Frye B A, D'Avanzo C D
School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, CA.
ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 1994 Mar;16(3):64-77. doi: 10.1097/00012272-199403000-00008.
Cambodian refugee women frequently face the cumulative trauma of war experiences and cultural adaptation to the American inner-city environment. This qualitative study investigated cultural beliefs, coping strategies, and management of family stress among Cambodian refugee women living in the inner-city environment. Focused and open-ended interviews were conducted in the informants' homes using the Cambodian language. Stressful and violent events were managed by nonconfrontation and withdrawal. These two themes are hypothesized as the culturally identified means by which inner-city Cambodian refugee women control and harmonize situations of stress. Further study is needed to develop the theoretical base for developing culturally sensitive nursing intervention strategies with this high risk population.
柬埔寨难民妇女经常面临战争经历和适应美国内城环境的文化所带来的累积性创伤。这项定性研究调查了生活在内城环境中的柬埔寨难民妇女的文化信仰、应对策略以及家庭压力管理。使用柬埔寨语在受访者家中进行了有针对性的开放式访谈。压力和暴力事件通过非对抗和回避来处理。这两个主题被假设为内城柬埔寨难民妇女控制和协调压力状况的文化认定方式。需要进一步研究以为针对这一高风险人群制定具有文化敏感性的护理干预策略建立理论基础。
