Nikbakht Nasrabadi Alireza, Sabzevari Sakineh, Negahban Bonabi Tayebeh
Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery College, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran;
Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery College, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran;
Int J Community Based Nurs Midwifery. 2015 Apr;3(2):105-15.
Today, women empowering is an important issue. Several methods have been introduced to empower women. Health information seeking is one of the most important activities in this regard. A wide range of capabilities have been reported as outcomes of health information seeking in several studies. As health information seeking is developed within personal-social interactions and also the health system context, it seems that the qualitative paradigm is appropriate to use in studies in this regard. This study aimed to explore how women's empowerment through health information seeking is done.
In this qualitative content analysis study, data collection was done with regard to inclusion criteria, through purposive sampling by semi-structured interviews with 17 women and using documentation and field notes until data saturation. Qualitative data analysis was done constantly and simultaneous with data collection.
Four central themes were emerged to explain women's empowerment through health information seeking that included: a) Health concerns management with three subcategories of Better coping, Stress management, Control of situation, b) Collaborative care with two subcategories of Effective interaction with health professions and Participation in health decision making c) Individual development d) Self-protection with four sub- categories of Life style modification, Preventive behaviors promoting, Self-care promoting, and medication adherence.
The results of this study indicate the importance of women empowerment through foraging their health information seeking rights and comprehensive health information management.
如今,女性赋权是一个重要问题。已经引入了多种方法来赋予女性权力。寻求健康信息是这方面最重要的活动之一。多项研究报告了寻求健康信息的一系列广泛成果。由于寻求健康信息是在个人 - 社会互动以及卫生系统背景下发展起来的,因此在这方面的研究中似乎适合使用定性范式。本研究旨在探讨如何通过寻求健康信息来实现女性赋权。
在这项定性内容分析研究中,根据纳入标准,通过对17名女性进行半结构化访谈的目的抽样,并使用文献资料和实地记录进行数据收集,直至数据饱和。定性数据分析在数据收集的同时持续进行。
出现了四个核心主题来解释通过寻求健康信息实现女性赋权,包括:a)健康问题管理,有更好应对、压力管理、情况控制三个子类别;b)协作护理,有与医疗专业人员的有效互动和参与健康决策两个子类别;c)个人发展;d)自我保护,有生活方式改变、促进预防行为、促进自我护理和药物依从性四个子类别。
本研究结果表明,通过争取女性寻求健康信息的权利和全面的健康信息管理来实现女性赋权具有重要意义。