University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223-0001, USA.
J Transcult Nurs. 2010 Jan;21(1):45-54. doi: 10.1177/1043659609348622. Epub 2009 Oct 13.
This article examines the role of stress in relation to heart disease self-care among African American women. Women described a unique stress-coping model: Stress was a cause and contributor to "bad heart" and associated with "not worrying." Family history of heart disease was used as an experiential reference scale to evaluate the severity of women's heart health. Stress attributions were associated with coping practices to manage the effect of illness through emotion-focused coping and with the physiological worsening of their condition. This model highlights opportunities to reframe stress-coping activities into culturally based heart-healthy practices for African American women.
本文探讨了压力在非裔美国女性心脏病自我护理中的作用。女性描述了一种独特的压力应对模式：压力是“坏心脏”的原因和促成因素，并与“不担心”有关。心脏病家族史被用作评估女性心脏健康严重程度的经验参考尺度。压力归因与应对实践有关，这些实践通过情绪聚焦应对来管理疾病的影响，并使她们的病情生理恶化。该模型强调了将压力应对活动重新构建为基于文化的非裔美国女性心脏健康实践的机会。
