Sociocultural influences on asthma self-management in a multicultural society: A qualitative study amongst Malaysian adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Supported self-management improves asthma outcomes, but implementation requires adaptation to the local context. Barriers reported in Western cultures may not resonate in other cultural contexts. We explored the views, experiences and beliefs that influenced self-management among adults with asthma in multicultural Malaysia.

Methods

Adults with asthma were purposively recruited from an urban primary healthcare clinic for in-depth interviews. Audio-recordings were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically.

Results

We interviewed 24 adults. Four themes emerged: (1) Participants believed in the 'hot and cold' concept of illness either as an inherent hot/cold body constitution or the ambient temperature. Hence, participants tried to 'neutralize' body const

SUBMITTER: Koh WM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8628588 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature