Illness representations and coping strategies during exacerbation of COPD: A qualitative descriptive study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Chin
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Illness Representations ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Exacerbation Of Copd ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Nurse leader empowerment, challenges and coping strategies among nursing leaders in Pakistan: A qualitative descriptive study

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Saleema Gulzar ◽  
Zia Sultana ◽  
Alishah Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Nurse Leaders ◽  
Nursing Leaders ◽  
Nurse Leader ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
And Coping

Objective: Nursing is considered a growing profession worldwide, but nurses in developing world like Pakistan face challenges for their empowerment within and inter professions. The overwhelming feeling of being oppressed shatters nurses’ confidence and self-esteem and hinders their growth and development of the profession as well.Methods: To guide professional growth and empowerment of nursing in Pakistan, a qualitative descriptive study was aimed to discover challenges, strategies and outcomes of empowerment of nurse leaders in Pakistan. Twelve nurses serving as leaders in nursing organization of Pakistan, who fulfilled inclusive criteria were interviewed about their perception of the challenges, strategies and outcomes of empowerment for Pakistani nurses.Results and Conclusions: Nurses in Pakistan are facing great turbulence regarding their professional empowerment, but nursing leaders are striving hard at personal, institutional and government levels to help nurse understand the dynamics of challenges of empowerment and adopt appropriate strategies to attain and retain empowerment.

scholarly journals Social Support for People with Morbid Obesity in a Bariatric Surgery Programme: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6530
Author(s):  
María José Torrente-Sánchez ◽  
Manuel Ferrer-Márquez ◽  
Beatriz Estébanez-Ferrero ◽  
María del Mar Jiménez-Lasserrotte ◽  
Alicia Ruiz-Muelle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Morbid Obesity ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Formal Support ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
And Coping

Background—Morbid obesity (MO) is a chronic metabolic disease affecting physical, psychological and social wellbeing. Bariatric surgery is a reliable method for losing weight in the long term, improving the quality of life, body image and social life of people with MO. Current literature recognises the importance of social support in controlling weight and coping with MO. The objective of this study was to describe and understand experiences related to social support for patients with MO included in a bariatric surgery programme. Methods—A qualitative descriptive study, where data collection included thirty-one interviews with people diagnosed with MO involved in a bariatric surgery programme. Results—Three main themes emerged from the analysis: (1) accepting the problem in order to ask for help, (2) the need for close support and (3) professional support: opposing feelings. Conclusions—A partner, family and friends are the key pillars of social support for those with MO included in a bariatric surgery programme. Healthcare professionals gave formal support; the bariatric surgery team provided information, trust and assurance. Nurses provided healthcare 24 h a day, making them the main formal support for people in the bariatric surgery programme.

scholarly journals PERCEPTIONS OF THE MULTI-PROFESSIONAL TEAM GIVEN THE LEGAL INTERRUPTION OF PREGNANCY DUE TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jéssica Rodrigues Silveira ◽  
Margarete Maria de Lima ◽  
Roberta Costa ◽  
Judizeli Baigorria
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Southern Region ◽  
Ways Of Coping ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Specialized Services ◽  
And Coping

ABSTRACT Objective: to know the feelings and coping strategies used by the multi-professional team in relation to cases of legal interruption of pregnancy. Method: a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study, conducted with 21 professionals in a hospital in the Southern Region of Brazil in September and October 2018. The participants were selected by the snowball technique and answered semi-structured individual interviews. The data were analyzed according to Minayo's operative proposal. Results: two thematic categories were unveiled: feelings related to participation in the process of legal interruption of pregnancy and ways of coping and support service of the institution. The participants revealed feelings ranging from indifference to empathy, and that their main ways of coping are the search for specialized services, conversation groups, family and religion. Conclusion: it was observed that the cases assisted give rise to diverse feelings in the professionals and, according to reports, they do not receive any form of support from the institution to deal with them.

scholarly journals Illness Representations and Coping Strategies in Patients Treated with Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Baertschi ◽  
Nicolas Favez ◽  
João Flores Alves Dos Santos ◽  
Michalina Radomska ◽  
François Herrmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Deep Brain Stimulation ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Brain Stimulation ◽  
Illness Representations ◽  
Medical Procedure ◽  
Psychological Variables ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Deep Brain

There is a debate on possible alterations of self-identity following deep brain stimulation for neurological disorders including Parkinson’s disease. Among the psychological variables likely to undergo changes throughout such a medical procedure, illness representations and coping strategies have not been the target of much research to this day. In order to remedy this, we investigated the dynamics of illness representations and coping strategies in an 18-month longitudinal study involving 45 patients undergoing deep brain stimulation for idiopathic Parkinson’s disease. Two research hypotheses were formulated and investigated through repeated measures of ANOVAs and structural equation modelling with full information maximum likelihood and Bayesian estimations. Representations of Parkinson’s disease as a cyclical condition and perception of control over the disease diminished after surgery. Use of instrumental coping strategies was not modified after deep brain stimulation. These changes were identified by SEM but not ANOVAs; their magnitude was nevertheless relatively small, implying general stability in representations. These findings suggest that psychological variables do not undergo major changes after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease.

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