychological distress among marriage migrant women in South Korea. Methods: We recruited 142 marriage migrant women from a metropolitan city in the southwestern region of the Korean Peninsula and used survey questionnaires to collect information on demographics as well as inventories assessing acculturative stress, psychological distress, and marital satisfaction. Results: We found that acculturative stress significantly affected psychological distress. Marriage migrant women experiencing higher levels of acculturative stress reported greater psychological distress. We further found that marital satisfaction moderated the relationship between acculturative stress and psychological distress. Specifically, low levels of marital satisfaction strengthened the association between acculturative stress and psychological distress. In contrast, among women with high levels of marital satisfaction, the relationship between acculturative stress and psychological distress was still present but relatively weaker. Conclusions: These findings suggest that marital satisfaction is a critical variable that prevents the adverse effects of acculturative stress on psychological distress among marriage migrant women in South Korea.

[English] Impact of Marital Dissolution Timing and Duration on Self-Rated Health of Marriage Immigrants in Single-Person Households in South Korea: Duckhee Chae, Kyeong Hwa Kang, Nakyung Kim, Keiko Asami, Jongdae Kim; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2025;36(1):122-129. Published online March 31, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2025.01011

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This study examined associations between timing of marital dissolution, duration since marital dissolution, and self-rated health among marriage immigrants in South Korea who live in single-person households.
Methods
This cross-sectional study employed a secondary analysis of data from the 2021 Korean National Multicultural Family Survey. We performed binary logistic regression analyses to examine the relationships between the variables of interest while controlling for social support, economic well-being, psychological well-being, and sociodemographic characteristics. Data from 407 marriage immigrant single-person households were included in the analyses.
Results
Marriage immigrants’ self-rated health fluctuated over time but generally exhibited a downward trend following marital dissolution. After controlling for confounders, marital dissolution after age 50 and longer duration since dissolution (e.g., 3-6 years and 9+ years) were associated with increased odds of poor self-rated health. Unemployment and depressive symptoms significantly increased the odds of poor self-rated health, while higher social support had a protective effect.
Conclusion
Transitioning to singlehood after marital dissolution may have long-term negative health consequences, particularly for those experiencing this transition later in life. Proactive interventions focusing on social support and health resource acquisition within the initial 3 years of separation may be crucial to mitigate health decline.

[English] Home-based walking intervention for middle-aged migrant women using 360-degree virtual videos and a wearable activity tracker: A mixed-methods pilot study: Duckhee Chae, Keiko Asami, Jaseon Kim, Kukhyeon Kim, Jeeheon Ryu, Ardith Z. Doorenbos; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2024;35(1):10-21. Published online March 29, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2023.00339

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To sustain behavior change, an intervention strategy that considers the contribution of affect to daily physical activity behavior regulation is needed. Although virtual reality-based physical activity interventions have the potential to improve emotional status, interventions using virtual reality videos in a free-living environment are lacking. This pilot study assessed the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a home-based intervention using 360-degree virtual videos and wearable activity trackers to improve mood and physical activity.
Methods
A one-group pilot study of 12 middle-aged migrant women asked participants to watch virtual reality videos and perform moderate-intensity walking 5 days per week for 4 weeks, then complete surveys and focus group interviews. The intervention’s feasibility and preliminary efficacy were assessed by examining recruitment, retention, adherence, acceptability, mood, physical activity, and exercise self-efficacy.
Results
A word-of-mouth approach was effective for recruiting participants. Although the weekly intervention adherence rate ranged from 53.5% to 83.5%, retention (92.3%) and acceptability (91.7%) were high. Participants were satisfied with the “visual status indicators,” “sense of accomplishment and confidence,” “emotional engagement and sense of presence,” “joy from exercise,” “external motivation through supervision,” “easy to control virtual reality device,” and “extra benefits” of the intervention. Participants had significant decreases in negative affect (p=.016). Positive affect, physical activity, and exercise self-efficacy showed trends toward improvement.
Conclusion
This home-based intervention employing virtual reality videos and Fitbit activity trackers is feasible and shows preliminary efficacy in improving mood. Further research is warranted to evaluate its effectiveness in a more rigorous randomized controlled trial.

[English] A Multi-component Living Lab on Health Engagement for Advancing Self-care Agency among Migrant Workers in South Korea: A mixed methods study: Youlim Kim, Hyeonkyeong Lee, Sookyung Kim, Junghee Kim; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2023;34(4):281-293. Published online December 29, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2023.00199

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Migrant workers battle to access health services and adapt to a new culture. Self-care agency can be essential for health self-management. This study examines the effects of a health engagement program to improve self-care agency using a living lab approach among migrant workers living in South Korea.
Methods
This study used a mixed-methods design, including a non-equivalent pre-post-test control group and three focus group interviews. Participants included 42 migrant workers from nine countries recruited via flyers, posters, and internet bulletins posted by a migrant community organization. During the 12 weeks, only the intervention group participants received four workshops addressing healthy physical activity, healthy dietary habits, effective cultural adaptation, stress management, and two outdoor cultural activities. They also participated in focus group interviews after the second, third, and fourth group activities and discussed the benefits of healthy behaviors and specific ways to implement them in real life.
Results
Participants in the intervention group showed an increase in self-care agency, health literacy, and acculturation after the 12- week intervention. Themes were derived based on the lessons from living lab activities, barriers to health behavior practices, and methods to overcome these.
Conclusion
This study demonstrated that multi-component intervention using a living lab effectively increased migrants’ participation in health promotion activities by strengthening health in their self-care agency. The qualitative and living lab approach effectively obtained comprehensive results on strategies to enhance healthy behavior engagement.

Review Article

[English] Factors Related to Diabetes Self-Care among Immigrants in the United States: A Scoping Review: Jung Eun Kim; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2023;34(2):171-182. Published online June 30, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2023.00094

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Purpose
The purpose of this scoping review was to explore related factors in diabetes self-care among immigrants in the U.S. Diabetes is one of the fastest-growing chronic illnesses, but little is known about factors in self-care among minority immigrants in the U.S.
Methods
The Arksey and O’Malley (2005) methodological framework guided this review, which examined 16 articles, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods designs. PRISMA guidelines were used with five Databases. Search terms included: immigrants in the U.S., type 2 diabetes, self-care, and self-management.
Results
Factors related to diabetes self-care among immigrants were identified: (1) changed dietary lifestyle, (2) low economic and health insurance, (3) social support and resources, (4) low English proficiency, (5) psychological contexts, and (6) gender roles.
Conclusion
Given the culturally unique related factors in diabetes self-care among immigrants, healthcare professionals must be knowledgeable and responsive to the ethnic minority immigrants’ needs to promote effective diabetes self-care.

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Original Articles

[English] What Determines the Health-related Quality of Life of Vietnamese Migrant Workers in Korea?: Jihyon Pahn, Heesuk Kim, Youngran Yang; Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2023;34(2):147-157. Published online June 30, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/rcphn.2023.00066

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Over time, the number of migrant workers in Korea has shown a steady increase. Notably, among all migrant workers, those from Vietnam constitute the third largest group in Korea. The main objective of this study was to investigate the factors that influence the health-related quality of life of Vietnamese migrant workers. The study aimed to provide essential data for the development of customized nursing intervention programs and policy preparation in the future.
Methods
A total of 220 Vietnamese migrant workers aged between 18 and 64, who were employed in Korea through the Employment Permit System and had been residing in the country for more than 91 days, participated in this study.
Results
The study results revealed that physical activity (β=.19, p=.002), hope (β=.50, p <. 001), cohabitation with colleagues (β=.16, p =.003), and sleep hour (β=.11, p =. 031) had a statistically significant impact on health-related quality of life. The findings showed that higher levels of physical activity and hope were positively associated with higher health-related quality of life. Moreover, cohabiting with colleagues and sleeping for more than six hours were also significantly related to higher health-related quality of life.
Conclusion
Given these findings, it is imperative to develop programs that encourage physical activity and enhance the health-related quality of life of migrant workers from Vietnam. Policymakers and employers should also consider providing adequate living conditions that facilitate cohabitation with colleagues and sufficient time for sleep to improve the health and well-being of migrant workers.

[English] Public Health Center Service Experiences and Needs among Immigrant Women in South Korea: Duck Hee Chae, Hyun Lye Kim, Min Jeong Seo, Keiko Asami, Ardith Doorenbos; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2022;33(4):385-395. Published online December 31, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2022.33.4.385

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Purpose
To support implementation of comprehensive, person-centered healthcare, this study aimed to explore immigrant women's public health center (PHC) service experiences and needs while considering Photovoice's feasibility for this purpose. Methods: This qualitative study included 15 marriage-based immigrant women. Participants were recruited from churches and multicultural family support centers using purposive and snowball sampling. Data were collected through four focus group interviews and were subjected to inductive content analysis. Results: Five categories of experiences were identified: language barriers, hectic environment, affordable and practical primary healthcare, feeling ignored and discriminated against, and feeling frustrated. In addition, five categories of needs were identified: language assistance services, ease of access, healthcare across the lifespan, expansion of affordable healthcare, and being accepted as they are. This study provides preliminary evidence that the Photovoice approach can facilitate the interview process in a qualitative inquiry involving participants with limited ability to express their perspectives in the researchers' language. Conclusion: Study findings highlight the need to implement institutional policy and procedural changes within PHCs and to provide culturally competent, personcentered care for South Korea's marriage-based immigrant women and other ethnic minority populations. The findings also provide evidence-based direction for PHC service planning.

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[English] Influencing Factors on Health-related Quality of Life among Japanese Middle-aged Marriage-based Immigrant Women in South Korea: A Cross-Sectional Study: Keiko Asami, Duck Hee Chae; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2022;33(2):188-195. Published online June 30, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2022.33.2.188

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Purpose
With the first generation of marriage-based immigrant women in East Asia now reaching their middle or old age, the need to focus investigations on their health-related quality of life has arisen. This study aimed to examine the extent to which physical and mental health, and psychosocial variables can predict health-related quality of life among Japanese middle-aged immigrant women. Methods This study has a descriptive cross-sectional design. A convenience sample of 197 Japanese middle-aged marriage-based immigrant women from two regions of South Korea were recruited between December 2017 and March 2018. Participants completed self-administered questionnaires on health-related quality of life, menopausal symptoms, depression, perceived health status, disease morbidity, social support, and acculturation. The data were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression. Results Depression was the strongest predictor of health-related quality of life, followed by perceived health status, social support, and household income. Menopausal symptoms, presence of disease, and acculturation appeared to have no additional impact on participant’s health-related quality of life. Conclusion In times of rapid growth of global migration and the aging of immigrants in new destination countries, nursing interventions and public health policies for aging marriage-based immigrant women should be prioritized to improve their mental health by facilitating social support and disease management. In addition, social and employment policies that can help immigrant women transition to a healthy midlife are needed.

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Patterns of service needs and their influence on aging anxiety among middle-aged marriage immigrant women in South Korea
Ja Hyun Shin, Jisoo Yang
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[English] The Health Management Experience of Vietnamese Married Immigrant Women Living in the City: Ji Young Chun; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2021;32(4):506-517. Published online December 31, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2021.32.4.506

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Purpose
The purpose of this study was to explore the health management experience of Vietnamese Married Immigrant Women living in the city.
Methods
The study participants were 11 Vietnamese immigrant women residing in the urban area who felt bad about their health. Data collection was conducted in depth through individual interviews, and the collected data were analyzed through Strauss & Corbin data analysis.
Results
The core category was “health is not a necessity but a choice in a strange land called Korea”. The contextual conditions were, “The hard thing-exposing “myself” to the world”, and “Hurts hidden, to be away from people’s eyes”. For the causal condition, the categories of “Unfamiliar life to live alone”, “Unfamiliar life different from expectation”, and “Symptoms of body suddenly suffering alone”, were derived. Through action-interaction, the immigrant women revealed that in their Korean social-structural context, they tended to follow “Health pushed away in turbulent life”. The intervening conditions were “a person who is able to help me”, “places that can give a helping hand nearby”, and “Vietnamese women’s grit”. A Vietnamese married immigrant woman had her own “Health in the chain with life”. As a result, they gained “Health, which is a top priority in life” or “Health oppressed by the weight of life”.
Conclusion
This study enhanced the understanding of the healthcare process of Vietnamese married immigrant women living in urban areas.

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[English] The Related Factors on Cervical Cancer Screening Intention among Married Immigrant Women based on the Health Belief Model: Sang Mee Koo, Moon Hee Kang; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2020;31(4):405-415. Published online December 31, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2020.31.4.405

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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to identify the factors of health beliefs, cultural barriers, and intentions of cervical cancer screening behaviors in married immigrant women and provide information for the development of intervention programs.
Methods
The subjects were 207 married immigrant women living D and S cities, and G and Y counties. The data were collected from April to June 2019, using a self-report structured questionnaire that was translated into English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean, and analyzed by the SPSS/WIN 24.0 program.
Results
As a result of this study, it was found that the intention of cervical cancer screening for married immigrant women were high when they had a job (β=-.17, p=.014), experience of Pap testing within the past year (β=-.28, p<.001), experience of cervical cancer prevention education (β=-.18, p=.008), and a higher perceived sensitivity (β=.18, p=.016). All of these variables together explained 22% of the intention of cervical cancer screening behaviors in immigrant women married to Korean men.
Conclusion
In order to increase the cervical cancer screening behaviors in married immigrant women, intervention strategies to increase perceived susceptibility and decrease cultural barriers for immigrant women should be developed.

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[English] Influence of Depression and Social Support on Health-related Quality of Life among Migrant Workers: The Mediating Effect of Health Promoting Behavior: Han Na Jung, Young Suk Kim; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2020;31(3):360-374. Published online September 30, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2020.31.3.360

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Purpose
This study aims to identify the mediating effect of health promoting behavior in the relationship between depression and health-related quality of life, and between social support and health-related quality of life among migrant workers.
Methods
Data were collected from 152 migrant workers working at companies in K and B metropolitan cities. The study conducted a survey from August 1 to September 30, 2019, and used self-report structured questionnaires that were translated into English and Korean. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, simple and multiple regression, Baron and Kenny’s method, and Sobel test.
Results
Depression was significantly negatively correlated with social support (r=-.29, p<.001), health promoting behavior (r=-.30, p<.001) and health-related quality of life (r=-.44, p<.001). And social support was significantly positively correlated with health promoting behavior (r=.50, p<.001) and health-related quality of life (r=.44, p<.001). And health promoting behavior was significantly positively correlated with health-related quality of life (r=.51, p<.001). Furthermore health promoting behavior showed partial mediating effects in the relationship between depression and health-related quality of life (Z=3.26, p<.001), and showed partial mediating effects in the relationship between the social support and health-related quality of life (Z=3.98, p<.001).
Conclusion
In this study, depression and social support were shown to mediate health promotion behavior to improve health-related quality of life. Therefore, in order to improve the health-related quality of life of migrant workers, it is necessary to focus on the health promotion behaviors, and effective strategies are needed to reduce depression, and support social support.

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[English] Trends and Level in Health Literacy Research on Immigrants in Korea: A Literature Review: Soo Jin Kang, Na Kyum Hyung; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2020;31(3):322-336. Published online September 30, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2020.31.3.322

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Purpose
This study aimed to investigate the current state and trends of health literacy research considering migrants living in South Korea.
Methods
A review of the literature was conducted using electronic data base and citation tracking. A total of 82 articles were identified, of which 16 articles that met the inclusion criteria were selected for review. Two authors reviewed the articles independently using a matrix table and then examined four aspects of the studies jointly: research method, immigrant characteristics, health literacy assessment, and main findings.
Results
Most of the articles (n=13) were descriptive studies and three were methodology studies for instrument development. Of the 13 studies, eight involved female immigrants, four of health literacy involved migrant workers, and four concerned North Korean Refugees. A total of eight types of health literacy assessment tools were used. Sufficient samples and sampling methods were lacking at the population level.
Conclusion
The results of the review generally showed that the health literacy of immigrants was lower than that of native South Koreans, and that there was a difference between nationality and gender among immigrants; however, further research is needed to review a larger sample with a validated instrument.

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[English] Influential Factors of Psychological Well-Being of Migrant Workers: Han Na Jung, Young Suk Kim; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2020;31(1):54-64. Published online March 31, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2020.31.1.54

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Purpose
This study aims to identify related factors of psychological well-being of migrant workers in Korea.
Methods
The subjects were 138 migrant workers residing legally in K or B Cities. Data were collected from July 1 to August 31, 2018, using self-report structured questionnaires that were translated into English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean, and were analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients and multiple regression.
Results
The most important influencing factors on the psychological well-being of migrant workers were social support (β=.36, p<.001), followed by perceived health status (β=.25, p=.001), education (β=−.18, p=.015), and spouse support (β=.16, p=.032). The overall explanatory power was 28.9%.
Conclusion
In order to improve the psychological well-being of migrant workers, it is required to develop a nursing approach that may promote the social support, health status, and spouse support, and consider the educational level of migrant workers.

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[English] Validation of a Path Model of Vietnamese Migrant Workers' Occupational Stress: Hye Jeong Jeon, Ga Eon Lee, Jung Ok Yu; J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2018;29(4):404-413. Published online December 31, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2018.29.4.404

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PURPOSE
The purpose of this study is to construct and verify a path model for the influencing factors on occupational stress of Vietnamese migrant workers in Korea.
METHODS
Participants were 193 Vietnamese migrant workers recruited from Foreign Workers Support Centers. Data were collected by a self-administered survey with copies of a Questionnaire written in Vietnamese. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficients and path analysis using SPSS/WIN 23.0 and Amos 20.0 program.
RESULTS
Length of residence, homeland friends' and Korean colleagues'supports, and acculturation have been found to have significant direct effects on occupational stress of Vietnamese migrant workers. Meanwhile, Length of residence, homeland friends', Korean colleagues', and their families' supports showed indirect effects on their occupational stress. What had the greatest direct effect on occupational stress of Vietnamese migrant workers was Korean colleagues' support.
CONCLUSION
For reducing occupational stress of Vietnamese migrant workers, it is necessary to strengthen their Korean colleagues' supports in work places. In addition, community organizations should take strategies to enhance homeland friends' supports and to improve acculturation of Vietnamese migrant workers.

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