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Personal strengths reported by people with chronic illness: A qualitative study

BACKGROUND: Self‐management of chronic illness can be highly demanding and people need to mobilize their personal strengths to live well with their condition. More knowledge is needed about how people with chronic illness perceive and use their personal strengths as a basis for better integrating em...

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Autores principales: Kristjansdottir, Olöf Birna, Stenberg, Una, Mirkovic, Jelena, Krogseth, Tonje, Ljoså, Tone Marte, Stange, Kurt C., Ruland, Cornelia M.
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Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6117496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29478260
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex.12674
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author Kristjansdottir, Olöf Birna
Stenberg, Una
Mirkovic, Jelena
Krogseth, Tonje
Ljoså, Tone Marte
Stange, Kurt C.
Ruland, Cornelia M.
author_facet Kristjansdottir, Olöf Birna
Stenberg, Una
Mirkovic, Jelena
Krogseth, Tonje
Ljoså, Tone Marte
Stange, Kurt C.
Ruland, Cornelia M.
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description BACKGROUND: Self‐management of chronic illness can be highly demanding and people need to mobilize their personal strengths to live well with their condition. More knowledge is needed about how people with chronic illness perceive and use their personal strengths as a basis for better integrating empowering person‐centred approaches into health care. OBJECTIVE: To explore what people with chronic illness describe as their strengths relevant to their health and well‐being. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Thirty‐nine participants (11 men) from 4 outpatient self‐management programmes were recruited to individual or group interviews. Participants included patients with chronic respiratory disease (n = 7), chronic pain (n = 18) and morbid obesity (n = 14). Interviews were analysed using content analysis. RESULTS: A number of personal strengths were reported and categorized into 3 domains: (i) Internal strengths, (ii) External strengths and (iii) Self‐management strategies. Internal strengths included being persistent, having a positive outlook, being kind and caring, experiencing positive emotions, being kind towards oneself, reconciling oneself with the situation, having courage and having knowledge and insight. External strengths included support from family, friends, peers and health‐care providers. Self‐management strategies included being active, planning and prioritizing, reducing stress, goal setting and seeking knowledge and help. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The study provides insights into personal strengths as reported by people with chronic illness. The results complement prior findings on strengths in people with health challenges and can aid in incorporating person‐centred approaches into health care.
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spelling pubmed-61174962018-09-05 Personal strengths reported by people with chronic illness: A qualitative study Kristjansdottir, Olöf Birna Stenberg, Una Mirkovic, Jelena Krogseth, Tonje Ljoså, Tone Marte Stange, Kurt C. Ruland, Cornelia M. Health Expect Original Research Papers BACKGROUND: Self‐management of chronic illness can be highly demanding and people need to mobilize their personal strengths to live well with their condition. More knowledge is needed about how people with chronic illness perceive and use their personal strengths as a basis for better integrating empowering person‐centred approaches into health care. OBJECTIVE: To explore what people with chronic illness describe as their strengths relevant to their health and well‐being. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Thirty‐nine participants (11 men) from 4 outpatient self‐management programmes were recruited to individual or group interviews. Participants included patients with chronic respiratory disease (n = 7), chronic pain (n = 18) and morbid obesity (n = 14). Interviews were analysed using content analysis. RESULTS: A number of personal strengths were reported and categorized into 3 domains: (i) Internal strengths, (ii) External strengths and (iii) Self‐management strategies. Internal strengths included being persistent, having a positive outlook, being kind and caring, experiencing positive emotions, being kind towards oneself, reconciling oneself with the situation, having courage and having knowledge and insight. External strengths included support from family, friends, peers and health‐care providers. Self‐management strategies included being active, planning and prioritizing, reducing stress, goal setting and seeking knowledge and help. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The study provides insights into personal strengths as reported by people with chronic illness. The results complement prior findings on strengths in people with health challenges and can aid in incorporating person‐centred approaches into health care. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018-02-25 2018-08 /pmc/articles/PMC6117496/ /pubmed/29478260 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex.12674 Text en © 2018 The Authors Health Expectations published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Mirkovic, Jelena
Krogseth, Tonje
Ljoså, Tone Marte
Stange, Kurt C.
Ruland, Cornelia M.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6117496/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex.12674
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