Open AccessBeliefs About Illness and Treatment Decision Modelling During Ill-Health in Arabic Families
Author(s) -
Diana Arabiat,
Lisa Whitehead,
Mohammad Al Jabery,
Ayman M. HamdanMansour,
Abeer Shaheen,
Eman Abu Sabbah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s311900
Subject(s) - situational ethics , sociology of health and illness , thematic analysis , cognition , fatalism , health belief model , health care , qualitative research , psychology , medicine , nursing , social psychology , psychiatry , health education , public health , social science , philosophy , theology , sociology , economics , economic growth
The use of self-prescribed antibiotics and other unproven herbal remedies is common in the Arab world. Understanding how family members decide to manage illness is an important priority for health care providers.