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The Lived Experiences of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Joint Authors
Jahanshahi, Marjan
Shahmoon, Suzette
Smith, Jonathan A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-02-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) is an effective treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD).
In this study, we used an interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore how 10 male people with PD experienced life after STN-DBS surgery.
Two themes emerged.
The first, “Healed and relieved: all that glitters is not gold,” highlights the benefits and the personal “costs” of surgery.
The second, “The change within: new interpretations of the present and future unfold,” explores how patients reinterpreted their lives as individuals and members of society in the present and as they face their future.
Relief, gratitude, disappointment, and the need for social support are expressed as well as a new appraisal of values and the future.
STN-DBS alters the life course of people with PD, and this study provides new insight into psychological and social issues that surgery raises for the patient and their family system.
These psychosocial issues should be taken into account when preparing the patient and their family for surgery or supporting them postoperatively.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shahmoon, Suzette& Smith, Jonathan A.& Jahanshahi, Marjan. 2019. The Lived Experiences of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Parkinson’s Disease،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1206856
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shahmoon, Suzette…[et al.]. The Lived Experiences of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Parkinson’s Disease No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1206856
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shahmoon, Suzette& Smith, Jonathan A.& Jahanshahi, Marjan. The Lived Experiences of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Parkinson’s Disease. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1206856
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1206856