患有心血管疾病的第一代中国移民的自我护理行为:一项定性研究
Ling Zeng1, Xiaoyue Xu1,2, Lin Perry1
1School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia.
Journal of advanced nursing
|June 26, 2024
概括
在澳大利亚,患有心血管疾病 (CVD) 的中国移民经常面临有效自我护理的障碍. 文化上适当的教育对于改善心脏健康管理和这一群体的结果至关重要.
科学领域:
- 心血管健康的心血管健康
- 移民的健康移民的健康
- 自我照顾行为 自我照顾行为
背景情况:
- 心血管疾病 (CVD) 在全球范围内是一个重大的健康问题.
- 中国移民代表澳大利亚日益增长的人口,具有独特的健康需求.
- 有效的自我护理对于管理诸如心血管疾病之类的慢性疾病至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在澳大利亚的中国移民中识别心血管疾病的自我护理行为.
- 探索基于证据的心脏自我护理的障碍和促进者.
- 为这群人提供文化敏感的健康干预信息.
主要方法:
- 使用半结构化的电话采访进行的定性描述性研究.
- 参与者:在澳大利亚的第一代中国移民被诊断患有心血管疾病.
- 数据分析:以慢性疾病自我护理的中程理论为指导的感应和演主题分析.
主要成果:
- 采访了20名英语水平有限的参与者 (60%是女性,平均年龄69.9岁).
- 观察到适当的自我护理维护和监测,包括健康的饮食和运动.
- 非最佳实践包括自我调整药物和管理急性症状;由于语言/文化障碍,依赖非正式/中国大陆的健康信息来源是常见的.
结论:
- 在语言和文化上缺乏适当的心脏健康信息是最佳自我护理的主要障碍.
- 需要基于社区的教育计划来改变生活方式,提高药物素养和症状管理.
- 与中国社区协会的合作可以增强文化敏感的心脏护理和支持.
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