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Fatigue vid inflammatoriska tarmsjukdomar: En litteraturstudie
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Fatigue vid inflammatory bowel disease : A litteraturereview (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: De inflammatoriska tarmsjukdomarna Morbus Crohn och Ulcerös kolit ärett växande problem i världen, ett vanligt symtom vid sjukdomarna är fatigue. Fatigueupplevs som en intensiv trötthet och är annorlunda än den trötthet som uppkommer avvardagliga aktiviteter. Syfte: Att undersöka patienters upplevelse av fatigue vidinflammatoriska tarmsjukdomar. Metod: En litteraturstudie med en induktiv ansats.Åtta artiklar har analyserats via en innehållsanalys där teman har identifierats.Resultat: Tre huvudteman skapades: fatigues påverkan på det dagliga livet, psykiskaoch fysiska påföljder av fatigue, betydelsen av stöd från omgivningen. Även femunderteman skapades: livskvalitet, upplevelsen av psykiska påföljder, upplevelsen avfysiska påföljder, oförståelse från omgivning och förståelse från omgivning. Patienterupplevde att fatiguen hade påverkat det dagliga livet negativt. Många drabbade led avångest och depression som hade tillkommit efter diagnosen. Konklusion: Hur mycketfatiguen påverkade det dagliga livet varierade från person till person. Det var vanligtatt patienterna upplevde oförståelse från allmänheten och hälso- och sjukvården. Merforskning kring varför fatigue uppkommer samt mer utbildning om sjukdomen tillallmänhet och hälso- och sjukvårdspersonal behövs. 

Abstract [en]

Background: The inflammatory bowel diseases Morbus Crohn's and Ulcerativecolitis are a growing problem in the world, a common symptom of the diseases isfatigue. Fatigue is experienced as an intense tiredness and is different from the fatiguethat arises from everyday activities. Aim: To investigate patients' experience offatigue in inflammatory bowel diseases. Method: A literature study with an inductiveapproach. Eight articles have been analyzed according to content analysis wherethemes have been identified. Results: Three main themes were created: the impact offatigue on daily life, the mental and physical consequences of fatigue, the importanceof support from the environment. Five sub-themes were also created: quality of life,the experience of psychological sanctions, the experience of physical sanctions,misunderstanding from the environment and understanding from the environment.Patients felt that fatigue had affected their daily life negatively. Many patientssuffered from anxiety and depression that had developed after the diagnosis.Conclusion: How much the fatigue affected the patients daily life varied from personto person. It was common for patients to experience misunderstandings from thegeneral public and the healthcare. More research on why fatigue occurs as well asmore education about the disease to the general public and health care professionals isneeded.

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2022. , p. 41
Keywords [en]
Experience, Fatigue, Inflammatory bowel disease, Patient, Understanding
Keywords [sv]
Fatigue, Förståelse, Inflammatoriska tarmsjukdomar, Patient, Upplevelse
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-46623OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-46623DiVA, id: diva2:1650994
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Nursing Programme, 180 credits
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Available from: 2022-04-11 Created: 2022-04-09 Last updated: 2025-10-01Bibliographically approved

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