Young women with type 1 diabetes' management of turning points and transitions
Rasmussen, Bodil, O`Connell, Beverly, Dunning, Trisha and Cox, Helen 2007, Young women with type 1 diabetes' management of turning points and transitions, Qualitative health research, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 300-310, doi: 10.1177/1049732306298631.
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Young women with type 1 diabetes' management of turning points and transitions
The authors used grounded theory to explore and develop a substantive theory to explain how 20 young women with type 1 diabetes managed their lives when facing turning points and undergoing transitions. The women experienced a basic social problem: being in the grip of blood glucose levels (BGLs), which consisted of three categories: (a) the impact of being susceptible to fluctuating BGLs, (b) the responses of other people to the individual woman’s diabetes, and (c) the impact of the individual women’s diabetes on other people’s lives. The women used a basic social process to overcome the basic social problem by creating stability, which involved using three interconnected subprocesses: forming meaningful relationships, enhancing attentiveness to blood glucose levels, and putting things in perspective. Insights into the processes and strategies used by the women have important implications for provision of care and service delivery.
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