Abstract
A significant current challenge in health care today is meeting the needs of a population that has chronic disease, especially for those that have a health condition with a life threatening long -term outcome (Falkenstern, et al., 2005). In these health illness transitions, when there are no secure expectations, there are the additional burdens of enduring emotional unease, facing the closing stages of physical stamina, and confronting an indeterminate future. The objective of this study was to explore and describe the experience of those individuals who have been diagnosed with cirrhosis, which marks the beginning of end stage liver disease (Ebell, 2006). The goal of this research was to develop a more complete description of the phenomenon and process that an individual undergoes during this specific transition point in chronic liver disease and illness.
Sigma Membership
Alpha Omicron
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Grounded Theory
Research Approach
Other
Keywords:
Chronic Diseases, Chronic Liver Disease, Health Illness Transitions, Patient Needs, Coping with Illness, Basic Social Processes
Advisor
Lee Schmidt
Second Advisor
Barbara Velsor-Freidrich
Third Advisor
Nancy Hogan
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
Loyola University Chicago
Degree Year
2017
Recommended Citation
Tiberg, Mary, "It is always the monkey on my back: The diagnosis of cirrhosis" (2021). Dissertations. 121.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/121
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2021-12-16
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10602558; ProQuest document ID: 1984357139. The author still retains copyright.