期刊名称：International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
电子版ISSN：1748-2631
出版年度：2014
卷号：9
DOI：10.3402/qhw.v9.23534
语种：English
出版社：Taylor & Francis
摘要：The Living with a Neurological Condition (LINC) study was part of the National Population Health Study of Neurological Conditions conducted in Canada. This article describes empirical original qualitative data collected in the third and final phase of this study and examines how individuals living with a neurological condition maintain continuity of their sense of self, with a particular focus on their strategies. Fifteen interviews were analysed for this paper. Emerging strategies for maintaining sense of self include: (1) avoidance and denial, (2) cognitive reframing, (3) articulation of the self through imagined positive identity, (4) strategies that reconnect to identity in the past, (5) adjusting and altering goals, (6) spiritual activities, (7) humour, (8) comparison with others: identity as shaped through social constructs, and (9) creating communities: a reciprocal reflection of self.Key words: Chronic illness, neurological conditions, sense of self, strategies to maintain self-concept, biographical disruption, biographical flow(Published: 11 April 2014)Citation: Int J Qualitative Stud Health Well-being 2014, 9: 23534 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v9.23534
关键词：community health sciences, family social science;neurological condition, sense of self, strategies
