Qualitative Research Investigating Patterns of Health Care Behavior among Korean Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
;
: 805-817, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This ethnograpy was done to explore patterns of health care behavior in patients with chronic health problems.METHODS:
The participants were 15 patients with chronic hepatitis B and 2 family members. Among the patients 4 had progressed to liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. Data were collected from iterative fieldwork in a department of internal medicine of I hospital. Data were analyzed using text analysis and taxonomic methods.RESULTS:
Illness and disease, relationship between health care givers and clients, and communication patterns between health professions and clients were discussed as the context of health care behavior. Health care behavior of the participants was categorized by its focus every day work centered, body centered, organ centered, and pathology centered.CONCLUSION:
Participants' health care behavior was guided by folk health concept and constructed in the sociocultural context. Folk etiology, pathology, and interpretation of one's symptoms were influencing factors in illness behavior. These findings must be a cornerstone of culture specific care for the chronic diseases.
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Asunto principal:
Relaciones Médico-Paciente
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Actividades Cotidianas
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Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud
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Actitud Frente a la Salud
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Entrevistas como Asunto
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Comunicación
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Hepatitis B Crónica
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Investigación Cualitativa
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Pueblo Asiatico
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Relaciones Familiares
Tipo de estudio:
Investigación cualitativa
Límite:
Adulto
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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