Multiple Sclerosis And Maternity
A Psychological Explorative Qualitative Research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12393260 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Viviana Carlino (0000-0003-4245-8549, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", corresponding author), Maria Carlino (University of Naples Federico II), Roberta Lanzillo (0000-0001-6388-8180, University Hospital of Naples Federico II), Alessandro Chiodi (0009-0000-5792-4691, University Hospital of Naples Federico II), Roberto Vitelli (0000-0001-6873-7859, University Hospital of Naples Federico II), Luigi Lavorgna (0000-0003-4625-4236, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"), Vincenzo Brescia Morra (0000-0003-0462-9618, University Hospital of Naples Federico II), Giorgia Margherita (0000-0003-0429-7609, University of Naples Federico II) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Report (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1052-0147 • E-ISSN: 2160-3715 |
| Publisher | Nova Southeastern University (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.46743/2160-3715/2020.4103 |
| OpenAlex | W3024397546 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
Considering women living with multiple sclerosis (MS), motherhood may represent a complicated event. Our aim in this study is to explore the personal meanings related to maternity and illness in women living with this disease. We have involved twenty women suffering from MS and we have administered an open interview introduced by a trigger question as a prompt aimed to elicit a narrative of their experience of illness, wishes, doubts, fears and life-projects with regard to motherhood. The interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim in order to carry out an analysis of the textual corpus. We have performed the textual analysis of the transcribed interviews through the T-LAB software. Performing a cluster analysis, four thematic clusters emerged: Daily Pain, Relationship with Health Care Services, Closing of a Circle and Family Role. We have interpreted the relationship between these themes using factorial mapping through 3 meaning vectors, representative of the following dynamics: From Concrete to Abstract; From Life-Project to Relapse; From Health Agencies to Family Support. All these meaning-vectors seem to describe the relationship between maternity and illness. Some aspects, as the presence of a stable partner or knowing diagnosis for more than ten years, might represent supporting factors for a project of motherhood. Starting from the results obtained, we provide some proposals for the definition of goals and strategies of psychological counselling within the Health Care Services
Construct (python library · Developmental psychology · Health care · Meaning (existential · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Family Support in Illness · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |