Attitude to Health - Ethnology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Perspectives on transcultural care.

29 Nov 2009 Culture has been defined as the thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups. A culture of nursing refers to the learned and transmitted lifeways, values, symbols, ... Read more...

Parity and breastfeeding in relation to obesity among black and white women in the southern community cohort study.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: This research sought to describe associations among parity, breastfeeding, and adult obesity in black and white women in the southeastern United States. METHODS: Cross-sectional data from 7,986 white women and 23,198 black women (age ... Read more...

The resilience of Native American elders.

30 Aug 2009 This article focuses on the lived experiences of resilience in eight Native American elders. Although resilience has not been conceptualized among this group, findings revealed five unique attributes. The study design fostered the culturally ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Attitude to Health - Ethnology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Perspectives on transcultural care. 29 Nov 2009
• Barriers to healthcare access in the Southeast Asian community of Rhode Island. 30 Aug 2009
• Parity and breastfeeding in relation to obesity among black and white women in the southern community cohort study. 30 Aug 2009
• Impact of parity and breastfeeding on racial differences in obesity. 30 Aug 2009
• African American men and mental health: is the climate changing? 30 Aug 2009
• The resilience of Native American elders. 30 Aug 2009
• Unveiling the mystery about adult ADHD: one woman's journey. 30 Aug 2009
• Optimism/pessimism and health-related quality of life during pregnancy across three continents: a matched cohort study in China, Ghana, and the United States. 30 Aug 2009
• Social stressors and strengths as predictors of infant birth weight in low-income African American women. 30 Aug 2009
• Racial differences in motivators and barriers to blood donation among blood donors. 30 Aug 2009
• Attitudes and sociocultural factors influencing vaginal douching behavior among English-speaking Latinas. 30 Aug 2009
• Global mental health: a failure of humanity. 20 Aug 2009
• [Attitudes to over-the-counter analgesics among 15-16 year-old teenagers] 11 Aug 2009
• The implementation of an end-of-life integrated care pathway in a Chinese population. 30 Jul 2009
• Immigration status and use of health services among Latina women in the San Francisco Bay Area. 30 Jul 2009
• Racial and ethnic differences in preferences for health states and the implications for cost-utility analysis. 30 Jul 2009
• Building a caring society. 30 Jul 2009
• Dementia, ethnicity, and culture. 30 Jul 2009
• Sex preference as a determinant of contraceptive use in matrilineal societies: a study on the Garo of Bangladesh. 30 Jul 2009
• Korean american family postcaregivers on dementia caregiving: a phenomenological inquiry. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Attitude to Health'

Definition: Public attitudes toward health, disease, and the medical care system.

Descriptor UI: D001294

Alternative terms: Attitude to Health; Health, Attitude to; Health Attitude; Attitude, Health; Attitudes, Health; Health Attitudes;

Related Mesh Headings: Patient Dropouts; Sick Role;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology;

Tree Number: F01.100.150; N05.300.150;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: includes attitude to disease