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"I’m aging like everyone else-just in a wheelchair" : a case study of acceptance of spinal cord injury Forseng, Melanie Tracy

Abstract

Due to decreased mortality and increased longevity, the population of those aging with a spinal cord injury (SCI) is increasing in Canada. Little is known about the experience of aging with a SCI. In order to increase our understanding of this experience, I designed a qualitative research study to explore it. Using a case study approach, I both interviewed and observed a 65 year old man who has lived with paraplegia for 28 years. For this man aging with a SCI involved acceptance and normalization. Acceptance occurred first and was the incorporation of his SCI into his life. Then normalization, or the reconstruction of the self, took place. This involved mmimizing the differences and redefining normal. As a result of acceptance and normalization, aging with a SCI became simply aging for this man.

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Title
"I’m aging like everyone else-just in a wheelchair" : a case study of acceptance of spinal cord injury
Creator
Forseng, Melanie Tracy
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Date Issued
2001
Description
Due to decreased mortality and increased longevity, the population of those aging with a spinal cord injury (SCI) is increasing in Canada. Little is known about the experience of aging with a SCI. In order to increase our understanding of this experience, I designed a qualitative research study to explore it. Using a case study approach, I both interviewed and observed a 65 year old man who has lived with paraplegia for 28 years. For this man aging with a SCI involved acceptance and normalization. Acceptance occurred first and was the incorporation of his SCI into his life. Then normalization, or the reconstruction of the self, took place. This involved mmimizing the differences and redefining normal. As a result of acceptance and normalization, aging with a SCI became simply aging for this man.
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Genre
Thesis/Dissertation
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Date Available
2009-07-27
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
DOI
10.14288/1.0099527
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/11307
Degree
Master of Science in Nursing - MSN
Program
Nursing
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Nursing, School of
Degree Grantor
University of British Columbia
Graduation Date
2001-05
Campus
UBCV
Scholarly Level
Graduate
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