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He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tāngata!† (What is the most important thing in the world? It is people!).
- Source :
- Australian Journal of Primary Health; 2019, Vol. 25 Issue 5, p435-442, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- This paper highlights the importance of people as a central factor in improving health for Māori (Indigenous people of New Zealand). How whānau (family) relationships, connections, values and inspiration are integral to achieving Indigenous health goals is explained. Descriptions of how community researchers, healthcare staff, consumers and academics worked together to design interventions for two health services (in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions) is included. Through highlighting the experiences of health consumers, the potential for future interventions to reduce the advancement of pre-diabetes among whānau is described. Evidence from the study interviews reinforces the importance of whānau and whakapapa (heritage) as enabling factors for Indigenous people to improve health. Specifically, the positive effect of whānau enhancing activities that support peoples' aspirations of tino rangatiratanga (self-determination) in their lives when engaging with health care has been observed. This study highlights the many positives that have emerged, and offers an opportunity for taking primary health to the next level by placing whānau alongside Indigenous primary care providers at the centre of change strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PREVENTION of chronic diseases
TYPE 2 diabetes prevention
HEALTH promotion
INTEGRATED health care delivery
INTERVIEWING
MAORI (New Zealand people)
RESEARCH methodology
PATIENT-professional relations
MOTIVATION (Psychology)
PREDIABETIC state
PRIMARY health care
QUALITY assurance
STATISTICAL sampling
SELF-efficacy
MEDICAL care of indigenous peoples
JUDGMENT sampling
HEALTH of indigenous peoples
FAMILY relations
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
SOCIAL support
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14487527
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Australian Journal of Primary Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 139324248
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1071/PY19027