Primary health care nurses' promotion of involuntary migrant families' health
2010 (English)In: International Nursing Review, ISSN 0020-8132, E-ISSN 1466-7657, Vol. 57, no 2, p. 224-231Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Background: Involuntary migrant families in cultural transition face a number of challenges to their health and to family cohesion. Primary health care nurses (PHCNs) therefore play a vital role in the assessment and promotion of their health.
Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the promotion of health in involuntary migrant families in cultural transition as conceptualized by Swedish PHCNs.
Method: Interviews were conducted with 34 strategically chosen PHCNs covering the entire range of the primary health care sector in two municipalities of Southern Sweden. A contextual approach with reference to phenomenography was used in interpreting the data.
Findings: There are three qualitatively different descriptive categories epitomizing the characteristics of the PHCNs' promotion of health: (1) an ethnocentric approach promoting physical health of the individual, (2) an empathic approach promoting mental health of the individual in a family context, and (3) a holistic approach empowering the family to function well in everyday life.
Conclusions: For nurses to promote involuntary migrant families'health in cultural transition, they need to adopt a holistic approach. Such an approach demands that nurses cooperate with other health care professionals and community authorities, and practise family-focused nursing; it also demands skills in intercultural communication paired with cultural self-awareness in interacting with these families. Adequate knowledge regarding these skills should therefore be included in the education of nurses, both at under- and at post-graduate level.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2010. Vol. 57, no 2, p. 224-231
Keywords [en]
Competence, Cultural Transition, Health Promotion, Involuntary Migration, Nursing, Phenomenography, Primary Health Care, Sweden
National Category
Nursing
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-7005DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2009.00790.xISI: 000277796500015PubMedID: 20579158OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hkr-7005DiVA, id: diva2:345267
2010-08-242010-08-212017-12-12Bibliographically approved
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