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Prevalence Of Health-Related Quality Of Life (Hrqol) In Asian Americans, Hee-Soon Juon, Phd, Frederic Kim, Ms, Seon Yoon Chung, Msn, Sunmin Lee, Scd
Prevalence Of Health-Related Quality Of Life (Hrqol) In Asian Americans, Hee-Soon Juon, Phd, Frederic Kim, Ms, Seon Yoon Chung, Msn, Sunmin Lee, Scd
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Objectives
To report the prevalence of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in foreign-born Asian Americans (AA) and to compare this with the general AA from 2010 BRFSS data.
To examine the influential factors associated with HRQOL-4 including English proficiency, perceived racial discrimination, smoking, alcohol use, and sociodemographics.
Background
Quality of life (QOL) represents individuals’ subjective perception of multidimensional aspects of life including physical, psychological, social and spiritual aspects.
HRQOL represents the physical and mental health domain of QOL.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been measuring HRQOL to capture people’s overall perceptions about their health; HRQOL has …