Phenomenological Approach for the Application of the FOAP Concept of the Vicious Circle of Ill-Health

Abstract

Background: The Field (F) Observation(O) for Accurate(A) Practicum(P) Concept of Vicious Circle of Ill- Health is an informative and innovative concept that focuses on how human activities within the environment reinforce each other in ways that contribute to vicious circle of ill-health. It is intended to change the perspective of community dwellers to embrace the new ideas of adapting healthy environmental practices to prevent and/or control the vicious circle of ill-health among them.Method: This study used the innovative qualitative research method that focused on the realist and meta-narrative reviews. The following databases were used as search engines: Google Scholar, OpenMD, RefSeek, BASE, Semantic Scholar, Academia, ResarchGate, and Google Search Engine.Result: The four stages of the phenomenological approach to the FOAP concept were vividly explained with stated characteristics. These four stages, when cleverly used, can make huge impacts on the lives of community dwellers. The various risk factors of vicious circle of ill-health, under the illustration of the Causal Theory, were greatly elaborated with all cited evidences to back the various claims.Conclusion: Most Liberians look healthy in an unhealthy environment; they get sick from contracting preventable diseases from the unhealthy environment; they go to hospitals or clinics for quality treatment against the preventable diseases; and they return to the same unhealthy environment that made them sick in the first place. This is the vicious circle of ill-health the FOAP Concept addresses. The FOAP Concept is a novel tool that will help national stakeholders and community dwellers successfully address the issue of unhealthy environmental practices.