Higgins B
Department of Nursing, Niagara County Community College, USA.
J Transcult Nurs. 2000 Jan;11(1):19-30. doi: 10.1177/104365960001100105.
The purpose of this study was to examine the cultural beliefs and practices of Puerto Rican families that influence feeding practices and affect the nutritional status of infants and young children. The goal of the study was to outline strategies that would enable nurses to provide culturally congruent care for this population. Culture care theory guided the research, and an ethnonursing methodology was used. From interviews with 10 key and 5 general informants, 11 universal and 2 diverse themes were abstracted. The dimensions of kinship, cultural values, lifeways, and philosophical beliefs were found to influence Puerto Rican infant feeding practices. The cultural belief that big is healthy was found to be integrally related to cultural feeding practices. Strategies are suggested to facilitate provision of culturally congruent care for Puerto Rican infants and children in an ambulatory setting.
本研究的目的是考察影响喂养方式并影响婴幼儿营养状况的波多黎各家庭的文化信仰和习俗。该研究的目标是概述能使护士为这一人群提供文化上适宜护理的策略。文化护理理论指导了该研究，并采用了民族护理学方法。通过对10名关键 informant 和5名普通 informant 的访谈，提炼出了11个普遍主题和2个不同主题。发现亲属关系、文化价值观、生活方式和哲学信仰等维度会影响波多黎各婴儿的喂养方式。发现“胖即健康”这一文化信仰与文化喂养方式密切相关。建议采取策略，以便在门诊环境中为波多黎各婴幼儿提供文化上适宜的护理。
