Patients' Explanatory Models about drug-resistant epilepsy in Argentina. A thematic analysis.

Autor: Sarudiansky M; National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina, University of Buenos Aires, School of Psychology, Argentina. Electronic address: msarudiansky@conicet.gov.ar., Lanzillotti AI; National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina, University of Buenos Aires, School of Psychology, Argentina., Oddo S; Neurosciences and Complex Systems Unit (EnyS), CONICET, El Cruce Hospital 'Nestor Kirchner', Universidad National Arturo Jauretche (UNAJ)., Kochen S; Neurosciences and Complex Systems Unit (EnyS), CONICET, El Cruce Hospital 'Nestor Kirchner', Universidad National Arturo Jauretche (UNAJ)., D'Alessio L; Cell Biology and Neuroscience Institute (IBCN), National Scientifid ans Technical Research Council, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina., Pablo Korman G; National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina, University of Buenos Aires, School of Psychology, Argentina.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Seizure [Seizure] 2021 Oct; Vol. 91, pp. 409-416. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 11.
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.07.008
Abstrakt: Objective: The aim of this study is to explore explanatory models (EM) about epilepsy in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Design: A qualitative approach gathered data through semi-structured interviews, oriented to gain an in-depth and contextual understanding of EM about epilepsy of patients with DRE. Data collection and analysis were followed by an inductive and interpretive approach informed by the principles of thematic analysis.
Results: 75 patients from two public hospitals participated. Emerging codes were grouped into three categories: Biomedical EM, Psychosocial EM, and Traditional EM. Also, factors that trigger or increase the frequency of seizures were reported.
Conclusions: Patients' EM regarding epilepsy are complex, as biological, psychological, and supernatural aspects intertwine. EM represent a method of understanding the way people explain, recognize, and act in relation to a medical condition. Since patients' beliefs regarding their illness are related to mental disorders, and quality of life, EM could shed light on the real impact of illness in the life of people, and, in turn, guide those intervention strategies to the patients' subjectivity, in order to improve the treatment compliance, reduce distress, and improve health-related quality of life, among other aspects.
(Copyright © 2021 British Epilepsy Association. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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