Qualitative Study of the Use of Traditional Healing by Asthmatic Navajo Families

Autor/inn/en	Van Sickle, David; Morgan, Frank; Wright, Anne L.
Titel	Qualitative Study of the Use of Traditional Healing by Asthmatic Navajo Families
Quelle	In: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 11 (2003) 1, S.1-18 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1533-7731
Schlagwörter	Therapy; Diseases; Cultural Context; Biomedicine; Alaska Natives; American Indians; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Beliefs; Navajo (Nation) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Therapie; Disease; Krankheit; Biomedizin; Inuit; American Indian; Indianer; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Belief; Glaube
Abstract	Despite increasing prevalence of asthma among American Indians and/or Alaska Natives, little is known about their use of traditional healing in its management. A convenience sample of 24 Navajo families with asthmatic members (n=35) was interviewed between June 1997 and September 1998. While 46% of families had previously used traditional healing, only 29% sought traditional healing for asthma. Use of traditional healing was unrelated to use of biomedical therapies, hospitalizations, or emergency services. Practical factors and questions about the nature and origins of asthma were the primary considerations determining use of traditional medicine. Little conflict between traditional healing and biomedical treatment was reported. The use of traditional healing for asthma is influenced by beliefs about the disease and factors specific to the individual, including their local social, economic, and cultural context. (Contains 3 tables and 1 footnote.) [Support for this project came from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.] (Author).
Anmerkungen	American Indian and Alaska Native Programs. University of Colorado Health Services Center, P.O. Box 6508, Mail Stop F800, Aurora, CO 80045-0508. Tel: 303-724-1414; Fax: 303-724-1474; Web site: http://www2.uchsc.edu/ai/ncaianmhr/journal_home.asp
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Update	2017/4/10