TY - JOUR
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW - Stress, Psychological
KW - Socioeconomic Factors
KW - Social Support
KW - Social Environment
KW - Quality of Life
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Lymphedema
KW - Humans
KW - Female
KW - Elephantiasis, Filarial
KW - Dominican Republic
KW - Depression
KW - Comorbidity
KW - Aged
KW - Adult
KW - Adaptation, Psychological
AU - Person B
AU - Addiss D
AU - Bartholomew K
AU - Meijer C
AU - Pou V
AU - Gonzálvez G
AU - Borne BVD
AB - <p>The psychological states of Dominican women with chronic lymphedema and elephantiasis of the leg and the coping strategies they used to ameliorate the negative psychological effects of this condition were explored using modified precepts of grounded theory method. Qualitative data were gathered through in-depth interviewing and focus group discussions held in the Dominican Republic. Thematic results found that compounding their physical disfigurement, functional limitations, and social losses were feelings of depression, embarrassment, social isolation, and despair. Adaptive problem solving and emotion-focused coping strategies that emerged during analysis also are discussed. It is recommended that management of psychological distress should be a significant component of lymphedema management programs in developing countries.</p>

BT - Health Care for Women International
C1 - <p>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18389432?dopt=Abstract</p>

DO - 10.1080/07399330701876406
IS - 4
J2 - Health Care Women Int
LA - eng
N2 - <p>The psychological states of Dominican women with chronic lymphedema and elephantiasis of the leg and the coping strategies they used to ameliorate the negative psychological effects of this condition were explored using modified precepts of grounded theory method. Qualitative data were gathered through in-depth interviewing and focus group discussions held in the Dominican Republic. Thematic results found that compounding their physical disfigurement, functional limitations, and social losses were feelings of depression, embarrassment, social isolation, and despair. Adaptive problem solving and emotion-focused coping strategies that emerged during analysis also are discussed. It is recommended that management of psychological distress should be a significant component of lymphedema management programs in developing countries.</p>

PY - 2008
SP - 349
EP - 65
T2 - Health Care for Women International
TI - "Can it be that god does not remember me": a qualitative study on the psychological distress, suffering, and coping of Dominican women with chronic filarial lymphedema and elephantiasis of the leg.
VL - 29
SN - 1096-4665
ER -