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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"meaning of health"”.
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Female migrant farmworkers: The meaning of health within the culture of transience
Hispanic, female migrant farmworkers' definition of health was described through an ethnographic study. Previous studies regarding definitions of health have routinely asked persons to rate their state of health within an undefined category. For this study, thirty-two migrant farmworker women …
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The Meaning of Health among Midlife Russian-Speaking Women in the United States
This study sought to explore the meaning of health among midlife Russian-speaking women from the Former Soviet Union. A hermeneutic, phenomenologic, descriptive and interpretive design following the Utrecht School was used. The setting was in an ethnic community in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The …
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The meaning of health and the experience of coronary heart disease in Italian-speaking cardiac patients: implications for cardiac rehabilitation programs
The study of the lay meanings of health has shown that good health can have a variety of meanings and that thèse meanings can influence health behaviour. Health and illness are subjective expériences which are determined by the interrelations of individual, social and cultural factors. The …
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Older Adults' Self-Assessments of Health: Personal and Contextual Influences Throughout the Life Course
The purpose of this study was to examine older adults' perceptions of health by exploring life course factors perceived as shaping the meanings of health in their daily lives. Using life course and life span perspectives as the theoretical framework to guide this mixed method study, I identified …
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“Fit for nursing?” A qualitative analysis of disabled registered general nurses’ and other health professionals’ views on health and illness in relation to nursing employment.
The employment of registered general nurses (RGNs) is underpinned by management’s need for economic utility in that the cost of salaries must be reconciled with the need to meet the demands inherent in service provision. Using grounded theory, interviews captured the experience of physically …
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Intergenerational healing : redefining the healthcare environment
RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the architecture of an intergenerational healthcare centre encourage healing through social engagement of its inhabitants and the integration of the natural environment? ABSTRACT: Hospitals are known as places of healing, and they hold a symbolic meaning of health; …
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An exploratory study of male ex-prisoners’ experiences of health and healthcare in prison and the community
Background: In November 2011, prisoner healthcare in Scotland became the combined responsibility of a partnership between the Scottish Prison Service and the National Health Service. Very little is known about the experience of male prisoners with regard to their health care while in prison and …