COMPARISON OF RESPONSES TO ILLNESS IN FOUR ETHNIC GROUPS

该研究者先前的两项研究结果表明， 四个民族民间药物知识和使用情况差异显著 欧洲人后裔的群体;挪威人、捷克人、希腊人和阿米什人。 虽然所有群体中的大多数（超过85%）报告了对 民间疗法，各群体在使用模式上存在显著差异， 包括使用民间疗法的少数民族人口比例， 治疗的疾病类型和实际使用的治疗方法。 但这些 初步项目只能确定所使用的民间疗法; 调查其他与糖尿病有关的自我护理做法， 团体是不可能的。 在拟议的研究中，疾病相关的自我护理被概念化为一个 连续的反应，其中家庭治疗和奠定，民间， 专业咨询是一种选择。 本研究的目的是 调查四个国家的成年人与疾病有关的自我护理做法， 欧洲血统的民族社区：挪威人，希腊人，捷克人， 阿米什人 这项研究将调查具体的症状， 有经验的，奠定自我保健的行为，和模式的咨询和 疾病转诊。 这些特征将在四个种族之间进行比较。 两个年龄组之间：老年人和中年人。

Results of two previous studies by this investigator indicated that knowledge and use of folk remedies varied significantly among four ethnic groups of European descent: Norwegian, Czech, Greek, and Old Order Amish. While the majority of all groups (over 85%) reported detailed knowledge of folk remedies, the groups differed significantly in their use patterns, including the proportion of the ethnic population using folk remedies, types of conditions treated, and actual therapies used. However, these preliminary projects were only able to identify folk therapies used; the investigation of other symptom-related self-care practices in the four groups was not possible. In the proposed study, illness-related self-care is conceptualized as a continuum of responses in which home treatment and lay, folk, and professional consultation are options. The aim of this research is to investigate the illness-related self-care practices of adults in four ethnic communities of European descent: Norwegian, Greek, Czech, and Amish. The study will investigate the specific symptoms which are experienced, lay self-care behaviors, and patterns of consultation and illness referral. These features will be compared across the four ethnic groups and between two age groups: elderly and middle-aged adults.