Storied Truths: Contemporary Canadian and Indigenous Childhood Trauma Narratives
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle Coupal
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2013.
Study conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with 25 client and 6 staff participants. Ten themes emerged: culture and identity, traditional health beliefs, family, health messaging from others, healthcare experience, access to quality care, patient engagement, self-care, communication with health care practitioners, personal agency and responsibility, and client management of medications.