Community resiliency as a measure of collective health status: perspectives from rural communities.
Can J Nurs Res
; 40(4): 92-110, 2008 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19186787
ABSTRACT
Community resiliency is a theoretical framework useful for describing the process used by communities to address adversity. A mixed-method 2-year case study was conducted to gather information about community resiliency in 2 rural communities. This article focuses on the themes generated from qualitative interviews with 55 members of these communities. The participants viewed community as a place of interdependence and interaction. The majority saw community resiliency as the ability to address challenges. Characteristics included physical and social infrastructure, population characteristics, conceptual characteristics, and problem-solving processes. Barriers included negative individual attitudes and lack of infrastructure in rural communities. Nurses could play a key role in enhancing the resiliency of rural communities by developing and implementing programs based on the Community Resiliency Model, which was supported in this study.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
População Rural
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Adaptação Psicológica
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Atitude Frente a Saúde
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Nível de Saúde
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Participação da Comunidade
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article