Feeling frugal: Socioeconomic status, acculturation, and cultural health beliefs among women of Mexican descent.

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelinn A. Borrayo ◽  
Sharon Rae Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Mexican Descent ◽  
Cultural Health Beliefs

scholarly journals A qualitative study on the experiences of southern European immigrant parents navigating the Norwegian healthcare system

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel Herrero-Arias ◽  
Esperanza Diaz
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare System ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Diagnostic Tests ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Treatment Practices ◽  
Cultural Health Beliefs

Abstract Background Patients’ experiences with health providers and their diagnostic and treatment expectations are shaped by cultural health beliefs and previous experiences with healthcare services in home country. This study explores how Southern European immigrant parents navigate the Norwegian healthcare system, through its focus on how this group manage their expectations on diagnosis and treatment practices when these are unmet. Methods The study had a qualitative research design. Fourteen in-depth interviews and two focus group discussions with 20 Southern European immigrant parents were conducted in 2017 in three Norwegian municipalities. With the help of NVivo software, data were transcribed verbatim and coded. Following a thematic analysis approach to identify patterns in immigrants’ experiences with the Norwegian healthcare services, the codes were organized into two themes. Results The first theme includes immigrants’ expectations on diagnostic tests and medical treatment. Southern European immigrants expected more diagnostic tests and pharmacological treatment than what was deemed necessary by Norwegian health providers. Experiences with unmet expectations influenced how immigrants addressed their and their children’s healthcare needs. The second theme comprises immigrants’ experiences of seeking healthcare in Norway (attending medical consultations in the private sector, seeking immigrant healthcare providers, and navigating the healthcare through their Norwegian social networks). This category includes also the alternative solutions immigrants undertook when they were dissatisfied with the diagnosis and treatment practices they were offered in Norway (self-medication and seeking healthcare in home countries). Conclusions Cultural health beliefs and previous experiences with healthcare services from home country shaped immigrants’ expectations on diagnosis and treatment practices. This had great implications for their navigation through the healthcare system and interactions with health providers in the host country. The study suggests that successful inclusion of immigrants into the Norwegian healthcare system requires an acknowledgement of the cultural factors that influence access and use of healthcare services. Exploring immigrants’ perspectives and experiences offers important information to understand the challenges of cross-cultural healthcare and to improve communication and equitable access.

Sociodemographic Correlates of Health Beliefs among Black and White Community Dwelling Elderly Individuals

1994 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony N. Galanos ◽  
Ronald P. Strauss ◽  
Carl F. Pieper
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Elderly Individuals ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Black And White ◽  
And Gender

This study examined the hypothesis that sociodemographic characteristics such as age, education, race, and gender would be predictive of Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Subscale scores in a population-based sample of 342 community dwelling elderly individuals. Bivariate analysis revealed associations between black race, lower socioeconomic status, and lower education on the Chance and Powerful Others Subscales. While the multivariate analysis revealed no predictors for the Internal Subscale, a higher socioeconomic status, white race, and a higher level of education continued to predict low scores on the Chance Subscale when controlling for all other variables. Scores on the Powerful Others Subscale appeared to be a function of socioeconomic status and gender. Of note, the higher the education level for both men and women, the lower the scores on the Chance and Powerful Others Subscales. This sex by education interaction term reached statistical significance for the Chance Subscale. The results demonstrate the measurable influence of sociodemographic variables on the health beliefs of community dwelling elderly individuals.

Socioeconomic status, social support, oral health beliefs, psychosocial factors, health behaviours and health-related quality of life in adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andressa Coelho Gomes ◽  
Maria Augusta Bessa Rebelo ◽  
Adriana Correa de Queiroz ◽  
Ana Paula Correa de Queiroz Herkrath ◽  
Fernando José Herkrath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Oral Health Beliefs

Health Care and the Silent Language of Vietnamese Immigrant Consumers

2002 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Rika Houston
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Communication Challenges ◽  
Physician Patient ◽  
Cultural Health Beliefs

Cultural contexting has long been an established part of the business communica tion vocabulary. Each cultural group possesses a deeply embedded "silent lan guage" that requires attention and provides communication challenges. In the busi ness of health care, this silent language can create tremendous challenges for the physician/patient communication process, especially when the physician and patient come from starkly different cultural backgrounds, an increasingly common scenario. Through focus groups with recent Vietnamese immigrants, we identified three salient factors in this silent language: cultural health beliefs, time orientation, and the expected role of family members in the practice of health care. Business communication instructors need to incorporate these factors as they prepare administrators and practitioners to communicate well as health care professionals.

Cultural Health Beliefs and Practices Among Hispanic Parents

2021 ◽  
pp. 000992282110596
Author(s):  
Alison L. Fowler ◽  
Megan E. Mann ◽  
Francisco J. Martinez ◽  
Hung-Wen Yeh ◽  
John D. Cowden
Keyword(s):  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Primary Care Clinic ◽  
The United States ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Hispanic Parents ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Folk Illness ◽  
Health Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Cultural Health Beliefs

Parents’ beliefs about and approaches to their child’s health vary with culture and change within cultures over time. To provide an updated understanding of folk and traditional medicine (FTM) among Hispanic parents in the United States, we surveyed 200 caregivers identifying their child as Hispanic in a pediatric primary care clinic about their cultural health beliefs and practices. Overall, 84% of participants believed in ≥1 folk illness, with foreign-born participants more likely than US-born to endorse folk illness beliefs. Eighty-three percent had used cultural remedies for their children. Of those, although just 15% had discussed such practices with their child’s provider, 86% would feel comfortable doing so. No demographic factors predicted use of cultural remedies/healers or comfort talking to providers. Beliefs and practices related to FTM are prevalent among Hispanic parents and cannot be predicted using demographics; providers should routinely ask all families about FTM.

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