A postmenopausal black woman who has been experiencing uterine bleeding tells the nurse,"I expect I'll need a total hysterectomy because when my sister had this problem that's what she had done." The nurse recognizes that this woman belongs to a cultural subgroup whose health care beliefs are most influenced by the:

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The patient shows a tendency to identify with the biomedical model,which views the body as a functioning machine.When a part gives out or is functioning abnormally,traditional Western medical treatment is sought and expected.The magico-religious models believe that health is a reward from a higher power.The balance/harmony models state that illness is the result of a state of imbalance in body energies.Personal experience influences all of these models.

A Postmenopausal Black Woman Who Has Been Experiencing Uterine Bleeding