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Self-care behaviours and trajectory management by people with scleroderma in northeastern Thailand.
- Source :
- International Journal of Nursing Practice (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); Jun2017, Vol. 23 Issue 3, pn/a-N.PAG, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Scleroderma, particularly systemic sclerosis, is a chronic illness that affects a person's physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual dimensions. To investigate self-care deficits, health behaviours, and trajectory management of Thai people with systemic sclerosis, an exploratory case study method was used through interviews and patient records. Self-care deficit nursing theory and the chronic illness trajectory framework guided the research. Twelve patients with systemic sclerosis were purposively recruited at a hospital clinic in the northeastern region of Thailand. Thai people living with systemic sclerosis developed specific self-care agencies in each of 3 identified trajectory patterns to improve their health and well-being. By applying the theory and framework that guided the research, nurses can promote self-care behaviours and recognize situations along an illness trajectory that require intervention and management. The results extend the understanding of how people live and cope with systemic sclerosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13227114
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Nursing Practice (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124256144
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12523