Banks Angela D, Ong-Flaherty Chenit, Sharifi Claire
J Cult Divers. 2016;23(4):139-143.
African-Americans are disproportionately affected and have a greater incidence of heart failure compared to other populations. Current literature identifies many contributory factors, among which is the role of culture. Culture, defined to include socioeconomic status and the historical and sociological experience of African-Americans, may play a pivotal role in how clients manage their symptoms of heart failure. This study attempts to explain how culture contributes to the lack of successful management of heart failure among African-Americans using the framework of Hofstede's cultural dimensions of power distance and individualism.
与其他人群相比，非裔美国人受到的影响尤为严重，心力衰竭的发病率更高。当前的文献确定了许多促成因素，其中包括文化的作用。文化的定义包括社会经济地位以及非裔美国人的历史和社会学经历，它可能在患者如何管理心力衰竭症状方面发挥关键作用。本研究试图运用霍夫斯泰德的权力距离和个人主义文化维度框架，解释文化如何导致非裔美国人在心力衰竭管理方面缺乏成效。
