Seeking comfort: Women mental health process in I. R. Iran: A grounded theory study
Background: Psychosocial factor is considered as intermediate social determinant of health, because it has powerful effects on health especially in women. Hence deeper understanding of the mental-health process needed for its promotion. The aim of this study was to explore women′s experience of the...
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| author | Farahnaz Mohammadi Monir Baradaran Eftekhari Masoumeh Dejman Ameneh Setareh Forouzan Arash Mirabzadeh |
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| description | Background: Psychosocial factor is considered as intermediate social determinant of health, because it has powerful effects on health especially in women. Hence deeper understanding of the mental-health process needed for its promotion. The aim of this study was to explore women′s experience of the mental-health problem and related action-interactions activities to design the appropriate interventions.
Methods: In-depth interviews with women 18-65 years were analyzed according to the grounded theory method. The selection of Participants was based on purposeful and theoretical sampling.
Results: In this study, a substantive theory was generated; explaining how female with the mental-health problem handled their main concern, which was identified as their effort to achieve comfort (core variable). The other six categories are elements in this process. Daily stress as a trigger, satisfaction is the end point, marriage is the key point and action - interaction activities in this process are strengthening human essence, Developing life skills and help seeking.
Conclusions: Better understanding the mental-health process might be useful to design the interventional program among women with mental-health problems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a22149257fb74f97b253950867dea6262022-12-21T18:46:15ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Preventive Medicine2008-78022008-82132014-01-0152217223Seeking comfort: Women mental health process in I. R. Iran: A grounded theory studyFarahnaz MohammadiMonir Baradaran EftekhariMasoumeh DejmanAmeneh Setareh ForouzanArash MirabzadehBackground: Psychosocial factor is considered as intermediate social determinant of health, because it has powerful effects on health especially in women. Hence deeper understanding of the mental-health process needed for its promotion. The aim of this study was to explore women′s experience of the mental-health problem and related action-interactions activities to design the appropriate interventions. Methods: In-depth interviews with women 18-65 years were analyzed according to the grounded theory method. The selection of Participants was based on purposeful and theoretical sampling. Results: In this study, a substantive theory was generated; explaining how female with the mental-health problem handled their main concern, which was identified as their effort to achieve comfort (core variable). The other six categories are elements in this process. Daily stress as a trigger, satisfaction is the end point, marriage is the key point and action - interaction activities in this process are strengthening human essence, Developing life skills and help seeking. Conclusions: Better understanding the mental-health process might be useful to design the interventional program among women with mental-health problems.http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2014;volume=5;issue=2;spage=217;epage=223;aulast=MohammadiDaily stressgrounded theoryIranmental-health promotionwomen |
| spellingShingle | Farahnaz Mohammadi Monir Baradaran Eftekhari Masoumeh Dejman Ameneh Setareh Forouzan Arash Mirabzadeh Seeking comfort: Women mental health process in I. R. Iran: A grounded theory study International Journal of Preventive Medicine Daily stress grounded theory Iran mental-health promotion women |
| title | Seeking comfort: Women mental health process in I. R. Iran: A grounded theory study |
| title_full | Seeking comfort: Women mental health process in I. R. Iran: A grounded theory study |
| title_fullStr | Seeking comfort: Women mental health process in I. R. Iran: A grounded theory study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seeking comfort: Women mental health process in I. R. Iran: A grounded theory study |
| title_short | Seeking comfort: Women mental health process in I. R. Iran: A grounded theory study |
| title_sort | seeking comfort women mental health process in i r iran a grounded theory study |
| topic | Daily stress grounded theory Iran mental-health promotion women |
| url | http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2014;volume=5;issue=2;spage=217;epage=223;aulast=Mohammadi |
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