Capstick Stuart, Norris Pauline, Sopoaga Faafetai, Tobata Wale
School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Soc Sci Med. 2009 Apr;68(7):1341-8. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.01.002. Epub 2009 Feb 3.
This review of journal articles and book chapters discusses the health beliefs characteristic of Polynesia and reveals several themes. These are: commonality in health conceptualisations across the cultures of the region which differ from the conceptualisations of biomedicine; the role of the relational self, traditional living and communalism in understanding health; the place of spirituality and religion in health and illness causation; and pluralism and pragmatism in health-seeking behaviour. Suggestions are made as to how awareness of key ideas might contribute to effective planning of health promotion and intervention activities.
这篇对期刊文章和书籍章节的综述讨论了波利尼西亚特有的健康观念，并揭示了几个主题。这些主题包括：该地区不同文化间健康概念的共性，这些概念与生物医学的概念不同；关系自我、传统生活和社群主义在理解健康方面的作用；灵性和宗教在健康与疾病成因中的地位；以及在寻求健康行为中的多元主义和实用主义。文中还就如何通过了解这些关键理念来有效规划健康促进和干预活动提出了建议。
