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An Exploration of Health Beliefs, Lifestyle Behaviours, and Health Needs of the London-Based Greek Cypriot Community

Middlesex University

This article reports selected results of the qualitative phase of a multimethod study into an investigation of the health beliefs, lifestyle behaviours, and health status of Greek Cypriots living in London. Data for this phase, which involved 79 informants, were collected through group and individual semistructured interviews. Six major themes were identified. These detail the informants’ health and illness beliefs and use of folk remedies. The importance of the family as both a force for health and a cause for health problems is discussed. The informants’ experiences as health users are also reported. The article concludes that culture is an important mediator for the health of this ethnic group. Culturally competent care depends on the nurses’ understanding of the cultural background of their patients. The article recommends that nurses must be aware of the importance of societal and institutional structures that may discriminate against people from minority ethnic groups.

Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Vol. 11, No. 3, 182-190 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/104365960001100304


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