Guyanese expatriate women ask: ‘Is it a touch of sugar?’

IF 1.6 4区管理学 Q3 MANAGEMENT

Action Research Pub Date : 2020-12-01 DOI:10.1177/1476750317721303

H. Mitchell, H. Allan, T. Koch

引用次数: 2

Abstract

Eight Guyanese expatriate women, who had been living in and around London for decades, came together driven by a participatory inquiry approach. Do we just have ‘a touch of sugar’ or is diabetes a serious affliction were questions asked. The study’s objective was to find answers to these questions. Three nurse academics, one a Guyanese/English woman herself, researched alongside participants. After several years of storytelling and group discussion (2010–2015), the women recognised that when they connected socially, the practical effect of togetherness was empowerment. Researching with participants fostered new understandings of diabetes and improved self-management of this chronic condition. This was achieved through the collaborative character of the inquiry and as a practical response to the problems women were facing. They continue to engage with each other and are reaching out to the wider UK Guyanese community. They have a strong voice about living well with diabetes and strongly reject the myth that diabetes is only ‘a touch of sugar’.

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圭亚那外籍妇女问：“这是一点糖吗？”

八名在伦敦及其周边地区生活了几十年的圭亚那外籍妇女在参与式调查的推动下走到了一起。我们只是有“一点糖”还是糖尿病是一种严重的痛苦。这项研究的目的是找到这些问题的答案。三位护士学者，其中一位是圭亚那/英国女性，与参与者一起进行了研究。经过几年的讲故事和小组讨论(2010-2015)，这些女性认识到，当她们在社会上联系起来时，团结的实际效果是赋权。与参与者的研究促进了对糖尿病的新理解，并提高了对这种慢性疾病的自我管理。这是通过调查的合作性质和对妇女面临的问题的实际反应来实现的。他们继续相互接触，并向更广泛的英属圭亚那社区伸出援手。他们强烈要求与糖尿病一起生活，并强烈反对糖尿病只是“一点点糖”的神话。

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