Stephanie I Falke1, Lindsey Lawson2. 1. Marital and Family Therapy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA. 2. Marriage and Family Therapy, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A collaborative health-care relationship is considered critical in managing chronic illness like diabetes. Poorly controlled diabetes can greatly diminish one's quality of life and lead to severe complications or even death. RATIONALE: Understanding how to improve the relationship between patients and their providers supports improved diabetes health outcomes. OBJECTIVE: We conducted a grounded theory study to examine the types of relationships that diabetic patients and their spouses prefer to form with their health-care providers. RESULTS: The analysis of in-depth interviews with 18 diabetic couples reveals four major relationship preferences that differ by the nature of caregiving and decision-making power demonstrated by the physician. CONCLUSION: Using illustrative examples, we show how the type of health-care relationship couples prefer is explained by their connection with one another and suggest implications for practitioners that expand current collaborative models of care.
BACKGROUND: A collaborative health-care relationship is considered critical in managing chronic illness like diabetes. Poorly controlled diabetes can greatly diminish one's quality of life and lead to severe complications or even death. RATIONALE: Understanding how to improve the relationship between patients and their providers supports improved diabetes health outcomes. OBJECTIVE: We conducted a grounded theory study to examine the types of relationships that diabeticpatients and their spouses prefer to form with their health-care providers. RESULTS: The analysis of in-depth interviews with 18 diabetic couples reveals four major relationship preferences that differ by the nature of caregiving and decision-making power demonstrated by the physician. CONCLUSION: Using illustrative examples, we show how the type of health-care relationship couples prefer is explained by their connection with one another and suggest implications for practitioners that expand current collaborative models of care.
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