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Rearranging Everyday Lives among People with Type 2 Diabetes in Korea

Myungsun Yi1, Moonhee Koh2, Haeng-Mi Son3
Korean Journal of Adult Nursing 2014;26(6):703-711.
Published online: December 31, 2014

1College of Nursing, The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul

2Department of Nursing, Chodang University, Muan

3Department of Nursing, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Korea

Corresponding author: Son, Haeng-Mi Department of Nursing, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan 680-749, Korea. Tel: +82-52-259-1239, Fax: +82-52-259-1236, E-mail: sonhm@mail.ulsan.ac.kr
• Received: August 30, 2014   • Accepted: November 28, 2014

Copyright © 2014 Korean Society of Adult Nursing

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  • Purpose
    The purpose of the study was to understand what are the experiences and management of type 2 diabetes in everyday lives among Korean people.
  • Methods
    A grounded theory method was utilized to explore how people with type 2 diabetes to experience and manage their disease under the Korean sociocultural context. The data were collected via narrative in-depth interviews with 21 people with type 2 diabetes during 2010-2011 and all interviews were transcribed for verbatim analysis.
  • Results
    The core category was ‘Rearranging everyday lives by accepting diabetes as lifelong annoying companion.’ Four stages were identified: ignoring; struggling compromising and conciliating. Each stage illustrates major problems and/or strategies that the participants face in dealing with diabetes. The process illustrates the transference from their ordinary life, in which diabetes or health was ignored, to the health-oriented life, within which diabetes is integrated into their lives. The most difficult barriers they faced in everyday lives include social stigma of diabetes and collectivistic culture in Korea. Within the culture, the group goals are concerned over individual ones, making it harder for the participants to take care of their own health.
  • Conclusion
    The findings of the study imply that health care professionals may consider the influence of social stigma in caring diabetic patients. Also, the intervention study is warranted to educate Korean people with diabetes to get aware of the sociocultural context and stigma as well as personal difficulties in self-caring diabetes.
  • Key Words: Experience; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Self-Management; Qualitative research
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