RESUMO
This phenomenological study provides an in-depth understanding of the lived experiences of Muslim persons with diabetes during Ramadan. The findings facilitate health professionals' knowledge of the unique needs of these clients during this time. van Manen's (1990) and Hycner's (1985) analytical methods assisted in producing the themes: knowing and understanding - being in harmony with the body, knowing its capabilities and limitations and its response to change; controlling - being in charge of diabetes during Ramadan; accepting and recognising - acknowledging diabetes and its impact on fasting during Ramadan; and faith and belief - the courage of conviction.
Assuntos
Comportamento Ritualístico , Diabetes Mellitus/etnologia , Jejum , Islamismo , Religião e Medicina , Competência Cultural , Diabetes Mellitus/enfermagem , Jejum/efeitos adversos , Jejum/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Islamismo/psicologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Relações Metafísicas Mente-Corpo , Narração , Pesquisa Qualitativa , Austrália do SulRESUMO
Chronic conditions place a significant burden on the Australian health care system, and this burden continues to increase. This literature review examines the concepts of chronic illness and chronic condition self-management (CCSM), particularly in the context of asthma. It explores the implementation of, and barriers to, CCSM in the modern health care system with a focus on CCSM in children and adolescents, and the differences that need to be recognized when dealing with Indigenous Australian children.