School of Environment, The University of Auckland, Private Bag, 92019 Auckland, New Zealand.
Health Place. 2010 Jan;16(1):108-15. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.09.003. Epub 2009 Sep 18.
This paper explores the phenomenon of migrants returning to their country of origin for health care. Specifically, it examines the case of Korean immigrants to New Zealand making trips to their homeland to obtain medical operations. We situate our inquiry at the intersection of literatures on home, therapeutic spaces and health care consumption. Using semi-structured in-depth interviews we focus on the question of why and how first-generation Koreans in Auckland, New Zealand, seek medical services in their country of birth. Narratives suggest that the immigrants' decisions are shaped by interactions between agency (self) and structure (society) that occur across transnational social fields. Strong preferences for decisive and comprehensive treatment in culturally comfortable settings are revealed. The study highlights a particular link between health and place: that if financially able, immigrant patients will seek not only effective, but also affective medical care.
本文探讨了移民返回原籍国寻求医疗保健的现象。具体来说，它考察了新西兰的韩国移民前往祖国进行医疗手术的情况。我们将调查置于家庭、治疗空间和医疗保健消费文献的交叉点上。使用半结构化深度访谈，我们专注于为什么以及第一代在新西兰奥克兰的韩国人如何在他们的祖国寻求医疗服务的问题。叙述表明，移民的决定是由跨国社会领域中发生的能动性（自我）和结构（社会）之间的相互作用塑造的。强烈倾向于在文化上舒适的环境中进行果断和全面的治疗。该研究强调了健康与地点之间的特殊联系：如果有经济能力，移民患者不仅将寻求有效治疗，还将寻求情感治疗。
