Almqvist Lena, Hellnäs Petra, Stefansson Maria, Granlund Mats
Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden.
Pediatr Rehabil. 2006 Jul-Sep;9(3):275-84. doi: 10.1080/13638490500521303.
Health is today viewed as a multi-dimensional concept partly conceptualized independent from not being ill. The aim of this study was to gain knowledge of how young children perceive health. Interviews were conducted with 68 children (4-5 years), within their pre-school setting, with the help of a semi-structured interview guide. A multi-dimensional perspective represented by the health dimensions of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) was used in a manifest deductive content analysis. The children's statements were categorized and placed under one of the four health dimensions, body, activity, participation and environment. A latent content analysis was applied to identify underlying themes in the manifest categories. The results revealed that young children perceive health as a multi-dimensional construct, largely related to being engaged, i.e. to be able to perform wanted activities and participate in a supportive every-day context. This implies that improvements of child engagement should be emphasized in health promotion and to a greater extent be the central focus of health interventions for young children.
如今，健康被视为一个多维度的概念，部分概念化是独立于没有疾病的。本研究的目的是了解幼儿如何看待健康。借助半结构化访谈指南，在学前环境中对68名4至5岁的儿童进行了访谈。在显性演绎内容分析中，使用了由《国际功能、残疾和健康分类》（ICF）的健康维度所代表的多维度视角。儿童的陈述被分类并归入身体、活动、参与和环境这四个健康维度之一。应用潜在内容分析来识别显性类别中的潜在主题。结果显示，幼儿将健康视为一个多维度的概念，很大程度上与参与有关，即能够进行想要的活动并参与支持性的日常环境。这意味着在健康促进中应强调提高儿童的参与度，并且在更大程度上应成为幼儿健康干预的核心重点。
