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Larsson Lund M, Månsson Lexell E, Nyman A. Optimising the development of sustainable internet-based occupational therapy interventions: Important key actions and perspectives to consider. Scand J Occup Ther 2021; 29:259-269. [PMID: 34280329 DOI: 10.1080/11038128.2021.1950206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND By examining the health needs of the general population and utilising the potential of digitalisation as a driving force, new internet-based services need to be developed in occupational therapy. However, existing guidelines for the development of complex interventions provide scant information on how to develop internet-based interventions. AIM The aim of this paper is to share experiences and illustrate important key actions and new perspectives to consider during the innovation process of developing and designing an internet-based occupational therapy intervention. METHOD AND MATERIALS International guidelines for intervention development was reviewed to add important perspectives in the innovation process. RESULTS The illustration focuses on five key actions in the development phase to highlight new perspectives and questions important to consider when designing new internet-based occupational therapy interventions. CONCLUSION The new perspectives can complement existing guidelines to enhance the development of more effective and sustainable internet-based interventions. SIGNIFICANCE The illustration provided has potential to improve the sustainability in innovation processes of new internet-based occupational therapy interventions.
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- Maria Larsson Lund
- Department of Health, Learning and Technology, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, Lund-Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Health, Learning and Technology, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
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Mahmood S, Law S, Bombard Y. "I have to start learning how to live with becoming sick": A scoping review of the lived experiences of people with Huntington's disease. Clin Genet 2021; 101:3-19. [PMID: 34216010 DOI: 10.1111/cge.14024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Person-centered care (PCC) is recognized as a key component of the delivery of quality healthcare and a model for healthcare systems worldwide. The experience of illness through a person's perspective is one domain defining PCC contributing to a growing interest in examining the lived experiences of illness. This scoping review sought to examine what is known from the existing literature about the lived experiences of persons gene-positive for or living with Huntington's disease (HD) as described in their own voices and to outline prominent psychosocial themes of those experiences. Five databases were systematically searched and analyzed resulting in 19 publications for inclusion. Using a thematic analysis, five prominent psychosocial themes were identified: grappling with control, avoidance as an escape from realities, adaptation to new realities, managing emotions, and appreciation for life. Variation in themes existed across HD life stage of being undiagnosed or diagnosed with HD. The findings of this review demonstrate that individuals who are gene-positive for or living with HD require support well beyond the disclosure of genetic testing and that it may be beneficial for healthcare providers to consider where along the life stage trajectory a person affected by HD may be to ensure the delivery of quality PCC.
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- Saadia Mahmood
- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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- Genomics Health Service Research Group, St. Michael's Hospital - Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Kılınç S, Erdem H, Healey R, Cole J. Finding meaning and purpose: a framework for the self-management of neurological conditions. Disabil Rehabil 2020; 44:219-230. [DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1764115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Stephanie Kılınç
- School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
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- School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
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- School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
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- Neuro Key (working title of the Tees Valley, Durham and North Yorkshire Neurological Alliance), Acklam Green Centre, Middlesbrough, UK
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Takeshima T, Wan Q, Zhang Y, Komori M, Stretton S, Rajan N, Treuer T, Ueda K. Prevalence, burden, and clinical management of migraine in China, Japan, and South Korea: a comprehensive review of the literature. J Headache Pain 2019; 20:111. [PMID: 31805851 PMCID: PMC6896325 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-019-1062-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The objective of this review was to determine the unmet needs for migraine in East Asian adults and children. METHODS We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE (January 1, 1988 to January 14, 2019). Studies reporting the prevalence, humanistic and economic burden, and clinical management of migraine in China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan), Japan, and South Korea were included. Studies conducted before 1988 (before the International Headache Society [IHS] first edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders) were not included. RESULTS We retrieved 1337 publications and 41 met the inclusion criteria (28 from China, 7 from Japan, and 6 from South Korea). The 1-year prevalence of migraine (IHS criteria) among adults ranged from 6.0% to 14.3%. Peak prevalence ranged from 11% to 20% for women and 3% to 8% for men (30- to 49-year-olds). For children, prevalence of migraine increased with age. Information on the economic burden and clinical management of migraine was limited, particularly for children. When reported, migraine was significantly associated with high levels of disability and negative effects on quality of life. Studies suggested low levels of disease awareness/diagnosis within each country. Of individuals with migraine from China, 52.9% to 68.6% had consulted a physician previously, 37.2% to 52.7% diagnosed with headache had not been diagnosed with migraine previously, and 13.5% to 18% had been diagnosed with migraine previously. Of individuals with migraine from Japan, 59.4% to 71.8% had never consulted a physician previously, 1.3% to 7.3% regularly consulted physicians for their headache, and only 11.6% of individuals with migraine were aware that they had migraine. In addition, studies suggested that over-the-counter medication use was high and prescription medication use was low in each country. CONCLUSIONS This review suggests that there are unmet needs for migraine in terms of sufficient and appropriate diagnosis, and better management and therapies for treatment of migraine in East Asia. The findings are limited by a lack of recent information and significant gaps in the literature. More recent, population-based studies assessing disease burden and clinical management of migraine are needed to confirm unmet needs for migraine across East Asia.
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- Takao Takeshima
- Department of Neurology, Headache Center, Tominaga Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Medicine Development Unit-Japan, Eli Lilly Japan K.K., 5-1-28, Isogamidori, chuo-ku, Kobe, 651-0086, Japan
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- GPORWE International, Lilly Hungaria Kft, Budapest, Hungary
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- Medicine Development Unit-Japan, Eli Lilly Japan K.K., 5-1-28, Isogamidori, chuo-ku, Kobe, 651-0086, Japan.
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Winberg C, Kylberg M, Pettersson C, Harnett T, Hedvall PO, Mattsson T, Månsson Lexell E. Feeling controlled or being in control? Apps for self-management among older people with neurological disability. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol 2019; 16:603-608. [PMID: 31711351 DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2019.1685017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this paper was to describe how people living with a neurological disability such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and stroke reason regarding using apps to facilitate self-management in everyday life. MATERIAL AND METHODS A qualitative research approach with a focus group methodology was used. The sample comprised 16 participants, 11 men and 5 women, with an average age of 64 years (ranging from 51-80 years). Six participants were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, six with Parkinson's disease and four with stroke. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis, which is a method for identifying, analyzing and reporting patterns. RESULTS The results formed two themes. The first theme "using apps to have control of my health" comprises two subthemes; "monitor and take responsibility for a healthy lifestyle" and "compensate to facilitate everyday life". The second theme "using the app as a tool and means for communication" also comprised two subthemes; "dare to trust the app" and "feeling safe when sharing information with health care professionals". CONCLUSIONS The use of apps put increased responsibility on the person and had the possibility to make them more involved in their own care. The use of an app can facilitate a healthy lifestyle and help to monitor disease-specific symptoms. In order to be able to use apps for communication with the health care sector legislation and safety issues need to be considered.Implications for rehabilitationApps can be used for self-management if they are safe and can be trusted.People with neurological disabilities want to be involved in their healthcare and needs to be addressed by health care professionals.The use of apps grasp over a wide variety of areas this is something that may be considered in health care and something that can be addressed by interdisciplinary approaches.Ordinary health-oriented apps and disease-specific apps were used differently and for different purposes.
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- C Winberg
- Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Department of School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- School of Social Work, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Design Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Law, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, Lund-Malmö, Sweden
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Audulv Å, Ghahari S, Kephart G, Warner G, Packer TL. The Taxonomy of Everyday Self-management Strategies (TEDSS): A framework derived from the literature and refined using empirical data. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2019; 102:367-375. [PMID: 30197252 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2018.08.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Revised: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To extend our understanding of self-management by using original data and a recent concept analysis to propose a unifying framework for self-management strategies. METHODS Longitudinal interview data with 117 people with neurological conditions were used to test a preliminary framework derived from the literature. Statements from the interviews were sorted according to the predefined categories of the preliminary framework to investigate the fit between the framework and the qualitative data. Data on frequencies of strategies complemented the qualitative analysis. RESULTS The Taxonomy of Every Day Self-management Strategies (TEDSS) Framework includes five Goal-oriented Domains (Internal, Social Interaction, Activities, Health Behaviour and Disease Controlling), and two additional Support-oriented Domains (Process and Resource). The Support-oriented Domain strategies (such as information seeking and health navigation) are not, in and of themselves, goal focused. Instead, they underlie and support the Goal-oriented Domain strategies. Together, the seven domains create a comprehensive and unified framework for understanding how people with neurological conditions self-manage all aspects of everyday life. CONCLUSIONS The resulting TEDSS Framework provides a taxonomy that has potential to resolve conceptual confusion within the field of self-management science. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS The TEDSS Framework may help to guide health service delivery and research.
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- Åsa Audulv
- Department of Nursing Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden.
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- School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Schools of Occupational Therapy and Health Administration, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Schools of Occupational Therapy and Health Administration, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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The structural and convergent validity of three commonly used measures of self-management in persons with neurological conditions. Qual Life Res 2018; 28:545-556. [PMID: 30390217 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-018-2036-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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PURPOSE Self-management ability is commonly assessed in chronic disease research and clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to assess the structural and convergent validity of three commonly used self-management outcome measures in a sample of persons with neurological conditions. METHODS We used data from a Canadian survey of persons with neurological conditions, which included three commonly used self-management measures: the Partners in Health Scale (PIH), the Patient Activation Measure (PAM), and the Self-Efficacy for Managing a Chronic Disease Scale (SEMCD). Confirmatory factor analysis was used to assess the structural and convergent validity of the three measures. RESULTS When treated as single-factor constructs, none of the measurement models provided a good fit to the data. A four-domain version of the PIH was the best fitting model. Confirmatory factor analysis suggests that the three tools measure different, but correlated constructs. CONCLUSIONS While the PAM, PIH and SEMCD scales are all used as measures of patient self-management, our study indicates that they measure different, but correlated latent variables. None, when treated as single, uni-dimensional construct, provides an acceptable fit to our data. This is probably because self-management is multi-dimensional, as is consistently shown by qualitative evidence. While these measures may provide reliable summative measures, multi-dimensional scales are needed for clinical use and more detailed research on self-management.
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Markovic G, Bartfai A, Ekholm J, Nilsson C, Schult ML, Löfgren M. Daily management of attention dysfunction two–four years after brain injury and early cognitive rehabilitation with attention process training: a qualitative study. Neuropsychol Rehabil 2018; 30:523-544. [DOI: 10.1080/09602011.2018.1482770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Gabriela Markovic
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Danderyd University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Danderyd University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Danderyd University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Danderyd University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Danderyd University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Objectives Chronic illness is known to disrupt and redirect the usual course of work trajectories. This article aims to portray the longitudinal course of negotiating work after multiple sclerosis. Methods Using therapy and personal journals to reconstruct memories and experience, an autoethnography is produced and narrated within Campbell's "Hero's Journey" automythology framework. Results The narrative highlights the intrasubjectivity of illness meaning-the changing internal meaning-making and external behavior and decision-making dynamics. The journey of being inhibited to "Work Right", to "Looking for the Right" and ultimately, finding "Right Work" is charted; portrayed as a bittersweet maneuver to achieve work-illness equilibrium. Discussion This journey traverses a spectrum of negative coping-the exhibition of deviant work behaviors, disengagement and depression; to recalibration and renewal; culminating in living the "new normal", and finding moral and meaningful work engagements. Life trajectories with chronic illness are often skewed and redirected; but longitudinal narratives of normalization and coping also highlight the pursuits to secure and maintain a life of meaning and value.
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Kulnik ST, Hollinshead L, Jones F. "I'm still me - I'm still here!" Understanding the person's sense of self in the provision of self-management support for people with progressive neurological long-term conditions. Disabil Rehabil 2018; 41:1296-1306. [PMID: 29320877 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2018.1424953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE There is increasing interest in tailoring self-management support, but little detail is available on the relevance and impact of such approaches for people with progressive neurological conditions. The aim of this study was to draw on individuals' experiences to inform the practice of self-management support for these groups. METHOD Community rehabilitation service users were purposively recruited and took part in in-depth qualitative interviews. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Data analysis was iterative and interpretative, taking a phenomenological approach. Strategies to enhance rigor were auditability, peer review, and researcher reflexivity. RESULTS The sample consisted of 10 adults (age 20-79 years) who were living with a range of progressive neurological conditions. Individuals demonstrated resourcefulness in developing practice-based self-management strategies. Beyond practical strategies, interviewees' experiences were signified by reflecting on and upholding a sense of identity and a desire for purpose against the background of losses and gains over time. Linking with this overarching theme of "Sense of self" were aspects of "My body and mind", "Time", "Space", "Relationships", and "What I do". CONCLUSIONS Self-management approaches for individuals with progressive neurological conditions will benefit from incorporating ways of recognizing, articulating, and supporting the person's sense of identity and purpose. Implications for rehabilitation Self-management approaches for people with progressive neurological conditions need to take account of individuals' wishes to contribute, connect with others, and be valued as a person. Person-centred self-management support can be realized through a broader approach than solely managing disease progression. The experiences and words of people with progressive neurological conditions can be used to inform meaningful evaluation of self-management support to drive service delivery by measuring what really matters. Rehabilitation practitioners need to adapt their conceptualisations of goal setting to account for how people with progressive neurological conditions themselves interpret "progress" and "improvement". Person-centred conversation that values who the person is can be an effective starting point for self-management interventions in people with progressive neurological conditions.
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- Stefan Tino Kulnik
- a Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education , Kingston University and St. George's, University of London , London , UK
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- a Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education , Kingston University and St. George's, University of London , London , UK.,b Bridges Self-Management Limited , London , UK
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- a Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education , Kingston University and St. George's, University of London , London , UK.,b Bridges Self-Management Limited , London , UK
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Parslow RM, Harris S, Broughton J, Alattas A, Crawley E, Haywood K, Shaw A. Children's experiences of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME): a systematic review and meta-ethnography of qualitative studies. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e012633. [PMID: 28087544 PMCID: PMC5253584 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Revised: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To synthesis the qualitative studies of children's experiences of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). DESIGN Systematic review and meta-ethnography. BACKGROUND CFS/ME is an important disabling illness, with uncertain cause and prognosis. As a result, children with CFS/ME can find themselves living with greater uncertainty and stigma, exacerbating the impact of the condition. There is a growing body of qualitative research in CFS/ME, yet there has been no attempt to systematically synthesis the studies involving children. METHODS Studies exploring the experiences of children diagnosed with CFS/ME, published or unpublished, using qualitative methods were eligible. MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO and CINAHL databases were searched as well as grey literature, reference lists and contacting authors. Quality assessment was done independently using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) checklist. Studies were synthesised using techniques of meta-ethnography. RESULTS Ten studies involving 82 children with CFS/ME aged 8-18 were included. Our synthesis describes four third-order constructs within children's experiences: (1) disruption and loss: physical, social and the self; (2) barriers to coping: suspension in uncertainty, problems with diagnosis and disbelief; (3) facilitators to coping: reducing uncertainty, credible illness narratives, diagnosis and supportive relationships and (4) hope, personal growth and recovery. CFS/ME introduces profound biographical disruption through its effects on children's ability to socialise, perform school and therefore how they see their future. Unfamiliarity of the condition, problems with diagnosis and felt stigma prevent children from forming a new illness identity. Children adopt coping strategies such as building credible explanations for their illness. CONCLUSIONS Physical, social, emotional and self-dimensions of life should be included when treating and measuring outcomes from healthcare in paediatric CFS/ME. There is a need for greater recognition and diagnosis of childhood CFS/ME, specialist advice on activity management and improved communication between health and education providers to help children cope with their condition.
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- Roxanne M Parslow
- Centre for Child and Adolescent Health, School of Social & Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Centre for Child and Adolescent Health, School of Social & Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Centre for Child and Adolescent Health, School of Social & Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Royal College of Nursing Research Institute, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Health Sciences, Coventry, UK
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- Centre for Primary Care Research, School of Social & Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Le Galès C, Bungener M. The family accompaniment of persons with dementia seen through the lens of the capability approach. DEMENTIA 2016; 18:55-79. [PMID: 27390172 DOI: 10.1177/1471301216657476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Using the capability approach initially developed by A Sen as a theoretical framework, this paper analyses both what people with dementia and their families do in response to difficulties in their daily life brought about by the disease, and the reasons they give for acting as they do. Individual and collective interviews and ethnographic observations with 15 persons with dementia and one or more of their family members were conducted. Follow-up interviews were possible for nine families. Results highlight a great diversity in ways of doing things and in accompaniment by family members. Daily adjustments are often hidden or minimized, at least at the onset of the dementia. Later, they become more frequent, repetitive and indispensable but remain influenced by the social and gender roles that existed prior to the illness. The inventiveness of families, in a context marked by various kinds of constraints, is primarily motivated by their desire to maintain the apparently intact abilities of the person with dementia but especially to preserve forms of liberty and what counted for the person, what that person valued before the disease. There are some ways of living with dementia, even when accompanied, which may long remain preferable to others, which better answer to the past and present aspirations of persons with dementia and the purposes of the accompanying persons. It is thus essential that health professionals, as well as society in general, recognize and address this issue.
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- Catherine Le Galès
- CERMES3, INSERM U 988, CNRS UMR 8211, EHESS, Paris Descartes University, France
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- CERMES3, INSERM U 988, CNRS UMR 8211, EHESS, Paris Descartes University, France
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I’m Losing the ‘Me’: Partners’ Experiences of Engagement with Parkinson's Health Professionals. BRAIN IMPAIR 2015. [DOI: 10.1017/brimp.2015.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Background: Partners of people with Parkinson's disease (PD) have first-hand knowledge relevant to the management of the person with Parkinson's (PwP). If captured, this knowledge may improve effective care for the PwP. However, there is a lack of research focusing primarily on partners’ experiences of engagement with health professionals working in PD (HPPs).Methods: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to investigate the meaning of partners’ experiences of engagement with HPPs. Semi-structured interviews with 15 partners of PwP provided primary data. Each interview was digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed for emerging themes.Results: Three themes emerged: (i) partners’ lack of entitlement for their own needs to be met; (ii) submersion of self in the partnership and (iii) health professionals as agents of support. Additionally, sub-themes were identified, such as barriers to feeling entitled, setting up a premise for entitlement, and lost identity. Together, these themes highlight the current lack of focus on the partners of PwP. A process model was developed to describe partners’ cyclic progression through the various stages of their experience, and in the process, identifying initiatives for intervention.Conclusion: Given a lack of focus on the needs of partners of PwP, these preliminary insights could inform the delivery of improved services that support partners. This will ultimately benefit the PwP.
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