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Nursing Science Quarterly, Vol. 15, No. 3, 230-236 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/08918402015003009
© 2002 SAGE Publications

Living with Multiple Sclerosis: A Roy Adaptation Model-Based Study

Barbara A. Gagliardi, RN; PhD

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark

Keville Frederickson, RN; EdD; FAAN

Department of Nursing, Lehman College, City University of New York

Deborah A. Shanley, EdD

School of Education, Brooklyn College, City University of New York

This Roy adaptation model-based study examined how people make sense of the experience of living with multiple sclerosis. Eighteen persons diagnosed with multiple sclerosis participated in three interviews over a period of 1 year. Content analysis of the interview transcripts and the researcher’s logs and analytic memos yielded five recurring themes that reflect the Roy model adaptive modes: we’re not completely the same (physiological mode), how I view my future (self-concept mode), let me tell you about my feelings (self-concept mode), how I see work (role function mode), and let me tell you about my life (interdependence mode).

Key Words: multiple sclerosis • qualitative research • Roy adaptation model


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