Habte, Bruck Messele (2017) Illness and Treatment Experiences of Adult Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Urban and Peri-Urban of Central Ethiopia – A Qualitative Study. PhD thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Background: Type 2 diabetes, which is increasing as a public health problem in the low resource settings of Africa has been associated with the high prevalence of micro-vascular complications and increasing levels of macro-vascular complications. There is evidence from the developed world that understanding patient perceptions of chronic illness is important to design effective strategies for helping patients manage these conditions. This study utilized Kleinman’s model to explore the illness perceptions of type 2 diabetes patients attending treatment in Addis Ababa and Butajira (Ethiopia) and better understand how they manage their illness. Design: Qualitative interviews were conducted to elicit the explanatory models of purposively sampled type 2 dia- betes patients attending treatment in three hospitals in central Ethiopia until saturation of key emerging themes was achieved. Analysis of interview transcripts was guided by Kleinman’s model. Results: A total of 39 participants, 24 from Addis Ababa and the rest from Butajira took part in the study. This study revealed that patients’ explanatory models were informed by both the traditional and biomedical models with emotional distress evident in some of the participants. The traditional model seemed to reflect the strong religious and cultural influences for the majority of study participants. The findings also revealed that symptoms played significant roles in how patients viewed their illness including assessment of its severity. Most were uncertain about the cause of their illness, with those expressing certainty citing factors over which they believed they had little or no control. This may have contributed to the perceptions about the use of religious healing and traditional medicines in a complementary or alternative manner to the biomedical regimen which could affect their adherence to recommended regimens and their health outcomes. Conclusion: This study suggests the need for a strong diabetes care program that is sensitive to patients’ experiences of their illness including emotional distress. Individuals providing the diabetes care should consider local and indi- vidual contexts and strive to make their approach patient-centered and engage active participation of patients. There appears to be a need for better training of health providers in different areas including health communications and the fundamentals of mental healthcare.
| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Type 2 diabetes, Explanatory models, Kleinman’s model, Ethiopia, Qualitative research, Addis Ababa, Butajira |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Vincent Mpoza |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Oct 2018 12:01 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Oct 2018 12:01 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/6709 |
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