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Kaupapa Maori Action Research to improve heart disease services in Aotearoa, New Zealand

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ID12554263
AuthorsSandy Kerr (0000-0002-1307-1655, Massey University), Liane Penney (0000-0002-9883-7188, Massey University), H Moewaka Barnes (0000-0001-6649-4646, Massey University), Tim Mccreanor (0000-0002-2295-9605, Massey University, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume15
Issue1
Pages15-31
Publication date2009-12-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnicity and Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1355-7858 • E-ISSN: 1465-3419
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13557850903374476
PMID20017040
OpenAlexW1983066423
LanguageEN
Citations received23
References cited21

Action Research can be a powerful tool for change and improvement in health services for indigenous people when utilised within an appropriate framework. The project Maori Utilisation & Experience of Ischaemic Heart Disease Management illustrates this convergence in its use of Kaupapa Maori Action Research methods in its efforts to improve the health and well-being of Maori within the northern region of Aotearoa/New Zealand. We outline the research processes and outcomes obtained through the application of 'by Maori for Maori' approaches to understanding Maori pathways and barriers to care for ischaemic heart disease. Maori understandings of their illness and experiences of treatment, and healthcare providers' perspectives on care of Maori with ischaemic heart disease, were combined into Maori-led actions to improve service provision. The paper examines critical factors in an action research approach to health service innovations and implications for efforts to reduce entrenched health disparities

Action (physics · Action research · Aotearoa · Business · Call to action · Disease · Health care · Indigenous · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Gender Studies · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Medicine · Nursing · Service-Learning and Community Engagement · Marketing

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Unique citing works23
Citations per year1,53
Citation span2011 - 2026 (16)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 22

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