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Exploring Lay Definitions of Asthma and Interpersonal Barriers to Care in a Predominantly Puerto Rican, Inner-City Community
- Source :
- Journal of Asthma. 36:527-537
- Publication Year :
- 1999
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 1999.
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Abstract
- Lay definitions of asthma were elicited through a single open-ended question from a population-based sample of mostly Puerto Rican, inner-city residents in Buffalo, New York. One hundred fifty-five household responses to the question, "What do you think asthma is?" were analyzed qualitatively using the editing approach. Five common codes emerged in order of significance: "symptoms," "disease," "triggers," "threat," and "coping." Overall, expressions of illness reflected a largely symptomatic perception of asthma regardless of asthma status. Perceptions of "disease" increased with higher level of education. Patients' definitions of illness should be considered to help reduce interpersonal barriers to asthma care.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Urban Population
media_common.quotation_subject
Population
New York
Puerto rican
Interpersonal communication
Disease
Inner city
Perception
Adaptation, Psychological
Humans
Immunology and Allergy
Medicine
education
Aged
media_common
Asthma
Aged, 80 and over
education.field_of_study
business.industry
Public health
Communication Barriers
Sick Role
Hispanic or Latino
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
medicine.disease
respiratory tract diseases
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Physical therapy
Female
business
Attitude to Health
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15324303 and 02770903
- Volume :
- 36
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Asthma
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....678879a1d02b6794449525548707f989