Qualitative study of psychosocial factors impacting on Aboriginal women's management of chronic disease.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Aboriginal women are frequently called upon to support their families and other community members. At times, such supporting roles can be burdensome for these women. Many Aboriginal women live with chronic conditions. We explored the ways in which the women's caring roles impacted on how they maintained their own health. METHODS:The aim of this manuscript is to explore the psychosocial factors associated with the management of health and chronic disease in Aboriginal women. An interpretive phenomenological approach was used for the analysis of 72 in-depth semi-structured interviews. These interviews were conducted in four community controlled Aboriginal health services, in urban, rural and remote settings, across two states and a territory in Australia. RESULTS:Women living with chronic disease experience multiple challenges while caring for family, such as intergenerational trauma, mental health issues relating to addiction, domestic and family violence and incarceration. When these women become ill, they also have to take care of themselves. These women provided informal and unfunded care in response to a range of complex family and community problems. This continuous caring for family affected the women's ability to maintain their health and manage their own chronic conditions. CONCLUSION:The caring roles and responsibilities Aboriginal women have in their community impact on their health. Aboriginal women provide much needed refuge and support to family and the wider community. Underfunded and over-burdened formal support services are not meeting the needs of many Aboriginal women. Improved culturally secure resources and social services are required within communities to support Aboriginal women to successfully manage their own health.

journal_name

Int J Equity Health

authors

Eades A,Hackett ML,Liu H,Brown A,Coffin J,Cass A

doi

10.1186/s12939-019-1110-3

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-01-13 00:00:00

pages

8

issue

1

issn

1475-9276

pii

10.1186/s12939-019-1110-3

journal_volume

19

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