The purpose of this study was to describe the factors which may influence a reported mid-life crisis. Methods: The research design was a descriptive survey design using a convenience sampling. Data were collected from 209 middle aged men and women by using self-reported questionnaires including Korean versions of Mid-life Crisis Scale, Meaning in Life Questionnaire, Perceived Stress Scale, Ego-resiliency Scale and Multipledimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Data were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 22.0 program for descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficients and hierarchical multiple regression. Results: The mean for mid-life crisis was 2.69±0.58. A mid-life crisis was statistically significant in relationship to education (F=3.79, p=.024) and to economic status (F=4.07, p=.019). Further, there were significant correlations among meaning of life (r=-.34, p<.001), health status (r=-.42, p<.001), stress (r=.46, p<.001), ego resilience (r=-.29, p<.001), social support (r=-.47, p<.001), and mid-life crisis. Social support (β=-.29, p<.001), stress (β=.27, p<.001), and health status (β=-.22, p<.001) were significant predictors which explained 34% of the variance reported in a mid-life crisis. Conclusion: The results indicate that these factors influencing mid-life crisis should be considered when developing nursing intervention to cope with a mid-life crisis.

In reducing the climacteric women's depression, the above major influencing factors should be considered.

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between frailty, nutritional status, positive thinking, family function, and health conservation and to identify the factors influencing health conservation of the elderly at home. Methods: The research design was a descriptive survey using a convenience sampling. Data were collected from 142 elders using self-reported questionnaires. Data were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 20.0 program for descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple linear regression. Results: The average health conservation score was 98.85. There were significant correlations between frailty, nutritional status, positive thinking, family function and health conservation. As a result of the multiple linear regression analysis, positive thinking, perceived health status, spouse and frailty accounted for 69% of the variance in health conservation of the elderly at home. Conclusion: These influencing factors on health conservation can be taken into account in the development of nursing intervention programs for improving health conservation of the elderly at home.

In this paper, this study was conducted to identify the relationship of fatigue, stress, social support, self-efficacy and meaning of life and to investigate the main factors influencing meaning of life in middle adults. The research design was a descriptive survey design using a convenience sampling. Participants were 210 middle adults who were recruited from December 2016 to February 2017. Data analysis was done using SPSS/WIN 21.0 program for descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression. The mean score of the meaning of life was 3.41. There were significant correlations between stress, social support, self-efficacy and meaning of life. Stress, social support and self-efficacy were significant predictors explaining 61.7% of the variance in meaning of life. The results indicate that these factors influencing meaning of life should be considered when developing nursing interventions to improve meaning of life for middle adults.

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