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Büchi Wittmann

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Completed research project

Title / Titel

Suffering and posttraumatic growth in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): a qualitative-quantitative case study

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Original title / Originaltitel

Leiden und posttraumatische Reifung bei Patientinnen mit Systemischem Lupus Erythematodes (SLE) - eine qualitativ-quantiative Untersuchung

Summary / Zusammenfassung

To enhance understanding of suffering in chronic physical disease, qualitative content analysis was applied to semi-structured interviews in 12 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Case reports, complemented by psychometric and objective illness-related data, were used to elucidate a model of suffering and to explain its aetiology and interaction with personal growth. Suffering, as a mental process reflecting a threat to the intactness of the person, under certain conditions linked with personal growth, appears to play a more central role than physical threats due to the disease. Improved comprehension of suffering is most relevant for its alleviation in health care.

Publications / Publikationen

Wittmann L,Sensky T, Meder L, Michel B, Stoll T, Büchi S (2007) Suffering and posttraumatic growth in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): a qualitative-quantitative case study. Psychosomatics, in press

Keywords / Suchbegriffe

suffering - posttraumatic growth - personal development - coping - SLE - case report

Project leadership and contacts /
Projektleitung und Kontakte

PD Dr. med. Stefan Büchi (Project Leader)	stefan.buechi@usz.ch
Dr. phil. Lutz Wittmann (Project Leader)	lutz.wittmann@usz.ch
Prof. Dr. med. Tom Sensky	T.Sensky@ic.ac.uk
PD Dr. med. Thomas Stoll	thomas.stoll@kssh.ch