'You can't Cure it so you have to Endure it': The Experience of Adaptation to Diabetic Renal Disease
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| AFILIAÇÃO(ÕES) | The University of Sheffield, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK., University of Huddersfield, The University of Manchester |
| ANO | Não informado |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| DOI | 10.1177/104973202129119928 |
| CITAÇÕES | 5 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
Resumo
In this study, the experience of adaptation to diabetic renal disease was examined from a phenomenological perspective. Twenty patients attending a diabetic renal clinic were interviewed in depth. Through the use of a template analysis approach, a set of strong themes relating to changes in lifestyle was identified: changes in the nature of involvement with the medical system, coping strategies, and hopes, fears, and expectations. Almost all participants attempted to construct a 'good adaptation' in the face of the uncertainties surrounding their condition by adopting a stoic and fatalistic stance. This is discussed in the context of the claim that contemporary society holds emotional self-expression rather than stoical endurance to be the appropriate response to suffering.