Kintner E
University of Arizona College of Nursing, Tucson, USA.
J Asthma. 1997;34(6):547-61. doi: 10.3109/02770909709055399.
Health care team members in the clinical setting frequently comment that if adolescents would just accept their asthma and the need for continued treatment they would not experience so many problems. A review of the literature reveals researchers have not explored the process of acceptance or what effect acceptance may have in the lives of adolescents experiencing asthma. The purpose of this study was to identify the essential structure of the process of acceptance of chronic illness by adolescents experiencing asthma/reactive airway disease. Phenomenological design, method, and analysis within a life-span developmental framework guided this study. The sample consisted of 6 adolescents diagnosed with asthma who were identified by health care professionals as verbalizing and demonstrating acceptance of their chronic illness. The results have implications for diagnosing lack of acceptance and developing and testing interventions to facilitate acceptance.
临床环境中的医疗团队成员经常评论说，如果青少年能接受自己的哮喘以及持续治疗的必要性，他们就不会经历这么多问题。对文献的回顾显示，研究人员尚未探讨接受过程，也未探究接受对患有哮喘的青少年生活可能产生的影响。本研究的目的是确定患有哮喘/反应性气道疾病的青少年接受慢性病过程的基本结构。本研究以毕生发展框架内的现象学设计、方法和分析为指导。样本包括6名被诊断患有哮喘的青少年，他们被医疗专业人员认定为表达并表现出对自身慢性病的接受。研究结果对于诊断接受不足以及开发和测试促进接受的干预措施具有启示意义。
