Cardiovascular disease and prediabetes as complex illness: People's perspectives

This study examines CVD and prediabetes in conjunction with the Gadamerian notion of the ‘whole’, as being in a social and emotional world in which illness is also a component part. We explore how participants lived within an ‘invisible disequilibrium’, with prediabetes frequently remaining unnoticed, while CVD was manifest. To identify multiple conditions and support effective intervention to manage them as part of person‐centric care, nursing practice should explore the ‘whole’ of the person's experience, value people’s knowledge as potential indicators of complex illness, thereby reducing the risk of accelerating complex illness.

Source: Nursing Inquiry - November 30, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Kim Wissen, Michelle Thunders, Karen Mcbride ‐Henry, Margaret Ward, Jeremy Krebs, Rachel Page Tags: FEATURE Source Type: research