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- Title
Diabetes: the layperson's theories of causality.
- Authors
Mercado-Martinez FJ; Ramos-Herrera IM
- Abstract
The authors examine laypersons' perspectives of illness: the content of causal explanations of diabetes and differences in explanations according to gender. Qualitative research was carried out in Guadalajara, Mexico. A nonprobabilistic sample of 20 diabetic individuals participated in interviews, and the content of the interviews was analyzed. On the origin of their condition, participants offered explanations that match neither the biomedical model nor any other formal causal theory. Participants attributed the onset of diabetes to socioemotional circumstances linked to their life experiences and practices. Men attributed causality to work and social circumstances outside the home; women attributed it to family life and domestic circumstances. The authors discuss how lay theories can be useful for the reorganization of health services.
- Publication
Qualitative Health Research, 2002, Vol 12, Issue 6, p792
- ISSN
1049-7323
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1177/10432302012006006