”We own the illness”: a qualitative study of networks in two communities with mixed ethnicity in Northern Norway
Background: When people in Northern Norway get ill, they often use traditional medicine. The global aim of this study was to examine the extended family networks’ function and responsibility in cases of illness in the family, in two Northern Norwegian communities with a population of mixed ethnicity...
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| author | Anette Langås-Larsen Anita Salamonsen Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen Torunn Hamran Bjørg Evjen Trine Stub |
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| description | Background: When people in Northern Norway get ill, they often use traditional medicine. The global aim of this study was to examine the extended family networks’ function and responsibility in cases of illness in the family, in two Northern Norwegian communities with a population of mixed ethnicity. Methods: Semi-structured individual interviews with 13 participants and 4 focus group interviews with total 11 participants were conducted. The text data was transcribed verbatim and analysed based on the criteria for content analysis. Results: The participants grew up in areas where it was common to seek help from traditional healers. They were organized in networks and shared responsibility for the patient and they provided practical help and support for the family. According to the networks, health-care personnel should make room for the entire network to visit the patient in severe and life-threatening situations. Conclusion: Traditional networks are an extra resource for people in these communities. The networks seem to be essential in handling and disseminating hope and manageability on an individual as well as a collective level. Health personnel working in communities with mixed ethnicity should have thorough knowledge of the mixed culture, including the importance of traditional network to the patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-02ebb9c224a3456f85bbebea96386d072022-12-21T21:59:56ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health2242-39822018-01-0177110.1080/22423982.2018.14385721438572”We own the illness”: a qualitative study of networks in two communities with mixed ethnicity in Northern NorwayAnette Langås-Larsen0Anita Salamonsen1Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen2Torunn Hamran3Bjørg Evjen4Trine Stub5UiT the Arctic University of NorwayUiT the Arctic University of NorwayUiT the Arctic University of NorwayUiT the Arctic University of NorwayUiT the Arctic University of NorwayUiT the Arctic University of NorwayBackground: When people in Northern Norway get ill, they often use traditional medicine. The global aim of this study was to examine the extended family networks’ function and responsibility in cases of illness in the family, in two Northern Norwegian communities with a population of mixed ethnicity. Methods: Semi-structured individual interviews with 13 participants and 4 focus group interviews with total 11 participants were conducted. The text data was transcribed verbatim and analysed based on the criteria for content analysis. Results: The participants grew up in areas where it was common to seek help from traditional healers. They were organized in networks and shared responsibility for the patient and they provided practical help and support for the family. According to the networks, health-care personnel should make room for the entire network to visit the patient in severe and life-threatening situations. Conclusion: Traditional networks are an extra resource for people in these communities. The networks seem to be essential in handling and disseminating hope and manageability on an individual as well as a collective level. Health personnel working in communities with mixed ethnicity should have thorough knowledge of the mixed culture, including the importance of traditional network to the patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1438572Samiethnic mixed culturefolk medicinetraditional healingtraditional networkSiida |
| spellingShingle | Anette Langås-Larsen Anita Salamonsen Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen Torunn Hamran Bjørg Evjen Trine Stub ”We own the illness”: a qualitative study of networks in two communities with mixed ethnicity in Northern Norway International Journal of Circumpolar Health Sami ethnic mixed culture folk medicine traditional healing traditional network Siida |
| title | ”We own the illness”: a qualitative study of networks in two communities with mixed ethnicity in Northern Norway |
| title_full | ”We own the illness”: a qualitative study of networks in two communities with mixed ethnicity in Northern Norway |
| title_fullStr | ”We own the illness”: a qualitative study of networks in two communities with mixed ethnicity in Northern Norway |
| title_full_unstemmed | ”We own the illness”: a qualitative study of networks in two communities with mixed ethnicity in Northern Norway |
| title_short | ”We own the illness”: a qualitative study of networks in two communities with mixed ethnicity in Northern Norway |
| title_sort | we own the illness a qualitative study of networks in two communities with mixed ethnicity in northern norway |
| topic | Sami ethnic mixed culture folk medicine traditional healing traditional network Siida |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1438572 |
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