Psychosocial experiences of type 1 diabetes diagnosed in emerging adulthood
department or school: Education, Faculty of
department or school: Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Jakobsen, Tanya Annalise
issued: 2016-08-16T15:32:44Z
issued: 2016
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: While advances in medical technology have enabled people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) to live longer lives with fewer complications, these interventions are only as effective as individuals' abilities to implement them. People diagnosed during emerging adulthood (i.e., ages 18-30) face high risk of poor health outcomes, as they must attempt to balance the demands of chronic illness with mastery of normative life tasks, namely identity exploration and development. To better understand the unique needs of this population, the present study investigates the lived experiences of people diagnosed with T1D during emerging adulthood. Interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to elucidate the accounts of four participants with T1D, and to develop a more general description of this shared phenomenon. Data were analyzed for hierarchical themes, and are presented alongside verbatim quotes from interview transcripts to substantiate researcher interpretations. This thesis research argues for the inclusion of counsellors in routine diabetes management, to address the psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of health that are currently neglected by mainstream medicine, and that interfere with successful disease management.
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note: PSYCHOSOCIAL EXPERIENCES OF TYPE 1 DIABETES DIAGNOSED IN EMERGING ADULTHOOD by Tanya Annalise Jakobsen B.Des., Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 2008 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Counselling Psychology) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) August 2016 © Tanya Annalise Jakobsen, 2016 ii Abstract While advances in medical technology have enabled people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) to live longer lives with fewer complications, these interventions are only as effective as individuals' abilities to implement them. People diagnosed during emerging adulthood (i.e., ages 18-30) face high risk of poor health outcomes, as they must attempt to balance the demands of chronic illness with mastery of normative life tasks, namely identity exploration and development. To better understand the unique needs of this population, the present study investigates the lived experiences of people diagnosed with T1D during emerging adulthood. Interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to elucidate the accounts of four participants with T1D, and to develop a more general description of this shared phenomenon. Data were analyzed for hierarchical themes, and are presented alongside verbatim quotes from interview transcripts to substantiate researcher interpretations. This thesis research argues for the inclusion of counsellors in routine diabetes management, to address the psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of health that are currently neglected by mainstream medicine, and that interfere with successful disease management. iii Preface This thesis is an original, intellectual work by the author, Tanya Annalise Jakobsen. The research project was conceptualized, developed, and conducted by the author under the supervision of Dr. Colleen Haney and Dr. William Borgen, with support from committee member, Dr. Marv Westwood. Original ethical approval for thi…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2016-09
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0308604
language: eng
degree discipline: Counselling Psychology
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/58806