Meanings of Fatigue for Women With Parkinson's Disease

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ID4680358
AuthorsMalin Olsson (0000-0002-4130-1323, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden), Lena Stafström (Sunderby Hospital, Luleå, Sweden), Siv Söderberg (0000-0003-3915-9812, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden)
Year2013
Volume23
Issue6
Pages741-748
Publication date2013-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732313482398
PMID23515300
OpenAlexW2135547951
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited47

The existing knowledge of women's experiences of living with Parkinson's disease and fatigue is limited. To gain first-hand knowledge, we interviewed 11 women using a phenomenological hermeneutic interpretation. The results indicate that the familiar daily routines of women with Parkinson's disease had changed in the sense that their bodily attachment to the world had been altered. The body no longer provided smooth access to the surrounding world; rather, the body served as a barrier to daily living. In practice, understanding this barrier can be significant in recognizing how to create positive conditions that support the women's experiences and how to formulate their care in congruence with their needs

Disease · Parkinson's disease · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research · Medicine · Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments · Psychology · Restless Legs Syndrome Research · Gerontology

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