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Meanings of Health for Iranian Diabetic Patients: A qualitative study
INTRODUCTION: Health is an exclusive and subjective phenomenon, and one of the most important situations with regard to perception of health, arises when patients suffer from a chronic disease. This study was conducted within the qualitative research framework and aimed to explore the meanings of he...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5074748/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27790342 http://dx.doi.org/10.19082/2904 |
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author | Moridi, Golrokh Valiee, Sina Nasrabadi, Alireza Nikbakht Nasab, Golnaz Esmaeil Khaledi, Shahnaz |
author_facet | Moridi, Golrokh Valiee, Sina Nasrabadi, Alireza Nikbakht Nasab, Golnaz Esmaeil Khaledi, Shahnaz |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Health is an exclusive and subjective phenomenon, and one of the most important situations with regard to perception of health, arises when patients suffer from a chronic disease. This study was conducted within the qualitative research framework and aimed to explore the meanings of health as perceived by a group of Iranian diabetic patients. METHODS: A descriptive qualitative analysis design was used. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 20 participants among diabetic patients, who were admitted to the diabetes care centre of Tohid Hospital of the Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran during a ten-month period in 2014. Interviews were transcribed and analysed through conventional content analysis. RESULTS: Based on the findings of the study, three major health-related themes emerged: 1) the syndrome of the healthy body and the happy heart (physical well-being vivacity, satisfaction, and calmness of the mind), 2) life without compulsory limitations (lack of dietary limitations, No activity limitations, lack of social limitations), and 3) exalted spirituality (satisfying self and others, trusting God, remembering God). CONCLUSION: Health care providers should consider the meaning of health in special groups, chiefly in patients with chronic diseases. It facilitates the development of appropriate programmes to improve desirable health levels among diabetic patients. |
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spelling | pubmed-50747482016-10-27 Meanings of Health for Iranian Diabetic Patients: A qualitative study Moridi, Golrokh Valiee, Sina Nasrabadi, Alireza Nikbakht Nasab, Golnaz Esmaeil Khaledi, Shahnaz Electron Physician Original Article INTRODUCTION: Health is an exclusive and subjective phenomenon, and one of the most important situations with regard to perception of health, arises when patients suffer from a chronic disease. This study was conducted within the qualitative research framework and aimed to explore the meanings of health as perceived by a group of Iranian diabetic patients. METHODS: A descriptive qualitative analysis design was used. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 20 participants among diabetic patients, who were admitted to the diabetes care centre of Tohid Hospital of the Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran during a ten-month period in 2014. Interviews were transcribed and analysed through conventional content analysis. RESULTS: Based on the findings of the study, three major health-related themes emerged: 1) the syndrome of the healthy body and the happy heart (physical well-being vivacity, satisfaction, and calmness of the mind), 2) life without compulsory limitations (lack of dietary limitations, No activity limitations, lack of social limitations), and 3) exalted spirituality (satisfying self and others, trusting God, remembering God). CONCLUSION: Health care providers should consider the meaning of health in special groups, chiefly in patients with chronic diseases. It facilitates the development of appropriate programmes to improve desirable health levels among diabetic patients. Electronic physician 2016-09-20 /pmc/articles/PMC5074748/ /pubmed/27790342 http://dx.doi.org/10.19082/2904 Text en © 2016 The Authors This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) , which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Moridi, Golrokh Valiee, Sina Nasrabadi, Alireza Nikbakht Nasab, Golnaz Esmaeil Khaledi, Shahnaz Meanings of Health for Iranian Diabetic Patients: A qualitative study |
title | Meanings of Health for Iranian Diabetic Patients: A qualitative study |
title_full | Meanings of Health for Iranian Diabetic Patients: A qualitative study |
title_fullStr | Meanings of Health for Iranian Diabetic Patients: A qualitative study |
title_full_unstemmed | Meanings of Health for Iranian Diabetic Patients: A qualitative study |
title_short | Meanings of Health for Iranian Diabetic Patients: A qualitative study |
title_sort | meanings of health for iranian diabetic patients: a qualitative study |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5074748/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27790342 http://dx.doi.org/10.19082/2904 |
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