TY - JOUR
T1 - The illness experiences of women with overactive bladder in Hong Kong
AU - Siu, Judy Yuen Man
N1 - Funding Information:
The author disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This project was supported by a Start-up Grant, Hong Kong Baptist University (Grant No. 38-40-057).
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common chronic bladder dysfunction worldwide. However, the illness experiences of women with OAB in Asian countries have not been well documented. In this article, I investigate the illness experiences of women with OAB in Hong Kong. I adopted a qualitative study design by conducting 30 in-depth, semistructured interviews with women who were diagnosed as having OAB and were aged between 28 and 55 years. Negative illness experiences were noted among the participants, including embarrassment, shame, frustration, helplessness, resignation, uselessness, and self-seclusion. These negative experiences were not only the result of the physical symptoms and limitations brought on by the bladder condition, but were also caused by social difficulties such as the flippant attitudes of primary care providers, the tortuous journey of seeking and receiving treatment, and a lack of understanding from social members such as family members and colleagues in the workplace.
AB - Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common chronic bladder dysfunction worldwide. However, the illness experiences of women with OAB in Asian countries have not been well documented. In this article, I investigate the illness experiences of women with OAB in Hong Kong. I adopted a qualitative study design by conducting 30 in-depth, semistructured interviews with women who were diagnosed as having OAB and were aged between 28 and 55 years. Negative illness experiences were noted among the participants, including embarrassment, shame, frustration, helplessness, resignation, uselessness, and self-seclusion. These negative experiences were not only the result of the physical symptoms and limitations brought on by the bladder condition, but were also caused by social difficulties such as the flippant attitudes of primary care providers, the tortuous journey of seeking and receiving treatment, and a lack of understanding from social members such as family members and colleagues in the workplace.
KW - China, Chinese culture
KW - coping and adaptation
KW - health behavior
KW - illness and disease, chronic
KW - illness and disease, experiences
KW - interviews, semistructured
KW - qualitative analysis
KW - research, qualitative
KW - women's health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84901309705&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1049732314530811
DO - 10.1177/1049732314530811
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84901309705
SN - 1049-7323
VL - 24
SP - 801
EP - 810
JO - Qualitative Health Research
JF - Qualitative Health Research
IS - 6
ER -