TY - JOUR
T1 - Health Behavior Decision-making in African-American Adults Diagnosed with Schizophrenia
AU - Findlay, Lillian J.
AU - El-Mallakh, Peggy
AU - Howard, Patricia B.
AU - Hatcher, Jennifer
AU - Clark, James J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2015 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.
PY - 2015/7/3
Y1 - 2015/7/3
N2 - Little is known about the factors that influence health behavior decision-making among people with schizophrenia. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the processes used by 10 African-American adults with schizophrenia when making health behavior decisions and identification of perceived barriers and facilitators to health. Three phases of health behavior decision-making were identified: Recognizing Complex Components of Health, Personalizing Components of Health, and Tracking Health Status. Findings may guide clinicians efforts to improve the health status of patients, as well as influence future research in understanding health behavior decision-making among vulnerable populations.
AB - Little is known about the factors that influence health behavior decision-making among people with schizophrenia. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the processes used by 10 African-American adults with schizophrenia when making health behavior decisions and identification of perceived barriers and facilitators to health. Three phases of health behavior decision-making were identified: Recognizing Complex Components of Health, Personalizing Components of Health, and Tracking Health Status. Findings may guide clinicians efforts to improve the health status of patients, as well as influence future research in understanding health behavior decision-making among vulnerable populations.
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U2 - 10.3109/01612840.2014.1002646
DO - 10.3109/01612840.2014.1002646
M3 - Article
C2 - 26309168
AN - SCOPUS:84940648570
SN - 0161-2840
VL - 36
SP - 493
EP - 504
JO - Issues in Mental Health Nursing
JF - Issues in Mental Health Nursing
IS - 7
ER -