ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2021
Lived experience of having type 2 diabetes: A phenomenological research in three villages in rural Northern Saudi Arabia.
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- Exploring Meaning-Making and Identity Transformation Among Adults Living with Type 2 Diabetes in Saudi Arabia: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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backgroundThe study was aimed to explore the lived experience among patients with type-2 diabetes living in rural settings.
methodsA qualitative phenomenological study design was used in this study.
resultsFirst, the patients' reactions were a mixture of denial and shock regarding their diagnosis of diabetes. Second, they faced challenges of having debilitating disease. Third, all were Muslims, and their faith led them to accept their disease as their destiny from Allah. Fourth, they psychologically accepted the disease to gain the physical acceptance of their condition. Finally, the participants demonstrated a degree of adaptation.
conclusionThe study findings suggested that type-2 diabetes is viewed as a matter of destiny. Although participants in the current study revealed natural feelings of shock and denial towards their illnesses in the early stages; however, they soon became more familiar with their disease and expressed a feeling of acceptance and adaptation, especially during Ramadan.
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