Kulwicki A
School of Nursing, Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan 48309, USA.
J Cult Divers. 1996 Fall;3(3):80-9.
The purpose of this study was to explore the illness practices of Yemeni-Arab Americans and to generate illness themes based on informant reports. A convenient sample of 30 Yemeni-Arab American women was selected from Dearborn, Michigan. A content analysis of interview data was the basis for data analysis. The Arabic language was used in all the interviews due to enability of the informants to speak English. Thirty-three illness practices were identified by the study informants. Analysis of interview data indicated that informants relied heavily on religious explanations of illness practices. Several cultural themes were deduced from collected data. Among these were belief in an omnipotent deity who is the cause of all that is, confidence in the rational mind of man and empirical knowledge, susceptibility to disease based on gender, reliance and trust in health care providers and desirability of adapting to change.
本研究的目的是探究也门裔美国阿拉伯人的疾病应对方式，并根据受访者的报告生成疾病主题。从密歇根州迪尔伯恩市选取了30名也门裔美国阿拉伯女性作为便利样本。访谈数据的内容分析是数据分析的基础。由于受访者不会说英语，所有访谈均使用阿拉伯语进行。研究受访者识别出了33种疾病应对方式。访谈数据分析表明，受访者在很大程度上依赖于对疾病应对方式的宗教解释。从收集的数据中推导出了几个文化主题。其中包括相信无所不能的神灵是万物之源，对人类理性思维和实证知识的信心，基于性别的易感性，对医疗服务提供者的依赖和信任，以及适应变化的愿望。
