%0 Journal Article
%T Developing a Grounded Theory on Adaptation After Lung Transplantation From Intermediate
%A Anna Forsberg
%A Annette Lennerling
%A Martina Lundmark
%J Progress in Transplantation
%@ 2164-6708
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1526924819835823
%X Previous research revealed that it is possible for lung recipients to experience health 1 year posttransplant, despite not being fully recovered. However, an in-depth, long-term perspective on how lung recipients¡¯ health transition evolves over time is lacking. Thus, the aim of this study was to further develop a grounded theory of health transition by exploring the process of change 1 to 3 years after lung transplantation. The grounded theory method was used prospectively to analyze the narratives of 14 adult lung recipients who were included at their 1-year follow-up and reinterviewed 2 years later. This novel study contributes an in-depth understanding of the adaptation process after lung transplantation. The greatest concern in the 3 years after lung transplantation was adaptation to a new normality, which was achieved by 3 main strategies: compare, accept, and adjust. Adaptation to a new normality involved understanding that one¡¯s previous life no longer exists and that a new way of living requires adaptation. Successful adaptation resulted in the experience of health and well-being, whereas too many symptoms and limitations in everyday life led to difficulties and a profound sense of illness. Lung recipients can experience health, despite symptoms and complications by adapting to a new normality. This individual process begins posttransplant and continues throughout life
%K lung transplantation
%K adaptation
%K grounded theory
%K qualitative
%K posttransplant follow-up
%K recovery
%K nursing
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1526924819835823