McCarthy Marianne, Ruiz Ester, Gale Betty, Karam Cheryl, Moore Nancy
College of Nursing, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA, Geriatric Solutions, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Health Care Women Int. 2004 Dec;25(10):950-69. doi: 10.1080/07399330490508730.
This qualitative study, utilizing the dimensional analysis approach, was conducted to generate a substantive theory about the description and meaning of functional health from the perspectives of older Anglo and Latino women. Through focus group interviews with older Anglo and Latino women and data analysis, the investigators learned that the women's perceptions of functional health were vastly different. As planners and providers, we usually are trained in a health culture that is predominantly based on White, middle-class values. This ethnocentrism can act as a barrier leading us to disregard the notion that concepts such as health are not universally perceived. Findings from this study may enable us to achieve a closer approximation of the real experiences of our clients and to sensitize us to different world views.
这项定性研究采用维度分析方法，旨在从盎格鲁和拉丁裔老年女性的视角生成一个关于功能健康的描述及意义的实质性理论。通过对盎格鲁和拉丁裔老年女性进行焦点小组访谈及数据分析，研究者了解到这些女性对功能健康的认知差异巨大。作为规划者和提供者，我们通常接受的是主要基于白人中产阶级价值观的健康文化培训。这种民族中心主义可能成为一种障碍，使我们忽视诸如健康等概念并非被普遍认知这一观念。该研究的结果可能使我们更接近客户的真实经历，并使我们对不同的世界观保持敏感。
