Living With Epilepsy

Ordinary People Coping With Extraordinary Situations

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5454867
AutoresHanna Admi (0000-0003-4965-3347, University of Haifa), Beatrice Shaham (University of Haifa)
Año2007
Volumen17
Número9
Páginas1178-1187
Fecha de publicación2007-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732307307548
PMID17968035
OpenAlexW2129530064
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas27

This replicated study explores the ordinary people theory generated in the original research among American youth with cystic fibrosis through the experience of Israeli youth with epilepsy. The authors used the qualitative life history method in a sample of 14 adolescents and young adults with epilepsy. They employed the constant comparative method of analysis to analyze the data collected from the in-depth interviews. The results show that epilepsy was not central to the participants' everyday lives. Their perceptions of the disease followed developmental stages. The authors found that coping methods were adaptive and took into account social stigma and practical outcomes. This study provides a positive and normalcy perspective of exploring the lifestyle of people with chronic diseases and disabilities as opposed to deficit models. It adds to the trustworthiness of the model's cross-cultural applicability through its use in a different context among a population with a different diagnosis

Developmental psychology · Emic and etic · Epilepsy · Everyday life · Grounded theory · Perception · Population · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Clinical Psychology · Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Psychology