Discovering aspects of health-experiences of a web-based health diary among adults with primary immunodeficiency.
Nurs Open
; 5(4): 642-648, 2018 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
Advances in technology generate new opportunities to develop e-health tools to help individuals in self-management by assessing symptoms of illness and its relation to treatments. Self-management is central when living with primary immunodeficiency diseases. The aim was to explore the experiences of people living with primary immunodeficiency, who used a pilot version of the web-based health diary.DESIGN:
Explorative design.METHODS:
In total, 16 participants (median age 59) attended one of three focus groups. Inductive content analysis was used.RESULTS:
The participants could be encouraged to discover aspects of their health by contributing to documentation which could support the health concept. A greater understanding about their own health and communicating with healthcare professionals during encounters was expressed. The web-based health diary is a helpful tool to discover aspects of health that affects the individuals' life situation and assists the self-management of a long-term condition such as immunodeficiency.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
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En
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Nurs Open
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2018
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Article