How do women suffering from multiple chemical sensitivity experience the medical encounter? a qualitative study in Spain
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Título: | How do women suffering from multiple chemical sensitivity experience the medical encounter? a qualitative study in Spain |
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Autor/es: | Briones Vozmediano, Erica | Espinar-Ruiz, Eva |
Grupo/s de investigación o GITE: | CRITERI - Socioeconomia Crítica i Territori |
Centro, Departamento o Servicio: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Sociología II |
Palabras clave: | Multiple chemical sensitivity | Qualitative research | Women’s health | Contested illness | Patient-provider relationships |
Área/s de conocimiento: | Sociología |
Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
Editor: | Taylor & Francis |
Cita bibliográfica: | Disability and Rehabilitation. 2021, 43(8): 1110-1120. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1650297 |
Resumen: | Purpose: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity is a condition principally suffered by women. As with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity is usually included among the so called “contested illnesses”, defined as illnesses whose cause, diagnosis, prevalence and even existence are subject to controversy. This article seeks to explore how women with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity experience this contested illness, through their own descriptions of diagnostic processes, search for treatment and encounters with different health professionals. We aim to observe these experiences in detail and to identify aspects that could improve care for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity sufferers. Method: Qualitative design. We performed personal in-depth interviews, which were recorded and transcribed to conduct a qualitative content analysis supported by Atlas.ti-7. Subjects/Patients: 22 women diagnosed with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity in Spain. Results: Two main categories were identified in the interviews: (1) unavoidable barriers: patients’ exposure to chemicals and the absence of treatment, and (2) Skepticism on the part of care providers and lack of recognition in the process of diagnosis. Conclusion: Training and above all awareness raising strategies are needed to address health professionals’ prejudices regarding the existence of contested illnesses such as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. These prejudices hinder diagnosis and medical follow-up, and add negative emotions to the physical limitations already suffered by patients. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/114168 |
ISSN: | 0963-8288 (Print) | 1464-5165 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1080/09638288.2019.1650297 |
Idioma: | eng |
Tipo: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Derechos: | © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group |
Revisión científica: | si |
Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1650297 |
Aparece en las colecciones: | INV - CRITERI - Artículos de Revistas INV - EQUIDIVERSIDAD - Artículos de Revistas |
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