Reference no: EM133218983

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AIM: To expand our understanding of the lived experience of social role strain in the context of diabetes care among middle-aged, married Korean women with type 2 diabetes.

METHODS: This study utilized in-depth interviews with ten middle-aged Korean women selected to represent both higher and lower levels of role strain as measured by the Measure of Role Gratification and Strain Instrument from the companion study, which was conducted simultaneously.

FINDINGS: Korean women in this study reported "resentment regarding previous role strain". This psychosocial burden was heightened by a noted pattern of "sacrificing self in favor of others" which complicated both their personal lives and their ability to care for themselves physically. Added to this were feelings of guilt related to their diabetes and the day-to-day management expressed as "my diabetes makes me a liability".

CONCLUSION: The women's role-strain experience related to their diabetes was intertwined with their past and current daily life. Further explication and interventions to address and manage role strain could potentially improve women's disease management and overall quality of life.