Cindy Mendelson
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 264873 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Cindy Mendelson |
| NOMBRES | Cindy |
| APELLIDO | Mendelson |
| FIRMA | MENDELSON C |
| AFILIACIONES | University of New Mexico |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 5 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2002 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2013 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
The Health Behavior of Sri Lankan Buddhist Nuns with Type 2 Diabetes
Diagnosis
Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus) often experience a protracted diagnostic period in which their symptoms are treated as medically unexplained. Although they know they are ill, their symptoms have not been validated as indicative of disease by a health care professional. Consequently, the diagnostic period can be viewed as liminal, the middle stage in the rites of passage and what Turner (1969/1997) has labeled "betwixt and b…
Managing a Medically and Socially Complex Life
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a systemic autoimmune illness that affects women more frequently than men and disproportionately affects women of color. Because so little is known about living with lupus, the author undertook a qualitative study to identify salient aspects of affected women's daily experiences. Seven women with lupus participated in three interviews, each separated by 1 month, and they also maintained a daily symptom journal. In …
Struggle as the Context of Household Health Work for Mexican American Women
A focused ethnographic study was conducted among 13 moderately to highly acculturated American mothers of Mexican ancestry to determine how they influence the health of their family members. Using the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of health (a state of physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease) as a guide for interview questions, we conducted 32 in-depth interviews with study participants. The thre…
Health Perceptions of Mexican American Women
This article describes the health perceptions of a sample of moderately to highly acculturated Mexican American women. Using an ethnographic design, the author interviewed 13 women to determine their health perceptions. The interviews were guided by the domains of health described in the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of health. Three broad categories of health perceptions were identified: the physical body, the emotional component, a…
Managing a Medically and Socially Complex Life
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a systemic autoimmune illness that affects women more frequently than men and disproportionately affects women of color. Because so little is known about living with lupus, the author undertook a qualitative study to identify salient aspects of affected women's daily experiences. Seven women with lupus participated in three interviews, each separated by 1 month, and they also maintained a daily symptom journal. In …
Health Perceptions of Mexican American Women
This article describes the health perceptions of a sample of moderately to highly acculturated Mexican American women. Using an ethnographic design, the author interviewed 13 women to determine their health perceptions. The interviews were guided by the domains of health described in the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of health. Three broad categories of health perceptions were identified: the physical body, the emotional component, a…
Struggle as the Context of Household Health Work for Mexican American Women
A focused ethnographic study was conducted among 13 moderately to highly acculturated American mothers of Mexican ancestry to determine how they influence the health of their family members. Using the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of health (a state of physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease) as a guide for interview questions, we conducted 32 in-depth interviews with study participants. The thre…
Managing a Medically and Socially Complex Life
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a systemic autoimmune illness that affects women more frequently than men and disproportionately affects women of color. Because so little is known about living with lupus, the author undertook a qualitative study to identify salient aspects of affected women's daily experiences. Seven women with lupus participated in three interviews, each separated by 1 month, and they also maintained a daily symptom journal. In …
Diagnosis
Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus) often experience a protracted diagnostic period in which their symptoms are treated as medically unexplained. Although they know they are ill, their symptoms have not been validated as indicative of disease by a health care professional. Consequently, the diagnostic period can be viewed as liminal, the middle stage in the rites of passage and what Turner (1969/1997) has labeled "betwixt and b…
The Health Behavior of Sri Lankan Buddhist Nuns with Type 2 Diabetes
Medicine (5 obras) · Psychology (5 obras) · Sociology (5 obras) · Anthropology (4 obras) · Gerontology (4 obras) · Ethnography (3 obras) · Narrative (3 obras) · Disease (2 obras) · Geography (2 obras) · Narrative inquiry (2 obras)