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Chronic Illness and Self-Care Management. A Perspective of Diabetic Patients

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  • Antonio Sandu

    (Professor PhD., Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava)

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Increasing the quality of life and life expectancy of patients at acceptable levels requires the study of the ethical dimension of medical care. The research aims at understanding the social construction of chronic illness from the patient's perspective, taking into account the perspective of patients - chronic diabetic - on the significance of the chronic illness they suffer from, and the dimensions of self-care management. The research is based on a secondary analysis of data, focus groups and interviews with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patients. The condition of chronic illness requires the patient to have a certain awareness - the disease as a life situation, the limitations that arise due to the chronic disease status, the lifestyle and the quality of the illness that arise from the disease. The chronic patient experiences the chronic condition, as the normality of his life, as what defines him or will define him his whole life.

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  • Antonio Sandu, 2019. "Chronic Illness and Self-Care Management. A Perspective of Diabetic Patients," Eastern-European Journal of Medical Humanities and Bioethics, Editura Lumen, vol. 3(1), pages 20-37, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:lum:eejmhb:v:3:y:2019:i:1:p:20-37
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.18662/eejmhb.18
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    1. Carmen GEMENE & Elena UNGURU (GAFTON) & Antonio SANDU, 2018. "Sociological Perspectives on the Quality of Life Correlated with the State of Health," Postmodern Openings, Editura Lumen, Department of Economics, vol. 9(3), pages 76-98, September.
    2. Andreea Popescu, 2018. "Informed Consent. Ethical Perspectives in Assessing the Quality of Medical Services. Case Study at the Dorohoi Hospital," Eastern-European Journal of Medical Humanities and Bioethics, Editura Lumen, vol. 2(1), pages 33-74, October.
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    Keywords

    Chronic disease; self-care; chronic condition; patient’s perspective;
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    JEL classification:

    • D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty

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