Engelsk titel: Patients` with Parkinson disease and their families` experience and coping of their situation
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Författare:
Widerfors G
;
Birgersson AM
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 18
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 00087865
Sammanfattning
Parkinson´s disease is a chronical
neurological disease. The prevalence
of Parkinson´s disease is
increasing as a result of the
increasing number of elderly. The
aim of this study was to investigate
in what way the Parkinson´s
disease affects the person’s with
the disease and their next-of-kin
and how they handle their situation.
The method used has a qualitative
approach. Data has been
collected from seven persons with
Parkinson’s disease and six nextof-kin.
The present study showed
the time before the diagnose, the
time for the diagnose, the time
after the diagnose, the situation
today and in the future. The patients
and their next-of-kin experiences
were expressed as denying
or accepting, fear or relief, negative
or positive self-esteem,
dependence or independence,
anxiety or confidence. The study
also showed that the length and
the phase of the Parkinson’s disease
influenced both the persons
with Parkinson’s disease and
their next-of-kin experiences of
the situations. It is important to
understand the experiences of the
affects in order to be able to meet
their needs.