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Exploring the Lived Experience of Diabetes among Diabetic Patients: A Phenomenological Study

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology and Social Planning, Faculty of Economics, Management and Social Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Planning, Faculty of Economics, Management and Social Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Social Planning, Faculty of Economics, Management and Social Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

10.30476/smsj.2024.101458.1486

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetes is a condition that affects patients in different physical, mental, and social dimensions. This study aimed to explore the life experience of diabetes among diabetic patients.
Methods: This research was conducted with a qualitative approach and using Schutz’s phenomenological method. Accordingly, the researchers used in-depth and consecutive interviews as a tool to get descriptions of lived experiences. The purposeful sampling method was used, and a total of 21 diabetics living in Jahrom were studied for 8 months. The collected data were analyzed using the Schutz method and classified as first-order constructs, second-order constructs, and sorting.
Results: In the health-oriented bio, the findings included the analysis of the main theme (categorization) of self-care, insomnia, diabetes, weight fluctuation, physical difficulties, impotence, and mental disorders, as well as 21 second-order constructs. In lifestyle, the findings included four main themes (categorization) of physical education, nutrition patterns, spiritual life, leisure life, and 17 second-order constructs. The perceived meaning of diabetes also included seven second-order constructs, including hyperglycemia, stress and diabetes, diabetes and genetics, insulin hormone, pancreas, hormones, death anxiety, and panic management.
Conclusion: It seems that self-care, physical problems, mental disorders, and sexual impotence played important roles in the health-oriented life experience of diabetic patients, and leisure life, spiritual life, patterns of nutrition, and physical training had a crucial role in the lifestyle of diabetic patients, as well as the perceived meaning of diabetes in controlling the disease.

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Sadra Medical Journal
Volume 12, Issue 4
October 2024
Pages 459-479
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