Body and Corporality in adolescents and young adults with spinal cord injury.
| Autor: | Duarte Torres DM; Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Bogotá, Colombia., Torres Bolaños YM; Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Bogotá, Colombia., Moreno Fergusson ME; University of La Sabana, Chía, Colombia. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Investigacion y educacion en enfermeria [Invest Educ Enferm] 2016 Apr; Vol. 34 (1), pp. 84-93. |
| DOI: | 10.17533/udea.iee.v34n1a10 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: To describe the meaning given by adolescents and young adults to the changes in their bodies and corporality after a spinal cord injury. Methods: Qualitative study based on symbolic interactionism in which 12 adolescents and young adults, who had suffered spinal cord injury 6 months or more before, participated. The information was recollected through a series of in-depth interviews and field journals. The guidelines proposed by Corbin and Strauss were followed for the process of codification and categorization of the data. Results: Four categories were identified that describe the meanings given by participants to the changes in their bodies and corporality: Transformation of self-image, living with contradictions in the relationships with others, withstanding the burden of a disability and adapting to the new conditions. Conclusion: The results allow for the comprehension of the meanings that are given by the people who have suffered a spinal cord lesion to their situation. This will in turn open the possibility of offering these people a better individual nursing care that focuses more on the particular needs, so that both they and their families can be helped on their way to adaptation to the new situation. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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