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Patient Perspectives of Sharing Experiences in Group-Based Diabetes Education: A Second-Order Analysis
Steno Diabetes Center, Health Promotion Research, Gentofte, Denmark
Steno Diabetes Center, Health Promotion Research, Gentofte, Denmark
- 1 Steno Diabetes Center, Health Promotion Research, Gentofte, Denmark
- 2 Steno Diabetes Center, Health Promotion Research, Gentofte, Denmark
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Abstract
The study aimed to develop a second-order theoretical analysis based on qualitative interviews exploring the experiences of persons with diabetes attending group-based diabetes education. Bruner’s cultural psychology and White and Epston’s narrative therapy provided a theoretical foundation for the analysis. The analysis indicated that telling and listening to stories from everyday life with diabetes in a peer group can assist participants in reinterpreting ways of living with diabetes. Sharing experiences with peers in group-based diabetes education seems to be supportive and useful when individuals are trying to find strategies to cope with diabetes in everyday life.
KeywordsDiabetesHealth EducationNarrativesPeer SupportQualitative Methods
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