Self-perception from the Viewpoints of the Informal Caregivers of Individuals with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Qualitative Study
| Author | Roya Ghasemzadeh | en |
| Author | Seyed Jalal Younesi | en |
| Author | Bahman Bahmani | en |
| Author | Farahnaz Mohammadi-Shahboulaghi | en |
| Author | Mahmood Dehghani | en |
| Author | Mohammad Saeed Khanjani | en |
| Author | Asghar Dadkhah | en |
| Orcid | Roya Ghasemzadeh [0000-0002-1402-4025] | en |
| Orcid | Seyed Jalal Younesi [0000-0001-6684-8790] | en |
| Orcid | Bahman Bahmani [0000-0001-5485-3314] | en |
| Orcid | Farahnaz Mohammadi-Shahboulaghi [0000-0001-8357-0882] | en |
| Orcid | Mahmood Dehghani [0000-0001-9038-5722] | en |
| Orcid | Mohammad Saeed Khanjani [0000-0002-7473-1549] | en |
| Orcid | Asghar Dadkhah [0000-0003-0009-0328] | en |
| Issued Date | 2022-09-30 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Difficult life experiences in adulthood, such as caregiving of an individual with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI), constitute a challenge to the self and identity. Objectives: This study aimed to explore self-perception from the viewpoints of informal caregivers of individuals with TSCI. Methods: Twelve informal caregivers of individuals with TSCI participated in this qualitative study. The researchers purposively selected the participants and conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews for data collection. They recorded the interviews and transcribed them verbatim. The researchers analyzed the data according to the qualitative content analysis method. Results: The findings included “the self-being” as the main category and “self-essence” and “self-possession” as higher-level subcategories and their 25 related lower-level subcategories. Conclusions: The participants might perceive themselves as an eternal and granted “self-essence” or may perceive it as perishable and unstable “self-possessions.” Depending on self-perception, self-confidence and self-worth were maintained under any circumstances or fluctuated according to defects or lack of self-possessions. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/ijpbs-126430 | en |
| Keyword | Informal Caregiving | en |
| Keyword | Self-concept | en |
| Keyword | Self-perception | en |
| Keyword | Sense of Self | en |
| Keyword | Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Self-perception from the Viewpoints of the Informal Caregivers of Individuals with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Qualitative Study | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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