The Liberation Procedure Decision-Making Experience for People With Multiple Sclerosis
Despite the absence of scientific evidence demonstrating the efficacy of the “liberation procedure” in treating multiple sclerosis (MS), thousands of MS patients worldwide have undergone the procedure. The study objective was to explore the experience of liberation procedure decision making for indi...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/2333393614551413 2024-06-23T07:54:46+00:00 The Liberation Procedure Decision-Making Experience for People With Multiple Sclerosis Murray, Cynthia L. Ploughman, Michelle Harris, Chelsea Hogan, Stephen Murdoch, Michelle Stefanelli, Mark 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2333393614551413 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2333393614551413 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/2333393614551413 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Global Qualitative Nursing Research volume 1, page 233339361455141 ISSN 2333-3936 2333-3936 journal-article 2014 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/2333393614551413 2024-06-11T04:31:55Z Despite the absence of scientific evidence demonstrating the efficacy of the “liberation procedure” in treating multiple sclerosis (MS), thousands of MS patients worldwide have undergone the procedure. The study objective was to explore the experience of liberation procedure decision making for individuals with MS. Fifteen adults in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, each participated in an in-depth interview. The data analysis revealed three groups of people: “waiters,” “early embracers,” and “late embracers.” Using van Manen’s hermeneutic phenomenological approach, we identified three themes each in the stories of the early and late embracers and four themes in the waiters’ stories. A characteristic of the late embracers and waiters was skepticism, whereas desperation set the embracers apart from the waiters. With a deeper understanding of the experience, nurses can be more attuned to the perspectives of MS patients while helping them make informed decisions about undergoing the liberation procedure. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland SAGE Publications Canada Newfoundland Global Qualitative Nursing Research 1 233339361455141 |
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Despite the absence of scientific evidence demonstrating the efficacy of the “liberation procedure” in treating multiple sclerosis (MS), thousands of MS patients worldwide have undergone the procedure. The study objective was to explore the experience of liberation procedure decision making for individuals with MS. Fifteen adults in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, each participated in an in-depth interview. The data analysis revealed three groups of people: “waiters,” “early embracers,” and “late embracers.” Using van Manen’s hermeneutic phenomenological approach, we identified three themes each in the stories of the early and late embracers and four themes in the waiters’ stories. A characteristic of the late embracers and waiters was skepticism, whereas desperation set the embracers apart from the waiters. With a deeper understanding of the experience, nurses can be more attuned to the perspectives of MS patients while helping them make informed decisions about undergoing the liberation procedure. |
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