Developing a Grounded Theory on Adaptation After Lung Transplantation From Intermediate-Term Patient Experiences
(2019) In Progress in Transplantation 29(2). p.135-143- Abstract
Background: Previous research revealed that it is possible for lung recipients to experience health 1 year posttransplant, despite not being fully recovered. However, an in-depth, long-term perspective on how lung recipients’ health transition evolves over time is lacking. Thus, the aim of this study was to further develop a grounded theory of health transition by exploring the process of change 1 to 3 years after lung transplantation. Methods: The grounded theory method was used prospectively to analyze the narratives of 14 adult lung recipients who were included at their 1-year follow-up and reinterviewed 2 years later. Results: This novel study contributes an in-depth understanding of the adaptation process after lung... (More)
Background: Previous research revealed that it is possible for lung recipients to experience health 1 year posttransplant, despite not being fully recovered. However, an in-depth, long-term perspective on how lung recipients’ health transition evolves over time is lacking. Thus, the aim of this study was to further develop a grounded theory of health transition by exploring the process of change 1 to 3 years after lung transplantation. Methods: The grounded theory method was used prospectively to analyze the narratives of 14 adult lung recipients who were included at their 1-year follow-up and reinterviewed 2 years later. Results: This novel study contributes an in-depth understanding of the adaptation process after lung transplantation. The greatest concern in the 3 years after lung transplantation was adaptation to a new normality, which was achieved by 3 main strategies: compare, accept, and adjust. Adaptation to a new normality involved understanding that one’s previous life no longer exists and that a new way of living requires adaptation. Successful adaptation resulted in the experience of health and well-being, whereas too many symptoms and limitations in everyday life led to difficulties and a profound sense of illness. Conclusions: Lung recipients can experience health, despite symptoms and complications by adapting to a new normality. This individual process begins posttransplant and continues throughout life.
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- Lundmark, Martina LU ; Lennerling, Annette and Forsberg, Anna LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2019-03-26
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- adaptation, grounded theory, lung transplantation, nursing, posttransplant follow-up, qualitative, recovery
- in
- Progress in Transplantation
- volume
- 29
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 135 - 143
- publisher
- SAGE Publications
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- scopus:85063589790
- pmid:30913986
- ISSN
- 1526-9248
- DOI
- 10.1177/1526924819835823
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 3a3c15e3-f5ec-450b-b233-387f799885ca
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- 2019-04-08 14:33:11
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- 2024-06-11 08:10:30
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