A qualitative exploration of asthma self-management beliefs and practices in Puerto Rican families

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 464-474

  Martin, Molly ^a   Beebe, Jessie ^a   Lopez, Lolita ^b   Faux, Sandra ^c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Puerto Rican Cultural Center   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based participatory research; Pediatric asthma; Puerto Rican; Qualitative research; Self management behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952906075     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0285     Document Type: Article

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