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Extended Abstract
Introduction: Diabetes, as a chronic disease, is rapidly increasing in contemporary industrial societies. Some features of the modern industrial society, such as urbanization and inactivity, have directly contributed to the exacerbation of this disease. It is estimated that the number of people with diabetes will reach 1.3 billion in 2050 all over the world. This disease is also spreading rapidly in Iran and has become more widespread in modern Iranian society where urbanization and inactivity are swiftly on the rise. The extensive prevalence of diabetes in Iran on the one hand and the destructive consequences of this disease on the other hand have caused increased attention to it. The aim of this research is to study the lived experience of diabetic patients.
Method: This study was conducted within a framework of qualitative approach using Schutz phenomenological method. Accordingly, in-depth and sequential interviews were used as a tool to obtain descriptions of lived experiences. In total, 21 diabetic individuals living in Jahrom city were interviwed using purposive sampling method which lasted over eight months. The collected data were analyzed by means of Schutz method and were classified into first-order constructs, second-order constructs, and sorting.
Findings: Based on the results of the study, in health-oriented life, the findings included the main theme or categorization including self-care, sleep, weight control, physical health, sexual health, and mental health and 21 second-order constructs. In lifestyle, the findings included four main themes or categorizations including physical education, nutritional patterns, religious life, leisure life, and 17 second-order constructs. Finally, in psychological well-being, the findings included four main themes or categorizations including adaptive life, joyful life, attitude, hopeful life, and 17 second-order constructs. And finally, in the livelihood life, the findings included four main themes or categorizations including economic well-being, economic fluctuations, financial support, economic resilience, and nine second-order constructs.
Conclusion: According to the research findings, self-care, physical health, mental health, and sexual health play significant roles in the experience of a health-oriented life of diabetic patients. Leisure life, religious life, nutritional patterns, and physical education are important in the lifestyle of diabetic patients. Economic well-being, family well-being, consumerism, and material progress have an effect on the livelihood of diabetic patients. Finally, adaptive life, joyful life, attitude, and optimistic life are effective in the psychological well-being of diabetic patients in controlling the disease. This research clearly concludes that there are close connections between the industrial world and diabeties. |