What is it about?
The experience of living with a chronic disease, major illness or injury was explored. Consistent themes occurring in other studies in the field were identified to add to our understanding of the experience. The process of adjusting adapting how one engaged in meaningful and purposeful activities and re-established an identity separate to their condition. An important aspect of adjustment was become motivated, confident and competent.
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Why is it important?
Understanding the personal experience of adjusting in the face of illness and injury, can help service providers deliver client-centred services, and enable friends and family to know how best to support individuals on this journey.
Perspectives
Qualitative studies exploring patient experience are important to guide our services and identify areas to focus positivist research to ensure we address the issues of most importance to the individuals themselves. As this body of this research is building, it was timely to synthesise our current understanding to move to a higher level theoretical framework from which to understand adjustment to illness and injury.
Kim Walder
Griffith University
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This page is a summary of: Occupational adaptation and identity reconstruction: A grounded theory synthesis of qualitative studies exploring adults’ experiences of adjustment to chronic disease, major illness or injury, Journal of Occupational Science, January 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/14427591.2016.1269240.
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