|
Illuminative Quotation |
Subcategories
(n)2
|
Main Analytical Category1(n)2
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|
| ‘I have even lost my loved ones because of the smell
which I cannot control. I feel I am a social outcast’ (R5) |
Lost contacts or loved ones due to smell (8) |
Social Factors (21) |
|
| ‘Made my business stick, restricted movement and
stigma. The wound have made my life and that of my family a living
hell…I feel isolated…’ (R3) |
Feeling isolated (6) |
|
|
| ‘Ulcer has caused me a lot of problems because I am
now totally dependent on other people who look on me as a burden…’ (R5) |
Dependent on others/burden to others (5) |
|
|
| ‘Made my business stick…The wound has made my life
and that of my family a living hell. One of my children has dropped out
of school. I can no longer afford it.’ (R3) |
Poor economy - business stuck, unable to afford
school fees (3) |
|
|
| ‘The wound made me anxious because the whole leg will
be cut away. I feel disabled…I cannot visit my neighbours…I will no
longer perform my usual activities as I used to’ (R6) |
Disabled (7) |
Individual factors - Physical
(20) |
| ‘The wound and the smell have made my life miserable…’ (R4) |
Smell (5) |
| ‘Unable to walk, feel disabled, restricted movement…’ (R1) |
Restricted movement/unable to walk (4) |
|
| ‘…I no longer sleep at night’ (R8) |
Sleep disturbance (3) |
|
| ‘Not eating, fear of passing stool as unable to walk to toilet’ (R1) |
Not eating - fear of passing stool (1) |
|
| ‘The wound made me anxious because I had a feeling
that the whole leg will be cut away…’ (R6) |
Anxious (2) |
Individual factors - Emotional
(8) |
| ‘Feeling hopeless, helpless’ (R1) |
Hopeless (2) |
| ‘…helpless’ (R1) |
Helpless (1) |
| ‘Lost self-esteem..’ (R1) |
Lost self-esteem (1) |
1 Developed from the lay theory model of illness causation by Helman (2007) including four main categories: factors related to the individual, nature, social relations and/or the
supernatural world.
2 n stands for number of statements.