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The aim was to describe and offer an explanation for how one woman
viewed her everyday life after a spinal cord injury (SCI). Data were
collected by conducting three interviews with one woman with a SCI. Open-ended
questions were used with the intention of capturing the woman's own story. The
narrative approach inspired by Polkinghorne was used to describe the woman's
experiences of her everyday life after the SCI. RESULTS: The analysis revealed
that, events influenced her everyday life after a SCI and these events influenced
her identity, habits and participation in activities. Further, how she has gone
from a state of hopelessness in the early days to a reconstructed identity,
associated with a new insight during the 2 years after the accident through a
complex and dynamic process of change. In our interpretation we have attempted to
provide an explanation of why this outcome came about. CONCLUSIONS: When using
narratives, professionals within health-care could focus on the individual
instead of the diagnosis or disability. Further, according to a client-centred
perspective it is important to attain the client's experiences and knowledge to
gain a more complete picture in order to obtain a profound understanding of the
client.

Langue : ANGLAIS