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- Title
'I have anxiety, but I have values and preferences' Experiences of users with generalized anxiety disorder: A qualitative study.
- Authors
Hurtado, María M.; Villena, Amelia; Vega, Amanda; Amor, Gisela; Gómez, Clara; Morales‐Asencio, José Miguel
- Abstract
To understand the experience and perceptions of people diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, along the whole process and their role through the decision‐making process for their treatment. A qualitative study through focus groups composed of people diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder was carried out. Content analysis was carried out to explore the most representative issues. Five thematic categories were identified: onset of the disorder, symptoms and course; daily life with the disorder; coping with the disorder; demand of healthcare for anxiety, and treatment options and decision‐making. Most of the patients reported physical symptoms of anxiety. The majority of participants perceived little social support from their environment and occupational interferences. Coping seems to differ among participant that have recovered or not recovered. The involvement of users with generalized anxiety disorder was scarce, and pharmacological treatment was always the first option offered. There is scarce orientation to elicit preferences and values of patients across the process of care for people with generalized anxiety disorder. The consequence is a biased predisposition of the healthcare system to provide pharmacological treatment as the first option and ignore the perspective of patients on how to cope with their illness.
- Subjects
SPAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; CONTENT analysis; EXPERIENCE; FOCUS groups; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; VALUES (Ethics); QUALITATIVE research; SOCIAL support; THEMATIC analysis; PATIENT-centered care; GENERALIZED anxiety disorder; PATIENTS' attitudes
- Publication
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 2020, Vol 29, Issue 3, p521
- ISSN
1445-8330
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/inm.12690