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Symptom Experience During Menopausal Transition: Low Income Korean Immigrant Women

Eun-Ok Im RN and MPH and PhD School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Dr. Afaf Ibrahim Meleis PhD and FAAN Department of Community Health Systems, University of California, Box 0608, San Francisco, CA, 94143
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Kathryn A. Lee PhD and FAAN Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California, Box 0606, San Francisco, CA, 94143
Pages 53-67 | Published online: 21 Oct 2008

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Karin A. Stanzel, Karin Hammarberg, Trang Nguyen & Jane Fisher. (2022) ‘They should come forward with the information': menopause-related health literacy and health care experiences among Vietnamese-born women in Melbourne, Australia. Ethnicity & Health 27:3, pages 601-616.
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K. A. Stanzel, K. Hammarberg & J. Fisher. (2018) Experiences of menopause, self-management strategies for menopausal symptoms and perceptions of health care among immigrant women: a systematic review. Climacteric 21:2, pages 101-110.
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Eun-Ok Im, Young Ko & Wonshik Chee. (2014) Ethnic Differences in the Clusters of Menopausal Symptoms. Health Care for Women International 35:5, pages 549-565.
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Eun-Ok Im, Young Ko, Hyenam Hwang & Wonshik Chee. (2012) “Symptom-Specific or Holistic”: Menopausal Symptom Management. Health Care for Women International 33:6, pages 575-592.
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T. Ward, V. Scheid & V. Tuffrey. (2010) Women's mid-life health experiences in urban UK: an international comparison. Climacteric 13:3, pages 278-288.
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Eun-Ok Im, Hyun-Ju Lim, Seung Hee Lee, Sharon Dormire, Wonshik Chee & Kimberly Kresta. (2009) Menopausal Symptom Experience of Hispanic Midlife Women in the United States. Health Care for Women International 30:10, pages 919-934.
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Eun-Ok Im. (2009) Ethnic Differences in Symptoms Experienced During the Menopausal Transition. Health Care for Women International 30:4, pages 339-355.
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MargaretL. Stubbs, SusanM. Cohen & Feridey Carr. (2008) Menopausal Women's Perceived Causes of Hot Flash. Health Care for Women International 29:7, pages 755-765.
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Eun-Ok Im$suffix/text()$suffix/text(). (2006) The Midlife Women's Symptom Index (MSI). Health Care for Women International 27:3, pages 268-287.
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Lynnette Leidy Sievert & Graciela Espinosa-Hernandez. (2003) Attitudes Toward Menopause in Relation to Symptom Experience in Puebla, Mexico. Women & Health 38:2, pages 93-106.
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Eun-Ok Im & Afaf Ibrahim Meleis. (2001) Women's Work and Symptoms During Midlife: Korean Immigrant Women. Women & Health 33:1-2, pages 83-103.
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Ping Zou, Yan Luo, Melody Wyslobicky, Haniah Shaikh, Arzoo Alam, Wei Wang & Hui Zhang. (2022) Menopausal experiences of South Asian immigrant women: a scoping review. Menopause 29:3, pages 360-371.
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Ping Zou, Thumri Waliwitiya, Yan Luo, Winnie Sun, Jing Shao, Hui Zhang & Yanjin Huang. (2021) Factors influencing healthy menopause among immigrant women: a scoping review. BMC Women's Health 21:1.
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Dr Karin A. Stanzel, Dr Karin Hammarberg & Professor Jane Fisher. (2021) Challenges in menopausal care of immigrant women. Maturitas 150, pages 49-60.
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Nancy King Reame. (2021) Anxiety and hot flashes as predictors of mid-life palpitations: getting to the heart of the matter in the time of COVID-19. Menopause 28:7, pages 731-734.
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Wonshik Chee, Sangmi Kim, Hsiu-Min Tsai & Eun-Ok Im. (2019) Decreasing sleep-related symptoms through increasing physical activity among Asian American midlife women. Menopause 26:2, pages 152-161.
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Eun-Ok Im, Sangmi Kim, Xiaopeng Ji, Sooyoung Park, Eunice Chee, Wonshik Chee & Hsiu-Min Tsai. (2017) Improving menopausal symptoms through promoting physical activity: a pilot Web-based intervention study among Asian Americans. Menopause 24:6, pages 653-662.
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Youjeong Kang, Young-Ran Han, Sun Ju Chang, Wonsik Chee & Eun-Ok Im. (2015) The Psychometric Properties of the Midlife Women’s Symptom Index. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 44:5, pages 600-609.
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Eunice Lee, Usha Menon, Karabi Nandy, Laura Szalacha, Frederick Kviz, Young Cho, Arlene Miller & Hanjong Park. (2014) The Effect of a Couples Intervention to Increase Breast Cancer Screening Among Korean Americans. Oncology Nursing Forum 41:3, pages E185-E193.
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Eun-Ok Im, Sun Ju Chang, Young Ko, Wonshik Chee, Alexa Stuifbergen & Lorraine Walker. (2012) A National Internet Survey on Midlife Women’s Attitudes Toward Physical Activity. Nursing Research 61:5, pages 342-352.
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Eun-Ok Im. (2011) Transitions theory: A trajectory of theoretical development in nursing. Nursing Outlook 59:5, pages 278-285.e2.
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Eun-Ok Im, Seung Hee Lee & Wonshik Chee. (2011) “Being Conditioned, yet Becoming Strong”. Journal of Transcultural Nursing 22:3, pages 290-299.
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Bokim LeeEun-Ok Im & Wonshik Chee. (2010) Psychometric Evaluation of the Midlife Women’s Symptom Index in Multiethnic Groups. Western Journal of Nursing Research 32:8, pages 1091-1111.
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Eun-Ok ImBokim Lee, Wonshik Chee, Adama Brown & Sharon Dormire. (2010) Menopausal Symptoms Among Four Major Ethnic Groups in the United States. Western Journal of Nursing Research 32:4, pages 540-565.
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Eun-Ok Im Seung Hee Lee & Wonshik Chee. (2010) Subethnic Differences in the Menopausal Symptom Experience of Asian American Midlife Women. Journal of Transcultural Nursing 21:2, pages 123-133.
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Eun-Ok Im. (2010) A Situation-Specific Theory of Asian Immigrant Women's Menopausal Symptom Experience in the United States. Advances in Nursing Science 33:2, pages 143-157.
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Lisa Hall, Lynn Clark CallisterJudith A. Berry & Geraldine Matsumura. (2016) Meanings of Menopause. Journal of Holistic Nursing 25:2, pages 106-118.
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Eun-Ok Im. (2007) A Feminist Approach to Research on Menopausal Symptom Experience. Family & Community Health 30, pages S15-S23.
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Ellen Rosenberg, Claude Richard, Marie-Thérèse Lussier & Shelly N. Abdool. (2006) Intercultural communication competence in family medicine: Lessons from the field. Patient Education and Counseling 61:2, pages 236-245.
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Eun-Ok Im & Wonshik Chee. (2016) A Descriptive Internet Survey on Menopausal Symptoms: Five Ethnic Groups of Asian American University Faculty and Staff. Journal of Transcultural Nursing 16:2, pages 126-135.
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Eun-Ok Im, Wonshik Chee, Melinda Bender, Ching-Yu Cheng, Hsiu-Min Tsai, Nam Mi Kang & Hungsa Lee. (2005) The psychometric properties of pen-and-pencil and internet versions of the midlife women's symptom index (MSI). International Journal of Nursing Studies 42:2, pages 167-177.
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EUN-OK IM & WONSHIK CHEE. (2004) Recruitment of Research Participants Through the Internet. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing 22:5, pages 289-297.
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Sara Gollschewski, Debra Anderson, Helen Skerman & Philippa Lyons-Wall. (2004) The use of complementary and alternative medications by menopausal women in South East Queensland. Women's Health Issues 14:5, pages 165-171.
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Eun-Ok Im. (2016) Symptoms Experienced During Menopausal Transition: Korean Women in South Korea and the United States. Journal of Transcultural Nursing 14:4, pages 321-328.
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Shiu-Yun Fu, Debra Anderson & Mary Courtney. (2003) Cross-cultural menopausal experience: Comparison of Australian and Taiwanese women. Nursing and Health Sciences 5:1, pages 77-84.
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Marjorie Kagawa‐Singer, Katherine Wu, Yuko Kawanishi, Gail A. Greendale, Sue Kim, Shelley R. Adler & Nancy Wongvipat. (2008) Comparison of the Menopause and Midlife Transition between Japanese American and European American Women. Medical Anthropology Quarterly 16:1, pages 64-91.
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Patricia W. Nishimoto & Joan Foley. (2001) Cultural beliefs of Asian Americans associated with terminal illness and death. Seminars in Oncology Nursing 17:3, pages 179-189.
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Eun-Ok Im, Mary Ann Hautman & Barbara Keddy. (2016) A Feminist Critique of Breast Cancer Research among Korean Women. Western Journal of Nursing Research 22:5, pages 551-570.
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Eun-Ok Im, Afaf Ibrahim Meleis & Kathryn A. Lee. (1999) Cultural competence of measurement scales of menopausal symptoms: use in research among Korean women. International Journal of Nursing Studies 36:6, pages 455-463.
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