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  • Title: The fight for 'health-related normality': a qualitative study of the experiences of individuals living with established inflammatory bowel disease (ibd).
    Author: Hall NJ, Rubin GP, Dougall A, Hungin AP, Neely J.
    Journal: J Health Psychol; 2005 May; 10(3):443-55. PubMed ID: 15857873.
    Abstract:
    This article reports on the experiences of individuals living with IBD and identifies a range of coping strategies used by them. Qualitative data from 15 individual interviews and three focus groups were analysed using a grounded theory approach. The main focus is on the emergent core concept of 'health-related normality'. A theoretical framework is proposed to explain how individuals with IBD assess their health-related normality, their fight to maintain it and their need to retain the appearance of normality to others. It is concluded that individuals maintain their health-related normality along certain time and context sensitive continuums rather than fitting into a distinct typology.
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