The lived experiences of young people living with type 1 diabetes: A hermeneutic study

Abstract

Abstract Aims The aim of this hermeneutic study was to explore and elucidate the lived experiences of young people living with type 1 diabetes in terms of their everyday life and school in Sweden. Design A qualitative interview study with a hermeneutic approach inspired by Gadamer's thinking. Methods Interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of seven girls and three boys with type 1 diabetes between January and September 2017 and analysed with a hermeneutic method. Results Young peoples' everyday lives were transformed and re‐organized by their illness and they parodically live a double‐edged everyday life. To support young people's healthcare personnel, headmasters and teachers must understand this double‐edged situation.

Keywords

• Gadamer
• hermeneutic
• interviews
• nursing
• parents
• school