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Appalachian Women: Health Beliefs, Self-Care, And Basic Conditioning Factors, Ida Slusher, Fletcher Withrow, M. Whitaker
Appalachian Women: Health Beliefs, Self-Care, And Basic Conditioning Factors, Ida Slusher, Fletcher Withrow, M. Whitaker
Ida Slusher
The purposes of this study were to: (a) describe the health beliefs and self-care of Appalachian women; and (b) describe the relationships among health beliefs, self-care, and the basic conditioning factors of Appalachian women. Orem's SCDNT was used as the theory for this study. This study used qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The study participants included 129 Appalachian women. Health beliefs and self-care were described. Significant correlations were found between components of the basic conditioning factors and definition of health beliefs and self-care. The outcomes from this research study support that Appalachian women do participate in self-care in promoting their health.