Examining illness narratives in chronic fatigue and immune deficiency syndrome : a mindbody perspective

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dc.contributor.advisorSwartz, Sallyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGray, Jenifferen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-30T06:49:19Z
dc.date.available2014-12-30T06:49:19Z
dc.date.issued2001en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 147-161.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractA semi-structured interview was used to obtain illness narrative data from 10 Chronic Fatigue and Immune Deficiency Syndrom (CFIDS) patients. A qualitative narrative analysis was completed and the findings were discussed in relation to the patients' subjective understanding of the illness process. This was related to current CFIDS research findings, and more especially to the four theoretical paradigms that underpin this research - namely, Medical Illness Model, Lifeworld Illness Model, Mindbody Medicine, and Psychodynamic Theory. Each one of these illness theories highlighted an aspect of the healing influence on CFIDS patients' illness course and meaning. The analysis confirms the importance of all these healing influences. Thus it was concluded that the medical treatment, arising from the Cartesian dualistic understanding of mind and body, proved inadequate on its own as an effective intervention to bring release from CFIDS symptoms and enable the patients to engage a new meaningful life-process. The four paradigms together represent the mindbody reality and indicate the importance of patients receiving interventions at all levels of their lived experience. This intervention approach was shown to be most effective. It is therefore suggested that the Health System work towards such collaborative, integrated health care for chronically ill sufferers.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGray, J. (2001). <i>Examining illness narratives in chronic fatigue and immune deficiency syndrome : a mindbody perspective</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10547en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGray, Jeniffer. <i>"Examining illness narratives in chronic fatigue and immune deficiency syndrome : a mindbody perspective."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10547en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGray, J. 2001. Examining illness narratives in chronic fatigue and immune deficiency syndrome : a mindbody perspective. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Gray, Jeniffer AB - A semi-structured interview was used to obtain illness narrative data from 10 Chronic Fatigue and Immune Deficiency Syndrom (CFIDS) patients. A qualitative narrative analysis was completed and the findings were discussed in relation to the patients' subjective understanding of the illness process. This was related to current CFIDS research findings, and more especially to the four theoretical paradigms that underpin this research - namely, Medical Illness Model, Lifeworld Illness Model, Mindbody Medicine, and Psychodynamic Theory. Each one of these illness theories highlighted an aspect of the healing influence on CFIDS patients' illness course and meaning. The analysis confirms the importance of all these healing influences. Thus it was concluded that the medical treatment, arising from the Cartesian dualistic understanding of mind and body, proved inadequate on its own as an effective intervention to bring release from CFIDS symptoms and enable the patients to engage a new meaningful life-process. The four paradigms together represent the mindbody reality and indicate the importance of patients receiving interventions at all levels of their lived experience. This intervention approach was shown to be most effective. It is therefore suggested that the Health System work towards such collaborative, integrated health care for chronically ill sufferers. DA - 2001 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2001 T1 - Examining illness narratives in chronic fatigue and immune deficiency syndrome : a mindbody perspective TI - Examining illness narratives in chronic fatigue and immune deficiency syndrome : a mindbody perspective UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10547 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGray J. Examining illness narratives in chronic fatigue and immune deficiency syndrome : a mindbody perspective. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2001 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10547en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleExamining illness narratives in chronic fatigue and immune deficiency syndrome : a mindbody perspectiveen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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