Lifestyle self management experiences of South Asians

Davis, D

Abstract

South Asians carry the burden of increased incidence and prevalence of heart diseases than the general population. Lifestyle self-management alters the course of heart disease. However,
there are lacunae of knowledge as to what constitutes to guarantee lifestyle modification. One way to conceptualise the necessary knowledge was to explore self-management experience of
South Asians. This study used Charmaz’s grounded theory approach to elucidate how South Asians navigate these lifestyle changes. Two phase interviews were conducted with 14 participants who were newly diagnosed with heart attack from 2015 to July 2016. By providing a unique insight that choosing and prioritising lifestyle style changes is not an individual act, but a shared act, a case for ‘shared efficacy’ is made. The novel presentation of making and maintaining lifestyle choices as a conflict resolution calls for a ‘harmony model’ to deal with lifestyle changes.

Citation

Davis, D. (2018, July). Lifestyle self management experiences of South Asians. Presented at SSSI Annual Couch Stone Conference, Lancaster University, UK

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: SSSI Annual Couch Stone Conference
• Conference Location: Lancaster University, UK
• Start Date: Jul 4, 2018
• End Date: Jul 6, 2018
• Publication Date: Jul 6, 2018
• Deposit Date: Mar 28, 2019
• Publisher URL: https://sites.google.com/site/sssinteraction/home
• Additional Information: Event Type : Conference