Objective:This study is to address the health beliefs and health behavior of Chinese immigrants residing in the Greater Vancouver area of British Columbia(BC)Province in Canada.This article discussed Chinese immigrant...Objective:This study is to address the health beliefs and health behavior of Chinese immigrants residing in the Greater Vancouver area of British Columbia(BC)Province in Canada.This article discussed Chinese immigrants’traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)use,health beliefs,and health behaviors.Methods:Information used in this study is based on data collected in the Chinese-speaking community in the Greater Vancouver area of BC in 2020–2022.Quantitative and qualitative methods were applied to this study.The first stage recruited 314 participants for the quantitative study to cross-validate an instrument tool,followed by the 2nd stage of 20 stratified random sampling out of the 314 participants for TCM-related in-depth qualitative interviews.This study focuses on the second stage of TCM qualitative interviews.Results:Results indicated that TCM health beliefs have cultural and spiritual meanings tied to the Chinese-speaking participants.There are barriers for the Chinese-speaking population to access the existing healthcare services due to their TCM health beliefs and other health needs,for example,family doctors,integrated medicine for better health outcomes,and mental health services especially during the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic.Conclusion:Integrating TCM health beliefs and behaviors of Chinese-speaking immigrants into existing Canadian mainstream health services are strongly recommended.展开更多
Cultures are beliefs, knowledge, and languages people use to communicate with others. In the same rationale, the communication betweenChinese and Western medicinal cultures is the communication between two medicinal b...Cultures are beliefs, knowledge, and languages people use to communicate with others. In the same rationale, the communication betweenChinese and Western medicinal cultures is the communication between two medicinal beliefs, knowledge, and languages. In this article,the key components of Chinese and Western cultures will be discussed to lay the foundations for better communication of TraditionalChinese Medicine (TCM) in the Western world. Besides the discussion of similarities and differences between the two cultures, the potentialof being complementary to each other in practices will be explored. Moreover, in this article, using key leadership skills to enable bettercommunication and practices of TCM in the Western world will be examined as well.展开更多
Many Muslims residing in Nakhon Nayok province state the importance of Standing Zikr as a common ritual activity which has been associated with Muslims’health and wellbeing.This study aimed to explore belief,percepti...Many Muslims residing in Nakhon Nayok province state the importance of Standing Zikr as a common ritual activity which has been associated with Muslims’health and wellbeing.This study aimed to explore belief,perception,and health effects regarding Standing Zikr.Fifteen Muslim participants who had been practicing Standing Zikr for at least one year were interviewed.Data was collected by conducting face-to-face in-depth interview at participants’home and analyzed using the content analysis method of qualitative analysis.Based on our result,Standing Zikr was practiced since childhood with the support of family members and Muslim coordinators well-versed in the practice Standing Zikr.Amongst our Muslim participants,they had perceived benefits on physical and mental health,with reports of improved quality of life.There were some concerns in applying Standing Zikr for religion-related exercise(e.g.,comparable sensitivity between exercise and Zikr).We conclude that Standing Zikr had positive outcomes on physical and mental health,while also improving the quality of life of Muslim participants.Applying Standing Zikr had a high sensitiveness.Hence,understanding the belief,perception,and health benefits of Zikr are needed to enhance the relationship between healthcare providers and Muslim patients.展开更多
Objective:Based on the health belief model,the depression status of medical students was analyzed in order to provide new ideas for the intervention of mental health problems of medical students.Methods:By using the m...Objective:Based on the health belief model,the depression status of medical students was analyzed in order to provide new ideas for the intervention of mental health problems of medical students.Methods:By using the method of stratified cluster sampling,1053 medical students in a medical college in Hainan province were investigated with self-designed general situation questionnaire,SCL-90,CSQ and emotional management health belief questionnaire.Results:The positive rate of depressive symptoms in medical students was 17.5%.Multivariate unconditional Logistic regression analysis showed that gender,coping style,"perceived obstacles","perceived severity","perceived susceptibility"and"self-efficacy"were related factors of depression in medical studengts.Conclusion:The related factors of depression in medical students include personal factors and the health belief factors such as"perceived obstacles","perceived severity","perceived susceptibility"and"self-efficacy".Psychological intervention based on Health belief model can be used for intervention of medical students.展开更多
Objective:Traditional medicine practices vary widely in keeping with the social and cultural heritage of different communities.Beliefs regarding the causes of diseases are passed on from generation to generation.Descr...Objective:Traditional medicine practices vary widely in keeping with the social and cultural heritage of different communities.Beliefs regarding the causes of diseases are passed on from generation to generation.Descriptions given to various diseases are based on traditional beliefs common to a given community.A number of diseases are defined based on culturally specific conceptions.A disease such as‘Kooko’finds a number of descriptions from different cultures in Ghana.The knowledge of its explanation and meaning is important to help its management.Methods:Qualitative and quantitative self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data.Results:Among the three ethnic groups interviewed for the study,45%defined‘Kooko’with regard to its relationship with growth at the anus.All respondents defined‘Kooko’with respect to its clinical manifestations.The signs and symptoms of‘Kooko’were given as;63.33%bloody stool,60%growth at the anus,40%mucoid stool and 31.66%said constipation.On the causes of‘Kooko’39%of the respondents said diet,33%said aging and 25%attributed it to hereditary.86.66%said‘Kooko’affects only men however,13.34%said women and children had equal chances of being affected.Respondents in the Upper West gave four distinct types of‘Kooko’:dry,deep,external and internal.In the Ashanti and Greater Accra Regions,‘Kooko’was classified based on the site of the body it affects however,most of them stressed on the anus as the common site.Conclusion:‘Kooko’is a syndrome encompassing a wide range of conditions which includes haemorrhoids and other conditions of the body including,the eye.展开更多
目的探讨服药信念特异性问卷(beliefs about medicines questionnaire-specific,BMQ-specific)在接受高效抗逆转录病数治疗(high active autiretrovival therapy,HAAPT)艾滋病患者中的适用性。方法2021年11月至12月,根据云南省艾滋病流...目的探讨服药信念特异性问卷(beliefs about medicines questionnaire-specific,BMQ-specific)在接受高效抗逆转录病数治疗(high active autiretrovival therapy,HAAPT)艾滋病患者中的适用性。方法2021年11月至12月,根据云南省艾滋病流行情况,选择3个艾滋病抗病毒治疗点进行调查,采用配额抽样方法选择583例正在接受HAART的艾滋病患者为研究对象。量表的适用性评价包括项目分析、效度检验和信度检验。结果项目分析结果显示,BMQ-specific各条目具有良好的区分度(P<0.001),各项目与对应维度相关系数为0.641~0.820(P<0.001)。内容效度分析结果显示,各条目的内容效度指数>0.78,量表的内容效度指数为0.970。探索性因素分析和验证性因素分析结果显示模型拟合指标均在标准范围内。BMQ-specific两个维度与Morisky依从性评估量表得分均存在相关(P<0.01)。信度分析结果显示必要性和顾虑性维度Cronbach’sα分别为0.854和0.790,特定项目与总体相关系数值均>0.5,特定项目删除后的克隆巴克系数均小于对应维度的Cronbach’sα值。4周后服药必要性和顾虑性重测信度分别为0.786和0.753。结论BMQ-specific中文版在接受HAART患者中被证实有较好的适用性。展开更多
基金This research project entitled “Cross-cultural Validation Methods for Generic PROMS”(PCM-010) was funded for 2020–2022 by the BC Support Unit Methods Cluster under Michael Smith Health Research BC
文摘Objective:This study is to address the health beliefs and health behavior of Chinese immigrants residing in the Greater Vancouver area of British Columbia(BC)Province in Canada.This article discussed Chinese immigrants’traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)use,health beliefs,and health behaviors.Methods:Information used in this study is based on data collected in the Chinese-speaking community in the Greater Vancouver area of BC in 2020–2022.Quantitative and qualitative methods were applied to this study.The first stage recruited 314 participants for the quantitative study to cross-validate an instrument tool,followed by the 2nd stage of 20 stratified random sampling out of the 314 participants for TCM-related in-depth qualitative interviews.This study focuses on the second stage of TCM qualitative interviews.Results:Results indicated that TCM health beliefs have cultural and spiritual meanings tied to the Chinese-speaking participants.There are barriers for the Chinese-speaking population to access the existing healthcare services due to their TCM health beliefs and other health needs,for example,family doctors,integrated medicine for better health outcomes,and mental health services especially during the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic.Conclusion:Integrating TCM health beliefs and behaviors of Chinese-speaking immigrants into existing Canadian mainstream health services are strongly recommended.
文摘Cultures are beliefs, knowledge, and languages people use to communicate with others. In the same rationale, the communication betweenChinese and Western medicinal cultures is the communication between two medicinal beliefs, knowledge, and languages. In this article,the key components of Chinese and Western cultures will be discussed to lay the foundations for better communication of TraditionalChinese Medicine (TCM) in the Western world. Besides the discussion of similarities and differences between the two cultures, the potentialof being complementary to each other in practices will be explored. Moreover, in this article, using key leadership skills to enable bettercommunication and practices of TCM in the Western world will be examined as well.
文摘Many Muslims residing in Nakhon Nayok province state the importance of Standing Zikr as a common ritual activity which has been associated with Muslims’health and wellbeing.This study aimed to explore belief,perception,and health effects regarding Standing Zikr.Fifteen Muslim participants who had been practicing Standing Zikr for at least one year were interviewed.Data was collected by conducting face-to-face in-depth interview at participants’home and analyzed using the content analysis method of qualitative analysis.Based on our result,Standing Zikr was practiced since childhood with the support of family members and Muslim coordinators well-versed in the practice Standing Zikr.Amongst our Muslim participants,they had perceived benefits on physical and mental health,with reports of improved quality of life.There were some concerns in applying Standing Zikr for religion-related exercise(e.g.,comparable sensitivity between exercise and Zikr).We conclude that Standing Zikr had positive outcomes on physical and mental health,while also improving the quality of life of Muslim participants.Applying Standing Zikr had a high sensitiveness.Hence,understanding the belief,perception,and health benefits of Zikr are needed to enhance the relationship between healthcare providers and Muslim patients.
基金Hainan provincial philosophy and social science planning project(No.HNSK(YB)16-114).
文摘Objective:Based on the health belief model,the depression status of medical students was analyzed in order to provide new ideas for the intervention of mental health problems of medical students.Methods:By using the method of stratified cluster sampling,1053 medical students in a medical college in Hainan province were investigated with self-designed general situation questionnaire,SCL-90,CSQ and emotional management health belief questionnaire.Results:The positive rate of depressive symptoms in medical students was 17.5%.Multivariate unconditional Logistic regression analysis showed that gender,coping style,"perceived obstacles","perceived severity","perceived susceptibility"and"self-efficacy"were related factors of depression in medical studengts.Conclusion:The related factors of depression in medical students include personal factors and the health belief factors such as"perceived obstacles","perceived severity","perceived susceptibility"and"self-efficacy".Psychological intervention based on Health belief model can be used for intervention of medical students.
文摘Objective:Traditional medicine practices vary widely in keeping with the social and cultural heritage of different communities.Beliefs regarding the causes of diseases are passed on from generation to generation.Descriptions given to various diseases are based on traditional beliefs common to a given community.A number of diseases are defined based on culturally specific conceptions.A disease such as‘Kooko’finds a number of descriptions from different cultures in Ghana.The knowledge of its explanation and meaning is important to help its management.Methods:Qualitative and quantitative self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data.Results:Among the three ethnic groups interviewed for the study,45%defined‘Kooko’with regard to its relationship with growth at the anus.All respondents defined‘Kooko’with respect to its clinical manifestations.The signs and symptoms of‘Kooko’were given as;63.33%bloody stool,60%growth at the anus,40%mucoid stool and 31.66%said constipation.On the causes of‘Kooko’39%of the respondents said diet,33%said aging and 25%attributed it to hereditary.86.66%said‘Kooko’affects only men however,13.34%said women and children had equal chances of being affected.Respondents in the Upper West gave four distinct types of‘Kooko’:dry,deep,external and internal.In the Ashanti and Greater Accra Regions,‘Kooko’was classified based on the site of the body it affects however,most of them stressed on the anus as the common site.Conclusion:‘Kooko’is a syndrome encompassing a wide range of conditions which includes haemorrhoids and other conditions of the body including,the eye.
文摘目的探讨服药信念特异性问卷(beliefs about medicines questionnaire-specific,BMQ-specific)在接受高效抗逆转录病数治疗(high active autiretrovival therapy,HAAPT)艾滋病患者中的适用性。方法2021年11月至12月,根据云南省艾滋病流行情况,选择3个艾滋病抗病毒治疗点进行调查,采用配额抽样方法选择583例正在接受HAART的艾滋病患者为研究对象。量表的适用性评价包括项目分析、效度检验和信度检验。结果项目分析结果显示,BMQ-specific各条目具有良好的区分度(P<0.001),各项目与对应维度相关系数为0.641~0.820(P<0.001)。内容效度分析结果显示,各条目的内容效度指数>0.78,量表的内容效度指数为0.970。探索性因素分析和验证性因素分析结果显示模型拟合指标均在标准范围内。BMQ-specific两个维度与Morisky依从性评估量表得分均存在相关(P<0.01)。信度分析结果显示必要性和顾虑性维度Cronbach’sα分别为0.854和0.790,特定项目与总体相关系数值均>0.5,特定项目删除后的克隆巴克系数均小于对应维度的Cronbach’sα值。4周后服药必要性和顾虑性重测信度分别为0.786和0.753。结论BMQ-specific中文版在接受HAART患者中被证实有较好的适用性。