Perspectives about depression: explanatory models among African-American women.
Depression is a costly illness, with broad social, economic and personal consequences. It affects many black women, yet only 7% of them receive traditional treatment. Given the chronic nature of depression and its broad impact on women's wellness, there is a need for more research examining both the conceptualization and the interpretation of depression within a socio-cultural context. This qualitative descriptive study used Kleinman's explanatory framework to capture focus group data from 14 African-American women recruited from a primary care center. Data was organized and managed with Atlas/ti 5.12, while content analysis was used to disclose the relevant themes presented in the paper.
Waite
Roberta
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Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA. rlw26@drexel.edu
Killian
Priscilla
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D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D015984:Causality; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009511:New England / Q000453:epidemiology; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011203:Poverty / Q000208:ethnology; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012648:Self Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*