Symptom burden in inflammatory bowel disease: Rethinking conceptual and theoretical underpinnings
| dc.contributor.author | Farrell, Dawn | |
| dc.contributor.author | Savage, Eileen | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-21T15:33:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-01-21T15:33:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-10 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2013-06-01T16:41:26Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Symptom control is fundamental to the nursing management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, symptom control can be problematic for individuals with IBD, which could result in symptom burden. Symptom burden is an evolving concept in the discipline of nursing and to date little is known about how the defining characteristics of this concept have been applied to symptom research in IBD. In this discussion paper, the concept of symptom burden and the theory of unpleasant symptoms are explored as a basis for understanding symptom research in IBD. This is followed by a critical examination of previous symptom research in IBD. Our conclusion is that there is a need to rethink conceptual and theoretical underpinnings of symptom burden when researching IBD to take account of its defining characteristics, namely symptom severity, frequency and duration, quality and distress. Research knowledge on these defining characteristics will be important to inform nursing assessment of symptom burden in clinical practice. | en |
| dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
| dc.description.version | Submitted Version | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Farrell, D. and Savage, E. (2010) 'Symptom burden in inflammatory bowel disease: Rethinking conceptual and theoretical underpinnings'. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 16 (4):437-442. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01867.x | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01867.x | |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 442 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1440-172X | |
| dc.identifier.issued | 5 | en |
| dc.identifier.journaltitle | International Journal of Nursing Practice | en |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 437 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/1318 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 16 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Asia | en |
| dc.rights | © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: FARRELL, D. & SAVAGE, E. 2010. Symptom burden in inflammatory bowel disease: Rethinking conceptual and theoretical underpinnings. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 16, 437-442., which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01867.x | en |
| dc.subject | Inflammatory bowel disease | en |
| dc.subject | Symptom burden | en |
| dc.subject | Theory of unpleasant symptoms | en |
| dc.subject | Discussion paper | en |
| dc.title | Symptom burden in inflammatory bowel disease: Rethinking conceptual and theoretical underpinnings | en |
| dc.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
