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Building Community Among Older Oromo Women Struggling With Sadness In A Large Urban Setting, Fatuma Kotile
Building Community Among Older Oromo Women Struggling With Sadness In A Large Urban Setting, Fatuma Kotile
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Older Oromo women who immigrated to the United States in the early 1990s have experienced several stressful life events including war, famine, acculturation, harsh northern climate, a new language (English), and multiple experiences different from those in their native country, Ethiopia. Coping with these new experiences, correlates with a high level of depressive symptoms that Oromo people call "sadness." The purpose of this project is to create and describe a transcultural model of nursing practice in community that aims to decrease sadness among older Oromo women by promoting community building and healthy life choices in the midst of change. A …