Lim Kyung-Choon, Waters Catherine M, Froelicher Erika S, Kayser-Jones Jeanie S
College of Natural Sciences, School of Nursing, Hoseo University, 165 Sechul-ri, Baebang-myun, Asan, Chungnam, Republic of Korea.
Nurs Outlook. 2008 Nov-Dec;56(6):322-9. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2008.09.001.
People can live longer and healthier lives by engaging in physical activity (PA). The purpose of this article is to assess the social cognitive theory (SCT) in relation to its relevance to produce cultural-specific directions for gerontological nursing practice in order to guide the design of PA interventions for Korean-American elders. SCT is compared to the Korean cultural, social, and health belief system and is analyzed and evaluated based on 3 criteria: assumptions of the theory, completeness and consistency, and essence of nursing. Within the Korean culture, as presumed in the SCT and the nursing paradigm, health-promoting behavior, such as PA, is conceptualized as the desire for a higher level of health rather than a fear of disease as is proposed by other health behavior theories. SCT with the integration of Korean culture recognizes cultural, developmental, societal, and other external constraints that may help in formulating interventions and better understanding of the limits faced by older Korean-Americans (OKAs) in their pursuit of routine PA.
通过进行体育活动(PA),人们可以活得更长久、更健康。本文旨在评估社会认知理论(SCT),看其与为老年护理实践制定特定文化方向的相关性,以便指导针对韩裔美国老年人的体育活动干预措施的设计。将SCT与韩国文化、社会和健康信仰体系进行比较,并基于三个标准进行分析和评估:该理论的假设、完整性和一致性,以及护理的本质。在韩国文化中,正如SCT和护理范式所假定的那样,促进健康的行为,如体育活动,被概念化为对更高健康水平的渴望,而不是像其他健康行为理论所提出的那样对疾病的恐惧。融入韩国文化的SCT认识到文化、发展、社会和其他外部限制因素,这些因素可能有助于制定干预措施,并更好地理解韩裔美国老年人(OKAs)在追求日常体育活动时所面临的限制。