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Health belief systems in perspective

S Thorne1

  • 1University of British Columbia School of Nursing, Vancouver, Canada.

Journal of Advanced Nursing
|December 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Western healthcare beliefs are significantly influenced by non-biomedical traditions. Understanding these cross-cultural impacts is crucial for healthcare practitioners and recipients globally.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Anthropology
  • Sociology of Health
  • Cross-Cultural Healthcare Studies

Background:

  • Western biomedical tradition shapes healthcare practices and beliefs.
  • The influence of non-dominant health belief systems on healthcare is often overlooked.
  • Critical evaluation of healthcare assumptions is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically analyze the assumptions, beliefs, and behaviors within Western biomedical tradition.
  • To explore the influence of non-Western health belief systems on healthcare decision-making and behavior.
  • To provide a cross-cultural perspective on health, illness, and the role of healers.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-cultural comparison of health belief systems.
  • Analysis of how different traditions depict health, illness, and healers.
  • Critical evaluation of Western biomedical thought in the context of non-dominant belief systems.

Main Results:

  • Western healthcare beliefs and practices are significantly influenced by traditions beyond biomedicine.
  • Non-dominant belief systems shape the decision-making of both healthcare providers and patients.
  • An unusual perspective is gained by contextualizing biomedical thought within non-dominant systems.

Conclusions:

  • Western health beliefs are powerfully shaped by diverse cultural traditions, not solely biomedical ideology.
  • Recognizing these influences has significant implications for the future of nursing.
  • Nurses are positioned as active participants in a global health movement, necessitating cultural competence.

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