title: Care meanings, expressions, and experiences of those with chronic mental illness.
abstract: The care meanings, expressions, and experiences of those with a chronic mental illness living in the community were explored with use of Leininger's Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality and the Sunrise Model. Results indicate that people with chronic mental illness have identifiable values, norms, and lifeways that set them apart from the dominant culture. Cultural and social structure factors, ethnohistory, and environmental context influence their desired care. Nurses can use this knowledge to provide culturally congruent care in new ways to enhance the quality of life, productivity, and well-being of this subculture.
authors.affiliation: Hope-Calvin Department of Nursing, Hope College, 105 E 14th Street, Holland, MI 49423-3698, USA. george@hope.edu
authors.forename: Tamara B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: George
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003469:Culture; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012945:Social Values; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors