Exploring ethnic differences in understanding of self-rated health among persons of Turkish, Bosnian and German origin
Abstract Objective Self-rated health (SRH) is a widely used indictor of the subjective health status in population-based studies. However, differences in the reporting style across ethnic groups may limit the predictive ability of SRH for objective health outcomes. As part of the preparation phase o...
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| author | Kalpani Wijekoon Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Florence Samkange-Zeeb Tilman Brand Hajo Zeeb |
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| description | Abstract Objective Self-rated health (SRH) is a widely used indictor of the subjective health status in population-based studies. However, differences in the reporting style across ethnic groups may limit the predictive ability of SRH for objective health outcomes. As part of the preparation phase of the UPWEB (understanding the practice and developing the concept of welfare bricolage) project, this study explored ethnic differences in the understanding of self-rated health among persons of Turkish, Bosnian and German origin, living in two northern Germany cities, Bremen and Hamburg. Results Thirty persons, 10 per ethnic group, aged 32–82 years, took part in the assessment based on cognitive interviewing. All three ethnic groups defined SRH as the absence or presence of visible or non-visible disturbances and/or deviations from the norm, the ability or limited ability to act as well as the result of specific behaviours. However, only participants from the two migrant groups referred to community cohesion and religious or traditional beliefs as aspects of their SRH, indicating a systematic difference in the understanding of this question. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d17af5e9c4344859b464487e54861ffd2022-12-22T03:57:17ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002018-12-011111610.1186/s13104-018-4019-9Exploring ethnic differences in understanding of self-rated health among persons of Turkish, Bosnian and German originKalpani Wijekoon Wijekoon Mudiyanselage0Florence Samkange-Zeeb1Tilman Brand2Hajo Zeeb3Faculty 11, Human and Health Sciences, University of BremenDepartment of Prevention and Evaluation, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPSDepartment of Prevention and Evaluation, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPSFaculty 11, Human and Health Sciences, University of BremenAbstract Objective Self-rated health (SRH) is a widely used indictor of the subjective health status in population-based studies. However, differences in the reporting style across ethnic groups may limit the predictive ability of SRH for objective health outcomes. As part of the preparation phase of the UPWEB (understanding the practice and developing the concept of welfare bricolage) project, this study explored ethnic differences in the understanding of self-rated health among persons of Turkish, Bosnian and German origin, living in two northern Germany cities, Bremen and Hamburg. Results Thirty persons, 10 per ethnic group, aged 32–82 years, took part in the assessment based on cognitive interviewing. All three ethnic groups defined SRH as the absence or presence of visible or non-visible disturbances and/or deviations from the norm, the ability or limited ability to act as well as the result of specific behaviours. However, only participants from the two migrant groups referred to community cohesion and religious or traditional beliefs as aspects of their SRH, indicating a systematic difference in the understanding of this question.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-4019-9Self-rated health statusEthnicityQualitative content analysisTurkishBosnianGerman |
| spellingShingle | Kalpani Wijekoon Wijekoon Mudiyanselage Florence Samkange-Zeeb Tilman Brand Hajo Zeeb Exploring ethnic differences in understanding of self-rated health among persons of Turkish, Bosnian and German origin BMC Research Notes Self-rated health status Ethnicity Qualitative content analysis Turkish Bosnian German |
| title | Exploring ethnic differences in understanding of self-rated health among persons of Turkish, Bosnian and German origin |
| title_full | Exploring ethnic differences in understanding of self-rated health among persons of Turkish, Bosnian and German origin |
| title_fullStr | Exploring ethnic differences in understanding of self-rated health among persons of Turkish, Bosnian and German origin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring ethnic differences in understanding of self-rated health among persons of Turkish, Bosnian and German origin |
| title_short | Exploring ethnic differences in understanding of self-rated health among persons of Turkish, Bosnian and German origin |
| title_sort | exploring ethnic differences in understanding of self rated health among persons of turkish bosnian and german origin |
| topic | Self-rated health status Ethnicity Qualitative content analysis Turkish Bosnian German |
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