"I'm not the woman I was": women's perceptions of the effects of fibromyalgia on private life

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2016-04-01
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Briones Vozmediano, Erica Tula
Vives Cases, Carmen
Goicolea, Isabel
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Abstract
In this qualitative study we explored how gender shapes the women´s experiences of living with Fibromyalgia and how it affects their private lives. Through thematic analysis of data from 13 in-depth interviews in Spain, we identified 7 themes which reflect that these women feel remorse and frustration
for not being able to continue to fulfil the gender expectation of caring for others and for the home. This research contributes to a better understanding into what suffering from fibromyalgia implies for women and provides insights into how family and providers can support women with fibromyalgia in order to achieve a beneficial lifestyle.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/62556
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https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2016.1178265
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Health Care For Women International, 2016, vol. 37, num. 8
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