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Burden of restraint, disablement, and ethnic identity: a case study of total joint replacement for osteoarthritis
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Burden of restraint, disablement, and ethnic identity: a case study of total joint replacement for osteoarthritis

Tracie Harrison
Health care for women international, Vol.32(8), pp.669-685
08/2011
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2011.555828
PMCID: PMC3140099
PMID: 21767094
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/3140099View
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Abstract

Health disparities in total joint replacement have been documented based on gender and ethnicity in multiple countries. Absent are studies exploring the meaning of the procedures among diverse women, which is necessary to fully understand the impact of the disparity. Drawing on ethnographic data from a life course exploration of disablement among Mexican American women with mobility impairments, one woman's reasons for forgoing a joint replacement are considered. It is suggested that inequalities in disablement cannot be understood without considering the multiple cultural conflicts and loyalties that push and pull women in multiple directions.
Aged Anthropology, Cultural Arthroplasty, Replacement Disabled Persons Female Healthcare Disparities - ethnology Humans Interviews as Topic Mexican Americans - psychology Middle Aged Osteoarthritis - ethnology Osteoarthritis - surgery Patient Acceptance of Health Care Qualitative Research Texas

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