This grounded theory study discovered that “Carrying on with Life and Living” was the main concern shared by Part-Europeans(Kai–Loma)from Fiji managing Type 2 diabetes.The obvious contribution of this study is in the generation of a core category and the basic social and psychological process (BSP) of WALKING THE LINE that accounted for variation in change over time, context, and behaviour in managing Type 2 diabetes. This study is relevant to chronic illness generally,and to studies of managing diabetes specifically,where a basic social process of balancing,or‘walking a fine line,featured as a core variable in their findings.This study informs readers about how Part-Europeans(Kai–Loma)from Fiji think about diabetes and how...
ISBN: 978-3-8383-1461-7
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Дата выхода: июль 2011