Determining Dimensions of Iranians’ Individual Social Health: A Qualitative Approach
Background: Social health is important to be assessed as a dimension of health. The aim of study was to determine domains and sub-domains of individual social health of Iranians.Methods: This study was carried out with a qualitative approach, using thematic content analysis. Twenty five experts part...
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doaj-5dd3bed759b14cb489e664a6de8aabde2020-12-02T04:26:51ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852013-01-0142Suppl 8892Determining Dimensions of Iranians’ Individual Social Health: A Qualitative ApproachB TayefiM RasouliAA NasehiN MemaryanS OmidniaK AbachizadehA NikfarjamBackground: Social health is important to be assessed as a dimension of health. The aim of study was to determine domains and sub-domains of individual social health of Iranians.Methods: This study was carried out with a qualitative approach, using thematic content analysis. Twenty five experts participated in interviews, using individual semi-structured interviews between November 2010 and June 2011.This data supported with strong search.Results: Two main areas extracted from these interviews including social support and social function. The social support domain contained seventeen sub-areas, including social support at the time of disease; disability; daily life issues, etc. And the social function as second domain contained twelve sub-areas, including: financial aids to others; emotionally aids to others; participating in social groups, etc.Conclusion: We developed a conceptual framework for social health in the individual level in Iranian population. It makes preparations for providing a valid and reliable measurement scale for social health in next studies and evidence-based policy-making.http://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/IJPH/article/view/2667/2061Social HealthQualitativeDimensionsIindividualIran |
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Determining Dimensions of Iranians’ Individual Social Health: A Qualitative Approach |
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Determining Dimensions of Iranians’ Individual Social Health: A Qualitative Approach |
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Determining Dimensions of Iranians’ Individual Social Health: A Qualitative Approach |
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Determining Dimensions of Iranians’ Individual Social Health: A Qualitative Approach |
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determining dimensions of iranians’ individual social health: a qualitative approach |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
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Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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2251-6085 |
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2013-01-01 |
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Background: Social health is important to be assessed as a dimension of health. The aim of study was to determine domains and sub-domains of individual social health of Iranians.Methods: This study was carried out with a qualitative approach, using thematic content analysis. Twenty five experts participated in interviews, using individual semi-structured interviews between November 2010 and June 2011.This data supported with strong search.Results: Two main areas extracted from these interviews including social support and social function. The social support domain contained seventeen sub-areas, including social support at the time of disease; disability; daily life issues, etc. And the social function as second domain contained twelve sub-areas, including: financial aids to others; emotionally aids to others; participating in social groups, etc.Conclusion: We developed a conceptual framework for social health in the individual level in Iranian population. It makes preparations for providing a valid and reliable measurement scale for social health in next studies and evidence-based policy-making. |
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