'Worrying About Getting Sick in the Future': Lived Experience of Health Seeking and Healthcare Utilization Among Korean Immigrant Nail Salon Workers
| Autor: | Hee Kyung Kim, Jin Young Seo, Shiela M. Strauss, Jueun Euam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject Immigration Emigrants and Immigrants Beauty Culture Occupational safety and health Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Occupational Exposure Intervention (counseling) Republic of Korea Health care Epidemiology medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Salon media_common 030505 public health Asian business.industry Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care Anxiety Disorders Health equity Anthropology Nail (fastener) Female New York City 0305 other medical science business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 7:508-518 |
| ISSN: | 2196-8837 2197-3792 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40615-019-00679-5 |
| Popis: | To understand the health and safety concerns of Korean immigrant women nail salon workers in the Greater New York City area and their experiences of health seeking and health service utilization, 20 semi-structured interviews were conducted and analyzed using interpretive hermeneutic phenomenology. Most worried about working in nail salons and experienced work-related health symptoms. However, they were disinclined toward personal protective device use because of discomfort and inconvenience. Major barriers to healthcare utilization limited their healthcare use to times when they had intolerable symptoms, preventing opportunities for regular screening tests. To overcome these limitations, workers actively sought available resources and health-related information online and through personal networks, the latter facilitated by living in a Korean community. Despite efforts to maintain their health and manage their symptoms, Korean nail salon workers worried about getting sick as they got older due to prolonged occupational chemical exposure and limited healthcare access. Appropriate education and intervention should aim to resolve current barriers to personal protective device use and healthcare use and provide a source of care for uninsured workers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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