Over the past 20 years, the United States has experienced one of the largest waves of
immigration in its history. Understanding the health status and needs of immigrants is …

In 2005 women represented approximately half of all 190 million international migrants
worldwide. This paper addresses the need to integrate a gender perspective into …

Purpose: To revise the Wilson and Cleary model of health‐related quality of life (HRQoL),
with suggestions for applying each of the components, and to facilitate the use of HRQoL in …

PURPOSE: Asian American immigrants' risk of heart disease, diabetes, and obesity increase
with duration of residence in the United States (US). Regular physical activity reduces the …

Immigrants often adopt new and unfamiliar occupations in an attempt to adapt to their new
culture. Occupations provide a means for participation in the host country and play a …

Race, Ethnicity, and Leisure: Perspectives on Research, Theory, and Practice provides an
overview of the current theories and practices related to minority leisure and reviews …

There have been very few investigations into how any single nursing theory has actually
evolved historically. In this paper, a trajectory of theoretical development in nursing is …

Objective To explore attitudes toward physical activity among a multiethnic group of midlife
women. Design A qualitative cross-sectional study using an online forum. Recruitment …

Despite a lack of studies on Hispanic midlife women's physical activity, the existing studies
have indicated that Hispanics' ethnic-specific attitudes toward physical activity contributed to …

This study describes the physical activity behavior of Korean immigrant women and
examines the relationships among leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) behavior …