Livermore, P;
Eleftheriou, D;
Wedderburn, LR;
(2016)
The lived experience of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in young people receiving etanercept.
Pediatric Rheumatology
, 14
, Article 21. 10.1186/s12969-016-0083-7.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study explores young people's daily experiences of living with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and their thoughts, beliefs and feelings related to the biological drug Etanercept, prescribed as part of their treatment. METHODS: An Interpretive Phenomenological approach was used to allow in-depth examinations of the young people's personal accounts of their lived experiences. Data were obtained from 6 young people between the ages of 10-13 years, from one tertiary institution's Paediatric Rheumatology department using audio-taped open-ended interviews. RESULTS: The transcripts yielded seven thousand words of data and two hundred significant statements, which were reduced to five themes; 1) Who understands me, 2) Medicines and injections, 3) Challenges of schooling and friendships, 4) Being different, and 5) Exclusion from sports. There were marked similarities between the young people's statements; however, there were also some striking differences. The theme 'Who understands me' yielded the biggest section of data, but also produced the biggest disparity between the young people. Two patients were very clear that they thought everyone 'understands', whilst two other patients held the belief that 'no one understood'. This paper explores these statements in further detail. CONCLUSIONS: The findings from this study can give healthcare professionals novel insight into the likely reactions to treatment for JIA and, through this, enable them to offer improved support, education and early intervention before these issues become a concern. This study also provides insight into the emotional resilience of young people with JIA.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | The lived experience of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in young people receiving etanercept |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12969-016-0083-7 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12969-016-0083-7 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © Livermore et al. 2016. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
| Keywords: | Etanercept, Expectations, Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Paediatric, Phenomenology, Qualitative |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1482614 |
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