With this growth in the older adult population, studies are focusing on promoting and maintaining health and improving quality of life. However, there is a lack of health management studies designed to sustain the welfare of immigrants or the first generation older adult korean who may be homesick and yearn for Oriental medicine. This study examined differences in sleep interruption factors，use of sleep promotion aids，sleep characteristics and insomnia management between men and women who are first generation Korean-American older adult immigrants.

    The sample of 52 subjects included 21 males and 31 females who were 60 years of age or older. The survey included a set of four questionnaires, the chi-squared test and t-test were used to examine the differences between men and women.

    The results found most of the subjects experienced sleep interruption. Chi-squared tests showed that women were more likely to report physical factors that men. A quarter of the subjects had experienced with complementary/alternative therapies to manage insomnia.

    They came to the conclusions that the first generation Korean-American older adult immigrant men and women report sleep interruptions and dissatisfaction with the quality of their sleep. Women were more likely in want of using complementary/alternative therapies for insomnia management than men. Women may have longed more for their traditional healthcare practices. The high degree of sleep disruption in this sample may relate to living in a different culture.