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Patienters upplevelse av egenvård vid typ 2 diabetes mellitus: En litteraturstudie
Swedish Red Cross University.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is one of the most common diseases globally and in Sweden. It is a chronic lifestyle disorder that requires self-care management. Self-care means that patients are responsible for managing their disease. Research shows that compliance with type 2 diabetes can be challenging. Purpose: The purpose was to describe patients' experiences with self-care in type 2 diabetes mellitus Method: A general literature review consisting of twelve qualitative scientific articles. The thematic analysis applied in the article analysis Results: Two identified themes: Living with type 2 diabetes mellitus with subthemes: Emotions associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus and lifestyle change. The other theme was patients' self-care experience for type 2 diabetes mellitus with subthemes: motivation, social support, knowledge, and counseling. Patients living with type 2 diabetes generally had positive self-care experiences in type 2 diabetes. Conclusion: Patients had different experiences of self-care in type 2 diabetes. Education contributed to increased knowledge about self-care for type 2 diabetes. By highlighting patients' experiences within diabetes care, healthcare professionals get the opportunity to improve the quality of care. 

Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Typ 2 diabetes mellitus är en av de vanligaste folksjukdomarna globalt och i Sverige. Det är en kronisk livsstilssjukdom som kräver egenvårdshantering. Med egenvård menas att patienteransvarar för hantering av sin sjukdom. Forskningen visar att följsamhet vid typ 2 diabetes kan vara svårt Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva patienters upplevelse av egenvård vid typ 2 diabetes mellitus Metod: En allmän litteraturöversikt som består av tolv kvalitativa vetenskapliga artiklar. Tematiskanalys användes vid analyseringen av artiklar. Resultat: Två tema identifierades: Att leva med typ 2 diabetes mellitus och subteman: Känslor som uppstår i samband med typ 2 diabetes mellitus och livsstilsförändring. Den andra tema: upplevelser av egenvård vid typ 2 diabetes mellitus och har subtema: motivation, socialstöd, kunskap och rådgivning. Patienter som lever med typ 2 diabetes hade överlag positiva upplevelser av egenvård vid typ 2 diabetes Slutsats: patienter hade olika upplevelser av egenvård vid typ 2 diabetes. Utbildningar bidrog till ökad kunskap om egenvård avtyp 2 diabetes. Genom att belysa patienters upplevelser inom diabetesvård, får vårdpersonalen möjligheten att öka kvalitet i omvårdnaden.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 21
Keywords [en]
Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Self-care, Patient experiences, Nursing care, Diabetes education
Keywords [sv]
Typ 2 diabetes mellitus, egenvård, patienters upplevelser, omvårdnad, personcentrared vård, diabetesutbildningar
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URN: urn:nbn:se:rkh:diva-4265OAI: oai:DiVA.org:rkh-4265DiVA, id: diva2:1659490
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Undergraduate Nursing Program
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Available from: 2022-05-20 Created: 2022-05-19 Last updated: 2025-09-15Bibliographically approved

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