Abstract

TORRES-LOPEZ, Teresa Margarita; MUNGUIA-CORTES, Jazmín Aranzazú  and  ARANDA-BELTRAN, Carolina. CULTURAL CONCEPTIONS OF THE WELFARE CONCEPT BY PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC DISEASES AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. Hacia promoc. Salud [online]. 2015, vol.20, n.1, pp.96-110. ISSN 0121-7577.  https://doi.org/10.17151/hpsal.2015.20.1.7.

Objetive: To analyze the cultural conceptions of the welfare concept by people with chronic disease and the health professionals with the purpose of identifying coincidences and discrepancies that could help or block the health promotion process and health care. Materials and Methods: An anthropological cultural study was carried out with 40 people suffering chronic disease and 51 health professionals from Guadalajara (Mexico) selected through purposeful sampling. Free-listing and pile sorts techniques were used. Consensual analysis, hierarchical clustering, and multidimensional scales were applied. Results: There was higher consensus in the conceptualization of the term welfare from people with chronic disease than from the health professionals. The coincidences between people with chronical disease and health care professionals included a comprehensive view and the components of the concept: having a job, money, health, calm and happiness. However, for people with chronic disease, welfare is related to their personal health care and the discipline it implies as well as family life and friends, plus the support of God. While for the health professionals the construct is associated with comfort, confidence, stability, security, harmony, love besides a positive attitude. Conclusion: There are more discrepancies tan coincidences in the cultural conceptualization of the welfare construct in a sample of peole with chronical disease and health professionals. It is important for both actors to know the other point of view in order to generate more successful health promotion and care programs as well as disease prevention.

Keywords : Welfare; chronic disease; cultural anthropology; health professionals; health promotion.

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