长期患有慢性疾病的南亚人应对:潜伏的个人资料分析
Ahtisham Younas1, Hussan Zeb2, Shahzad Inayat3
1Faculty of Nursing, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada.
概括
这项研究在患有慢性疾病的南亚人中确定了四种应对风格,根据疾病类型和社会文化因素揭示了不同的模式. 这些发现有助于为不同人群制定有针对性的应对干预措施.
科学领域:
- 健康心理学 心理健康心理学
- 健康的社会文化决定因素
- 慢性疾病管理 慢性疾病管理
背景情况:
- 应对策略因社会文化背景和疾病特征而有很大差异.
- 了解这些差异对于在不同人群中有效管理慢性疾病至关重要.
- 南亚人占全球人口的重要组成部分,面临着独特的健康挑战.
研究的目的:
- 为患有慢性疾病的南亚人开发一种应对类型.
- 根据各种社会文化决定因素来区分这些应对资料.
- 为培养文化相关应对干预措施的发展提供信息.
主要方法:
- 为研究招募了384名患有慢性疾病的个人.
- 采用简要的COPE规模来收集数据.
- 采用潜伏分析分析来开发应对类型和检查阶级差异.
主要成果:
- 确定了四种不同的应对情况:避免情绪,问题情绪,避免问题和避免情绪.
- 在不同慢性疾病 (呼吸道,心脏,脏,精神健康) 中观察到应对情况的显著差异.
- 诸如年龄,性别,社会经济地位和家庭结构等社会文化决定因素影响了应对资料.
结论:
- 开发的应对类型学为南亚人如何管理慢性疾病提供了细微的理解.
- 调查结果强调需要针对特定疾病类型和社会文化背景的定制应对计划.
- 干预措施应适应低收入和中等收入国家和移民社区的南亚人口.
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