Department of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA 02125-3393, USA.
J Nurs Scholarsh. 2012 Dec;44(4):315-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2012.01468.x. Epub 2012 Oct 11.
The purpose of this article is to explain the evolution of a situation-specific theory developed to enhance understanding of health-related behaviors of Korean Americans (KAs) who have or are at risk for a chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
The situation-specific theory evolved from an integration of the Network Episode Model, studies of health-related behaviors of people with HBV infection, and our studies of and practice experiences with Asian American individuals with HBV infection.
The major concepts of the theory are sociocultural context, social network, individual-level factors, illness experience, and health-related behaviors.
The major propositions of the theory are that sociocultural context, social network, and individual-level factors influence the illness experience, and that sociocultural context, social network, individual-level factors, and the illness experience influence health-related behaviors of KAs who have or are at risk for HBV infection.
This situation-specific theory represents a translation of abstract concepts into clinical reality. The theory is an explanation of correlates of health-related HBV behaviors of KAs. The next step is to develop and test the effectiveness of a nursing intervention designed to promote behaviors that will enhance the health of KAs who have or are at risk for HBV infection, and that takes into account sociocultural context, social network, individual-level factors, and illness experience.
本文旨在解释一种特定情境理论的演变，该理论旨在增强对有或有慢性乙型肝炎病毒 (HBV) 感染风险的韩裔美国人 (KA) 的健康相关行为的理解。
该特定情境理论源自网络情节模型、HBV 感染者健康相关行为研究以及我们对 HBV 感染者亚裔美国人的研究和实践经验的综合。
该理论的主要概念包括社会文化背景、社交网络、个体因素、疾病经历和健康相关行为。
该理论的主要命题是社会文化背景、社交网络和个体因素影响疾病经历，而社会文化背景、社交网络、个体因素和疾病经历影响有或有 HBV 感染风险的 KA 的健康相关行为。
这种特定情境理论代表了将抽象概念转化为临床现实。该理论是对 KA 的 HBV 相关行为的健康相关因素的解释。下一步是开发和测试旨在促进将增强有或有 HBV 感染风险的 KA 健康的行为的护理干预措施的有效性，该措施将考虑社会文化背景、社交网络、个体因素和疾病经历。
