Abstract

Nursing theorists have proposed that health is a concept central to nursing, yet the concept is surrounded by confusion and ambiguity because the word has had varying interpretations applied to it over time by both professionals and the lay public. A limited number of studies have been done to determine what professional's and lay persons' believe about health and how important it is to them. While Leininger (1985) has noted that health is both culturally defined and expressed, only a few studies have attempted to determine what difference a person's cultural background might have on his or her interpretation of health. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the concept of health for a Vietnamese immigrant population and to attempt to determine the processes they employ to attain and maintain health.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9801468; ProQuest document ID: 304422746. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Louise Dean-Kelly, DNS, MS, BSN, RN, FNP

Sigma Membership

Iota Delta at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Grounded Theory

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Nursing Theory, Vietnamese Immigrants, Health Routines

Advisor

Brenda P. Haughey

Degree

Doctoral-Other

Degree Grantor

The State University of New York at Buffalo

Degree Year

1997

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-08-19

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