International students' perspectives of Taiwan's and other countries' healthcare systems: A study of conceptual metaphors

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Title:	International students' perspectives of Taiwan's and other countries' healthcare systems: A study of conceptual metaphors
Authors:	MERCADO, CARLOS HERNANDEZ
Contributors:	醫學人文研究所碩士班蔡博方高美英
Keywords:	概念隱喻;台灣的醫療系統;國際學生的經歷;專題分析;隱喻識別程序 Conceptual metaphors;Taiwan’s healthcare system;international students’ experiences;Thematic Analysis;Metaphor identification procedure
Date:	2023-06-20
Issue Date:	2023-12-11 13:40:34 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	本研究調查了來自一所大學的國際研究生的概念隱喻台北北醫科大學用來描述他們與台灣人的經歷以及他們的家庭醫療保健系統。通過識別和比較國際方式學生隱喻地概念化醫療保健系統，本研究旨在了解參與者構建的含義及其與醫療保健系統的關係。通過使用主題分析、隱喻識別程序和視覺效果來引出參與者的隱喻思維，該研究對由以下內容組成的數據集進行了分析：17 次採訪來自四大洲的國際學生。研究表明，學生在兩個總體主題下概念化醫療保健系統及其組成部分，即醫療保健使用的增強劑和醫療保健使用的抑製劑。其中每一個總體主題有特定的隱喻組。例如，增強器醫療保健用途包括對概念隱喻的引用，例如母親、家或兄弟，而醫療保健使用的抑製劑包括對概念隱喻的引用例如戰鬥、生意或障礙。該研究提供了這種聯繫的證據醫療保健系統背景下的隱喻思維和行動傾向之間. This study investigates the conceptual metaphors graduate international students from a medical university in northern Taipei utilize to describe their experiences with the Taiwanese and their home healthcare systems. By identifying and comparing the way international students metaphorically conceptualize healthcare systems, this study seeks to understand the meanings constructed by the participants and their relationship with healthcare systems. Through the use of thematic analysis, a metaphor identification procedure, and visuals to elicit metaphoric thinking in participants, the research presents an analysis of a data set composed of 17 interviews with international students from four continents. The study reveals that students conceptualize healthcare systems and their parts under two overarching themes, namely, Enhancers of healthcare use and Inhibitors of healthcare use. Each of these overarching themes had particular groups of metaphors attached to them. For instance, Enhancers of healthcare use included references to conceptual metaphors like MOTHER, HOME, or BROTHER, whereas Inhibitors of healthcare use included references to conceptual metaphors like FIGHT, BUSINESS, or BARRIERS. The study provides evidence of the connection between metaphoric thinking and action dispositions in healthcare system contexts.
Description:	碩士指導教授:蔡博方共同指導教授:高美英委員:劉芳委員:SHAW, MALISSA 委員:黃湘玲委員:蔡博方委員:高美英
Data Type:	thesis
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