Culture Care Beliefs, Meanings and Practices Related to Health and Well-Being of South Sudanese "Lost Boy and Lost Girl" Refugees

The purpose of this ethnonursing study was to describe, analyze and interpret the culture care beliefs, meanings and practices related to health and well-being of South Sudanese "Lost Boy and Lost Girls" following resettlement in the United States. Leininger's theory of culture care diversity and universality and the ethnonursing method provided the organizing framework for studying the domain of inquiry. Interviews were conducted with nineteen general informants and ten key informants, all who lived in the Midwest United States. Extensive analysis of digitally recorded interviews together with the researcher's participant observations and field notes revealed nine data categories and five patterns from which three main themes emerged. The themes were (a) spiritual care, grounded in a belief in the strength and wisdom of one God, is health promoting and illness preventing; (b) contributing to and meeting the expectations of the community are necessary for health and well-being; and (c) the conflicting expectations of two cultures are affecting health and well-being. The findings of this study provide a framework from which to develop culturally congruent care for the "Lost Boys and Girls." Implications and recommendations for nursing theory, practice, education, and research are offered.

Name thesis:degree_name

PhD

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Nursing

Year dc:date.available

2009

Author dc:creator

• Bowles, Margaret

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rick Zoucha
• Shirley Smith
• Jok Madut Jok

• Sudan
• refugee
• health care beliefs
• well-being
• culture
• care

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/345

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-1358