Self-care among chronically ill African Americans ... Catalogue en ligne

Titre :	Self-care among chronically ill African Americans : Culture, health disparities, and health insurance status. (2004)
Auteurs :	Gay BECKER ; Rahima-Jan GATES ; Edwina NEWSOM ; University of California. Institute for Health and Aging. San Francisco. CA. USA
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	American journal of public health (vol. 94, n° 12, 2004)
Pagination :	2066-2073
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Soins ; Assurance maladie ; Protection sociale ; Accès soins ; Homme ; Etats Unis ; Amérique ; Pathologie ; Maladie chronique ; Amérique du Nord
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS cv9ER0xY. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Little is known about the self-care practices of chronically ill African Americans or how lack of access to health care affects self-care. Results from a qualitative interview study of 167 African Americans who had one or more chronic illnesses found that self-care practices were culturally based, and the insured reported more extensive programs of self-care. Those who had some form of health insurance much more frequently reported the influence of physicians and health education programs in self-care regimens than did those who were uninsured. It is concluded that the cultural components of self-care have been underemphasized, and further, that the potential to maximize chronic illness management through self-care strategies is not realized for those who lack access to health care.

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