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: Vuxna personers upplevelser av att leva med typ 1 diabetes: En litteraturöversikt

Abstract

Background: Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease that nearly 57,000 people in Sweden live with. The disease requires daily self-care measures to regulate blood sugar levels. Living with a chronic illness often entails major changes in daily life that the person must learn to live with. In order for healthcare professionals to be able to provide good, individualized care to these people, they must have insight into what it is like to live with the disease.
Aim: To describe adults' experiences of living with type 1 diabetes.
Method: General literature review based on 14 qualitative scientific articles. Systematic database searches were conducted in CINAHL Complete, PubMed and PsycINFO. All included articles were reviewed using HKR:s review template for qualitative studies. Analysis was carried out in accordance with Friberg's five-step model.
Results: The analysis resulted in four main categories; having to live and deal with the disease every minute, feeling alienated, the importance of support and the role of the disease for personal development. Two of the categories have three subcategories each.
Discussion: The method is discussed based on Shenton's four credibility concepts. From the results, three central findings are discussed; never being able to stop thinking about the disease because of fears, that people with type 1 diabetes hide their disease and the importance of support from health care. The findings are discussed based on the ethics of consequence and Antonovsky's model KASAM. One of the findings is also linked to the global goals for sustainable development.

Date of Award	2022-Dec
Original language	Swedish
Supervisor	Elisabeth Ekberg (Supervisor) & Gerth Hedov (Examiner)