Lucas Anna, Murray Esther, Kinra Sanjay
School of Psychology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Computing, London Metropolitan University, London N7 8DB, UK.
J Obes. 2013;2013:827674. doi: 10.1155/2013/827674. Epub 2013 Feb 17.
To review available qualitative evidence in the literature for health beliefs and perceptions specific to UK South Asian adults. Exploring available insight into the social and cultural constructs underlying perceptions related to health behaviours and lifestyle-related disease.
A search of central databases and ethnic minority research groups was augmented by hand-searching of reference lists. For included studies, quality was assessed using a predetermined checklist followed by metaethnography to synthesise the findings, using both reciprocal translation and line-of-argument synthesis to look at factors impacting uptake of health behaviours.
A total of 10 papers varying in design and of good quality were included in the review. Cultural and social norms strongly influenced physical activity incidence and motivation as well as the ability to engage in healthy eating practices.
These qualitative studies provide insight into approaches to health among UK South Asians in view of their social and cultural norms. Acknowledgement of their approach to lifestyle behaviours may assist acceptability of interventions and delivery of lifestyle advice by health professionals.
回顾文献中关于英国南亚裔成年人健康信念和认知的现有定性证据。探索对与健康行为和生活方式相关疾病认知背后的社会和文化结构的现有见解。
通过手工检索参考文献列表，对中央数据库和少数族裔研究小组进行检索。对于纳入的研究，使用预先确定的清单评估质量，然后进行元民族志研究以综合研究结果，采用相互翻译和论证线综合方法来研究影响健康行为采纳的因素。
该综述共纳入10篇设计各异且质量良好的论文。文化和社会规范强烈影响身体活动的发生率和动机以及参与健康饮食行为的能力。
这些定性研究鉴于英国南亚裔的社会和文化规范，提供了对其健康观念的见解。认识到他们对生活方式行为的态度可能有助于提高干预措施的可接受性以及健康专业人员提供生活方式建议的效果。
