Symptoms of Preterm Labor And Self‐Diagnostic Confusion
Symptoms of Preterm Labor And Self‐Diagnostic Confusion
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早产的症状和自我诊断混乱
作者：
E. Patterson;Ann Bragg Douglas;Pamela M. Patterson;Jennifer B. Bradle
本研究的目的是了解经历早产的妇女如何知道存在健康偏差，以及当面临这样的问题时，她们会做些什么。研究方法采用扎根理论方法。广泛的采访进行了28名妇女对他们的照顾寻求经验与早产。模棱两可的症状，没有一个有意义的标签附加到症状，怀孕的背景下，其预期的不适走到一起，创造了一个诊断混乱的情况。对诊断混乱采取适当的行动并不是不言自明的。故意和长期的努力，使意义和处理早产的症状是企图。理解包括三个子过程：比较、收集数据和寻找信息。用于处理症状的策略包括自我治疗，忽视，积极思考和等待。求助于专业人员是当症状无法控制时的最后手段。
The purpose of this study was to learn how women experiencing preterm labor come to know a health deviation exists, and what they do when faced with such a problem. Grounded theory methodology was used as the research approach. Extensive interviews were conducted with 28 women about their care-seeking experiences with preterm labor. Ambiguous symptoms, absence of a meaningful label to attach to symptoms, and the context of pregnancy with its expected discomforts come together to create a situation of diagnostic confusion. Appropriate action to take in response to the diagnostic confusion is not self-evident. Deliberate and protracted efforts to make sense of and deal with symptoms of preterm labor are attempted. Making sense consists of three subprocesses: comparing, gathering data, and seeking information. Strategies used to deal with the symptoms include self-treating, ignoring, positive thinking, and waiting. Recourse to a professional is used as the strategy of last resort when symptoms can no longer be contained.