Self-managing osteoporosis treatment for well-being recovery mediated by the (in)visibility of the disease signs

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Luciana Bronzi De Souza¹  Gláucia Maria Ferreira Da Silva Mazeto¹  Silvia Cristina Mangini Bocchi¹ 

[1],Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"

关键词: Osteoporosis;    Patient Compliance;    Qualitative Research;    Treatment Outcome;    Chronic Disease;    Osteoporose;    Cooperação do Paciente;    Pesquisa Qualitativa;    Resultado de Tratamento;    Doença Crônica;    Osteoporosis;    Cooperación del Paciente;    Investigación Cualitativa;    Resultado del Tratamiento;    Enfermedad Crónica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692010000300015

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The present study aimed to understand patients’ experience with osteoporosis treatment. The methodological and theoretical frameworks were, respectively, the Grounded Theory and Symbolic Interactionism. The research subjects were 12 patients monitored in a specialized outpatient unit. The obtained statements were transcribed and analyzed, leading to a synthesis of the described themes. From the analysis process, two phenomena emerged: “self-evaluating health conditions according to the disease signs” and “making a decision about the treatment targeting at well-being”. The realignment and the inter-relationship of the components belonging to these phenomena (themes, categories, and subcategories) allowed to identify the core category: “self-managing osteoporosis treatment for well-being recovery mediated by the (in)visibility of the disease signs”. Furthermore, it allowed for the design of a theoretical model concerning the process used by the player in his cyclic movement of the experience, between adherence to and relaxation from the osteoporosis treatment.

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