PubMed:29186651
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{"target":"https://pubannotation.org/docs/sourcedb/PubMed/sourceid/29186651","sourcedb":"PubMed","sourceid":"29186651","source_url":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29186651","text":"Lived experience of patients with glaucoma glaucoma: a phenomenological study.\nL’esperienza di vita dei pazienti con glaucoma: uno studio fenomenologico.\nINTRODUCTION: Glaucoma is often a misdiagnosed pathology and is one of the main causes of blindness in the world population.Glaucoma frequentlycauses limitations in theactivities of daily livingand changes the patient's quality of life.\nAIM: The purpose of our study is to describe the life experiences of subjects in southern Italy suffering from glaucoma.\nMETHOD: Phenomenological study RESULTS: From the analysis of interviews six main themes emerged:(1) a profound change in lifestyle, (2) casual diagnosis,(3) independent research,(4) fear of blindness,(5) fear of being a burden to family, and (6) fear of familial pathology. Two additional themes appeared: the subjects felt lucky not to have a deadly disease and were uncertain about the future.\nCONCLUSION: The negative aspects prevail over any positive facets. A deep understanding of these experiences can help health care professionals to deliver correct holistic support.","tracks":[]}