The Experience of Living with Chronic Illness for the Haemodialysis Patient
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3641677 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heather Lindsay (Royal North Shore Hospital, corresponding author), Casimir Macgregor (0000-0001-5842-0807, University of Technology Sydney), Margaret Fry (0000-0003-1265-7096, University of Technology Sydney) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 232-241 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Sociology Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1446-1242 • E-ISSN: 1839-3551 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14461242.2014.11081976 |
| OpenAlex | W2014196413, W4254033922 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
This study examines experiences of living with chronic illness for haemodialysis patients. In order to Understand these experiences the paper takes an existential-phenomenological approach. Interviews of seven participants (five males, two females) were collected in a haemodialysis clinic. Based upon the participants experiences three core themes emerged: (1) the challenges of living with chronic renal failure; (2) body changes and embodiment; (3) their illness experience and social relationships. The findings suggest that the illness experience of chronic renal failure is an on-going struggle to attain a sense of control. We suggest that where a sense of control is limited this can create a sense of powerlessness. Further, the illness experience was not solely restricted to the individual, but also affected wider social relationships. It is only through taking into account the context of patients experience of illness that clinicians/nurses can meaningfully draw on all aspects of evidence to reach integrated clinical judgement
Chronic renal failure · Epistemology · Existentialism · Health care · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Judgement · Psychology of self · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of health and illness · Dialysis and Renal Disease Management · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2017 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |