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Personers upplevelser av att leva med diabetes typ 2: en litteraturöversikt
Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Department of Health Care Sciences.
Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Department of Health Care Sciences.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
People’s experiences of living with type 2 diabetes : a literature review (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Diabetes typ 2 är en sjukdom som ökar världen över. Största orsaken till att diabetes typ 2 ökar beror på fetma hos befolkningen. Diabetes typ 2 är en kronisk sjukdom som inte går att bota och behandlas i först hand med livsstilsförändringar såsom goda kostvanor och regelbunden fysisk aktivitet. 

Syfte: Att beskriva personers upplevelser av att leva med diabetes typ 2.

Metod: En litteraturöversikt valdes som metod där tio kvalitativa vetenskapliga originalartiklar inkluderades i resultatet. Litteratursökningen genomfördes i databaserna Cinahl Complete och PubMed. Artiklarna analyserades med hjälp av Fribergs (2017) fyra steg. 

Resultat: Ur resultatet framkom fyra teman: känslomässig påverkan, begränsningar i vardagslivet, förnekelse eller acceptans och vikten av information. 

Slutsats: Personerna upplevde svårigheter med att leva med diabetes typ 2. Det underlättade för personer att få stöd och information av sjuksköterskan vilket gav dem motivation till att främja deras hälsa genom livsstilsförändringar. 

Abstract [en]

Background: Type 2 diabetes is a disease that is on the rise worldwide. The main reason for the increase in type 2 diabetes is due to obesity in the population. Type 2 diabetes is a chronic that cannot be cured and is treated primarily with lifestyle changes such as good diet and physical activity.

Aim: To describe people’s experiences of living with type 2 diabetes.

Method: A literature review was chosen where ten qualitative scientific original articles were included in the results. The literature search was performed in the databases Cinahl Complete and Pubmed. The articles were analyzed with the help of Fribergs (2017) four steps.

Results: The results revealed four themes: emotional impact, limitation in everyday life, denial and acceptance, the importance of information.

Conclusion: The people experienced difficulties in living with type 2 diabetes. It made it easier for the people to get support and information from the nurse, which gave them motivation to promote their health through lifestyle changes. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 34
Keywords [en]
Diabetes mellitus type 2, People’s, Experiences
Keywords [sv]
Diabetes mellitus typ 2, Personer, Upplevelser
National Category
Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-8753OAI: oai:DiVA.org:esh-8753DiVA, id: diva2:1544300
Educational program
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Uppsok
Medicine
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Available from: 2021-04-15 Created: 2021-04-14 Last updated: 2021-04-15Bibliographically approved

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