Experiences of people with disabilities during their rehabilitation process: Grounded Theory

Objective: to construct a theoretical model that can represent the experience of people with disabilities during the physical rehabilitation process. Methods: qualitative research, based on the theoretical framework of Grounded Theory. We interviewed 28 participants in three sample groups, using a t...

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Main Authors: Simone Nunes Pereira, Miriam Fernanda Sanches Alarcon, Jaqueline Dias do Nascimento Selleti, Maria José Sanches Marin
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2023-11-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/91954/249908
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author Simone Nunes Pereira
Miriam Fernanda Sanches Alarcon
Jaqueline Dias do Nascimento Selleti
Maria José Sanches Marin
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Miriam Fernanda Sanches Alarcon
Jaqueline Dias do Nascimento Selleti
Maria José Sanches Marin
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description Objective: to construct a theoretical model that can represent the experience of people with disabilities during the physical rehabilitation process. Methods: qualitative research, based on the theoretical framework of Grounded Theory. We interviewed 28 participants in three sample groups, using a theoretical sampling and data circularity to analyze initial, focused, and theoretical codings. Results: the phenomenon "Experiencing the process of rehabilitation" was formed by 66 conceptual codes. Its conditions were the categories: “Coping with the new condition”, “Experiencing the challenge of rehabilitation”. Action-interaction: “Finding motivation for rehabilitation”; consequence: “Adapting to the condition”. Conclusion: the theoretical model highlights the need to cope with the disability, leading the individual to learn how to deal with challenges and to recognize the gradual and challenging nature of rehabilitation. Contributions to practice: the theoretical model is innovative for explaining the rehabilitation process in people with disabilities, highlighting the importance of facing the new condition, finding motivation, and adapting. The crucial role of the health team also stands out, as do the relevance of getting in touch with others who have been through the same process. The application of this model is expected to increase rehabilitation efficiency, culminating in higher quality of life for patients.
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spelling doaj.art-d8a6281ab05a4a078661bedb66a9f4b72023-12-04T16:00:43ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene2175-67832023-11-0124 e9195410.15253/2175-6783.20232491954Experiences of people with disabilities during their rehabilitation process: Grounded TheorySimone Nunes Pereira0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6601-7719Miriam Fernanda Sanches Alarcon1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2572-9899Jaqueline Dias do Nascimento Selleti2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4249-4809Maria José Sanches Marin3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6210-6941Faculdade de Medicina de MaríliaUniversidade Estadual do Norte do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáFaculdade de Medicina de MaríliaObjective: to construct a theoretical model that can represent the experience of people with disabilities during the physical rehabilitation process. Methods: qualitative research, based on the theoretical framework of Grounded Theory. We interviewed 28 participants in three sample groups, using a theoretical sampling and data circularity to analyze initial, focused, and theoretical codings. Results: the phenomenon "Experiencing the process of rehabilitation" was formed by 66 conceptual codes. Its conditions were the categories: “Coping with the new condition”, “Experiencing the challenge of rehabilitation”. Action-interaction: “Finding motivation for rehabilitation”; consequence: “Adapting to the condition”. Conclusion: the theoretical model highlights the need to cope with the disability, leading the individual to learn how to deal with challenges and to recognize the gradual and challenging nature of rehabilitation. Contributions to practice: the theoretical model is innovative for explaining the rehabilitation process in people with disabilities, highlighting the importance of facing the new condition, finding motivation, and adapting. The crucial role of the health team also stands out, as do the relevance of getting in touch with others who have been through the same process. The application of this model is expected to increase rehabilitation efficiency, culminating in higher quality of life for patients. http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/91954/249908rehabilitation centers; patient care team; disabled persons; rehabilitation.
spellingShingle Simone Nunes Pereira
Miriam Fernanda Sanches Alarcon
Jaqueline Dias do Nascimento Selleti
Maria José Sanches Marin
Experiences of people with disabilities during their rehabilitation process: Grounded Theory
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rehabilitation centers; patient care team; disabled persons; rehabilitation.
title Experiences of people with disabilities during their rehabilitation process: Grounded Theory
title_full Experiences of people with disabilities during their rehabilitation process: Grounded Theory
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title_full_unstemmed Experiences of people with disabilities during their rehabilitation process: Grounded Theory
title_short Experiences of people with disabilities during their rehabilitation process: Grounded Theory
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topic rehabilitation centers; patient care team; disabled persons; rehabilitation.
url http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/91954/249908
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