The adaptation to their sickness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus Ti̇p 2 di̇yabetes melli̇tus'lu hastalarin, hastaliklarina uyum ve kabullenme kri̇terleri̇ni̇n beli̇rlenmeṡi0
Anatolian Journal of Clinical Investigation, cilt.3, sa.1, ss.10-18, 2009 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 3 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Dergi Adı: Anatolian Journal of Clinical Investigation
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.10-18
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This qualitative study aims to determine the emotions thoughts and ideas of type 2 diabetes patients during the process stages of acceptance and adaptation to the disease and to make them the criteria for acceptance and adaptation to the disease. This research has been carried out between December 2004 and March 2005 with 43 type 2 diabetes in and outpatients treated in Ankara Gulhane Military Medical Academy. In dept individual interviews and focus group interviews are employed for data collection. Data analyzed with descriptive analysis method were grouped under the themes in Kubler Ross and Anne Lacroix- Jean Philips Assal studies. The patients are observed to experience the stages of shock, denial, anger, bargaining, withdrawal - depression, acceptance and pseudo acceptance until the acceptance and adaptance to the illness. The statements of patients which reveal their ideas and emotions during the stages through which patients pass were evaluated with 95 items collected under seven headings. Acceptance and adaptation criteria are developed by the statements of the patients during these stages. Health staff offering care to diabetes patients may determine the stage the patients are in, train the patients for adapting to the disease and guide patient care using these criteria.