Open AccessPerspectives on Living With Fibromyalgia
Author(s) -
Ann Gill Taylor,
Katharine E. Adelstein,
Tamara G. Fischer-White,
Maheswari Murugesan,
Joel G. Anderson
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
global qualitative nursing research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.073
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2333-3936
DOI - 10.1177/2333393616658141
Subject(s) - feeling , coping (psychology) , distress , fibromyalgia , qualitative research , psychology , health care , chronic condition , perception , courage , quality of life (healthcare) , medicine , gerontology , clinical psychology , disease , psychiatry , social psychology , psychotherapist , sociology , neuroscience , philosophy , social science , economic growth , pathology , theology , economics
Perceptions of people living with chronic illness change over time, contributing to health-related stress that necessitates coping skills. Paterson’s shifting perspectives model provides an explanation of chronically ill people’s variations in attention to their symptoms. In this qualitative study, 20 people with fibromyalgia living in a rural setting were interviewed in 2013 with the aim of gaining insight into their experiences and the meaning-making associated with their chronic condition. Analysis of the interview data categorized five recurrent, or common, themes: experiences of loss, feelings of fear and uncertainty, influence of stress, stigmatization of the disease, and coping through courage. Difficulties attendant to losses, distress, and stigma associated with this chronic condition led the participants to report poor health-related quality of life. The study findings can be useful across clinical settings to nurses and other health care providers in understanding those diagnosed with fibromyalgia and their care needs
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