‘It's just part of the disease’: a qualitative study exploring help-seeking behaviours for fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease
| Autor: | Doireann Ni Dhalaigh, Dawn Farrell, Anna Marie Greaney |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Advanced and Specialized Nursing
business.industry Theory of planned behavior Disease medicine.disease Inflammatory bowel disease Help-seeking 03 medical and health sciences Medical–Surgical Nursing 0302 clinical medicine medicine 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology 030212 general & internal medicine business Clinical psychology Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Gastrointestinal Nursing. 19:40-48 |
| ISSN: | 2052-2835 1479-5248 |
| DOI: | 10.12968/gasn.2021.19.5.40 |
| Popis: | Background: Fatigue is the most burdensome aspect of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Despite this, people tend not to discuss fatigue or seek help. Aims: To uncover the reasons people do or do not seek help for fatigue in IBD. Methods: A qualitative approach was employed, underpinned by the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Semi-structured interview questions were posed to a voluntary sample of 12 participants with self-reported diagnosis of IBD fatigue, recruited from the Irish Society of Colitis and Crohn's. The sample included individuals who had and had not sought help in the past. Findings: The availability of management options, symptom perception, symptom impact, knowledge of sources of help and inferiority of fatigue as a symptom can influence help-seeking behaviour. Fatigue is viewed as inferior to other symptoms of IBD, which influences help-seeking behaviour and help-seeking experiences. Conclusions: Health professionals can increase help-seeking by informing patients about the symptom and identifying a specific source of help for fatigue. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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