Wu Michelle Choi, Kviz Frederick J, Miller Arlene Michaels
College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2009 Feb;30(2):78-85. doi: 10.1080/01612840802595204.
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore perceptions about barriers to Korean American immigrant women's seeking mental health services. Four focus groups were conducted with 27 Korean American participants, including two groups of providers and two groups of community women. Discussions were recorded and transcribed to identify and code themes. Barriers included language problems, cultural differences, lack of time, financial limitations, lack of transportation, lack of knowledge, lack of funding for community agencies, lack of partnership with churches, and perceived stigma. Recommendations include ethnically and linguistically matched mental health services, community outreach services, training for providers, and community education.
这项定性研究的目的是探究韩裔美国移民女性寻求心理健康服务的障碍认知。对27名韩裔美国参与者进行了4个焦点小组访谈，其中包括两组服务提供者和两组社区女性。讨论内容进行了录音和转录，以识别和编码主题。障碍包括语言问题、文化差异、时间不足、经济限制、交通不便、知识匮乏、社区机构资金短缺、与教会缺乏合作以及感知到的耻辱感。建议包括提供种族和语言匹配的心理健康服务、社区外展服务、对服务提供者的培训以及社区教育。
