title: Appalachian women: health beliefs, self-care, and basic conditioning factors.
abstract: The purposes of this study were to: (a) describe the health beliefs and self-care of Appalachian women; and (b) describe the relationships among health beliefs, self-care, and the basic conditioning factors of Appalachian women. Orem's SCDNT was used as the theory for this study. This study used qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The study participants included 129 Appalachian women. Health beliefs and self-care were described. Significant correlations were found between components of the basic conditioning factors and definition of health beliefs and self-care. The outcomes from this research study support that Appalachian women do participate in self-care in promoting their health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Baccalaureate & Graduate Nursing, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky, USA. Ida.Slusher@eku.edu
authors.forename: Ida L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Slusher
authors.forename: Cora
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Withrow-Fletcher
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hauser-Whitaker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001061:Appalachian Region / Q000208:ethnology; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009742:Nursing Theory; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012067:Religion; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology