Andersson Susanne, Ekman Inger, Lindblad Ulf, Friberg Febe
Institute of Health and Care Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 457, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Nurs Res Pract. 2011;2011:937038. doi: 10.1155/2011/937038. Epub 2011 Jul 12.
The aim of the study was to identify symptoms in people with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and describe their experiences of living with the symptoms which they related to their condition. Twenty-one participants, from a cross-sectional population-based study, diagnosed as having IGT, were invited for an interview. The interviews were analyzed in two phases by means of a manifest and latent content analysis. The narratives included seven categories of symptoms (and more than 25 different symptoms) presented by the respondents. This study shows that symptoms such as the patient's own interpretation of different perceptions in the body must be considered, as well as signs and/or objective observations. Symptoms ought to be seen as complementary components in the health encounter and health conversation. The results of this study indicate that health professionals should increase their awareness of the balance between the implicit and the explicit bodily sensations that individuals communicate. Further studies are needed.
该研究的目的是识别糖耐量受损（IGT）人群的症状，并描述他们与自身病情相关的症状体验。从一项基于人群的横断面研究中邀请了21名被诊断为患有IGT的参与者进行访谈。通过显性和隐性内容分析分两个阶段对访谈进行了分析。受访者讲述的症状包括七类（以及超过25种不同症状）。本研究表明，必须考虑诸如患者对身体不同感觉的自身解读等症状，以及体征和/或客观观察结果。症状应被视为健康问诊和健康对话中的补充要素。本研究结果表明，卫生专业人员应提高对个体所传达的隐性和显性身体感觉之间平衡的认识。还需要进一步的研究。
