Talking with women about personal health resources in general practice : key questions about salutogensis
Engelsk titel: Talking with women about personal health resources in general practice : key questions about salutogensis
Författare:
Malterud, Kirsti
;
Hollnagel, Hanne
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 21
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 60328
Sammanfattning
An action research design with qualitative evaluation was used to summarise sources in women, based on the Health Resource/Risk Balance Model, including salutogensis, patient- centredness and gender perspectives. From consultations with 49 female patients a narrative description was drawn. Resource talk is based on an explicit shift of language from disease to health, recognizing the fact that illness occurs, options for answers given by the female patient and not by the doctor, signification of the woman's assessment of her own situation, and taking for granted that women's personal health resources exist as numerous strategies which are utilized, and may be identified. The authors have learnt that communicative action can provide tools for shifting the attention of doctor and patients from risks and diseases to resources and strengths.