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Being healthy: women's images.

N F Woods1, S Laffrey, M Duffy

  • 1Department of Parent and Child Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle.

ANS. Advances in Nursing Science
|October 1, 1988
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This study explores the meaning of health for diverse women in the Pacific Northwest. Findings reveal a strong emphasis on eudaemonistic (well-being) health dimensions across all demographics.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Science
  • Health Psychology
  • Sociology of Health

Background:

  • The concept of health is fundamental to nursing, yet its measurement remains underdeveloped.
  • Previous research by Laffrey established foundational work on health conceptions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the meaning of health for a diverse population of women in the Pacific Northwest.
  • To extend Laffrey's earlier work by exploring eudaemonistic dimensions of health.

Main Methods:

  • Content analysis of verbatim responses from 528 women to the question: "What does being healthy mean to you?"
  • Utilized a sample from a cross-section of a community participating in a women's health study.

Main Results:

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  • Identified nine dimensions of health consistent with the eudaemonistic model, alongside clinical, role performance, and adaptive models.
  • Women's health images aligned with contemporary nursing theorists' views and Smith's and Laffrey's conceptions.
  • Eudaemonistic health dimensions were emphasized across all demographic categories (age, education, income, ethnicity, employment).

    • Conclusions:

    • The eudaemonistic model of health is a significant framework for understanding women's health perceptions.
    • Nursing theory should incorporate the multifaceted, eudaemonistic aspects of health reported by diverse women.
    • Health meanings are consistent across various demographic groups, highlighting universal well-being aspirations.