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- Title
Pursuing Well-Being Among Rural-Dwelling Adults With Disabilities.
- Authors
Thurman, Whitney A.; Harrison, Tracie C.; Walker, Veronica G.; Garcia, Alexandra A.
- Abstract
Through this constructivist grounded theory study, it was our purpose to create a substantive theory to explain how rural-dwelling, working-age adults with disabilities define and pursue well-being. Twelve rural-dwelling participants were interviewed up to 3 times to understand the processes involved in defining and pursuing well-being. From this exploration, we suggest that well-being is not a set state to be achieved and then enjoyed, rather well-being results from establishing and maintaining membership in the rural community. Membership facilitated access to the array of material and psychological supports needed for a sense of well-being. Findings support the assumption that urban models of care are insufficient for rural areas. This study also provides an understanding of how individuals in this population mobilize resources to overcome functional limitations and environmental barriers to establish group membership and create a sense of well-being. Implications for health care practice and policy are discussed.
- Subjects
TEXAS; UNITED States; ATTITUDE (Psychology); CONCEPTUAL structures; ECOLOGY; EMPLOYMENT; GROUNDED theory; EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities; INTERVIEWING; LIFE skills; MARITAL status; PSYCHOLOGY of People with disabilities; QUALITY of life; RESEARCH evaluation; RESEARCH funding; RURAL conditions; SURVEYS; VALUES (Ethics); JUDGMENT sampling; MEMBERSHIP; SOCIAL constructionism; CULTURAL values; QUANTITATIVE research; SOCIAL support; WELL-being; EDUCATIONAL attainment; INDEPENDENT living; HUMAN research subjects; PATIENT selection; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; FIELD notes (Science)
- Publication
Qualitative Health Research, 2019, Vol 29, Issue 12, p1699
- ISSN
1049-7323
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1049732319829153