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Balance, balancing, and health.

Wendy L Lipworth1, Claire Hooker, Stacy M Carter

  • 1University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. w.lipworth@unsw.edu.au

Qualitative Health Research
|February 24, 2011
PubMed
Summary

People conceptualize health balance as crucial for a good life, involving maintenance, management, and caregiving. Understanding these balancing processes aids health communication.

Area of Science:

  • Health Sciences
  • Qualitative Research
  • Sociology of Health

Background:

  • Lay conceptualizations of cancer risk highlight the importance of balancing processes for a good life.
  • A significant body of qualitative literature exists on the concept of balance in health, necessitating synthesis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize the qualitative literature on balance in the context of health.
  • To identify key balance-related themes and develop analytic categories.
  • To explore how balance is conceptualized across different health-related contexts.

Main Methods:

  • Thematic synthesis technique by Thomas and Harden.
  • Systematic identification and analysis of 170 relevant qualitative studies.
  • Development of abstract analytic categories from identified themes.

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Main Results:

  • Balance and balancing are salient in three primary health contexts: health maintenance, disease/disability management, and caregiving.
  • In these contexts, balance can be conceptualized as both a static state and a dynamic process.
  • Individuals' orientation (internal vs. external) influences their conceptualization of balance.

Conclusions:

  • Insights into health balance concepts can enhance clinician and public health practitioner research and communication strategies.
  • Recognizing balance as a core concept in lay health beliefs is vital.
  • Further research can leverage these synthesized themes to improve health-related interventions and discourse.