Department of Health Sciences, University of York, UK.
Ethn Health. 2012;17(3):253-66. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2011.610440. Epub 2011 Aug 26.
To describe how culture underlies Canadian Punjabi Sikh men's experiences of adopting lifestyle changes following myocardial infarction (MI).
Qualitative, interpretive design. In-depth, individual interviews were conducted with 27 Canadian Punjabi Sikh men post-MI. Data were analysed using constant comparative methods.
Cultural influences were identified in Punjabi Sikh men's descriptions of their experience of adopting lifestyle changes. Actions related to self-care, rehabilitation and lifestyle change post-MI were embedded in collectivist family and community contexts. Three themes, derived from the data, were found to intertwine with these contexts; they related to food consumption, physical exercise and faith and religion.
These findings highlight how collectivist ideals influence Canadian Punjabi Sikh men's adoption of lifestyle changes post-MI. The content and processes by which healthcare providers deliver heart health and rehabilitation to Canadian Punjabi Sikh men might be guided, at least in part, by the collectivist cultural practices underpinning our findings.
描述加拿大旁遮普锡克教男性在心肌梗死（MI）后采用生活方式改变的经验中，文化所起的作用。
定性、解释性设计。对 27 名加拿大旁遮普锡克教男性进行了 MI 后深度、个体访谈。使用恒定性比较方法分析数据。
在旁遮普锡克教男性对其采用生活方式改变的经验描述中，发现了文化影响。与自我保健、康复和 MI 后生活方式改变相关的行为嵌入到集体主义的家庭和社区背景中。从数据中得出的三个主题与这些背景交织在一起；它们与食物消费、体育锻炼和信仰和宗教有关。
这些发现强调了集体主义理想如何影响加拿大旁遮普锡克教男性在 MI 后采用生活方式的改变。医疗保健提供者为加拿大旁遮普锡克教男性提供心脏健康和康复服务的内容和过程，至少可以部分地以我们研究结果所依据的集体主义文化实践为指导。
