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Theme, categories and subcategories that emerged from interviews with adolescents concerning their experiences of being food-hypersensitive. |
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| Theme |
Striving to normalise the experience of being food-hypersensitive |
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| Categories |
Perceiving oneself as being particular |
Feeling constrained |
Experiencing others' ignorance |
Keeping control |
Feeling it's okay |
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| Subcategories |
The body is insufficient |
Deprivation |
Disregard |
Vigilance |
Personal competence |
| Psychological and emotional impact |
Insecurity |
Unreliability |
Tests and evaluations |
Considerate and supportive surroundings |
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| Being a bother |
Fear of severe food reactions |
Lack of understanding |
Making decisions |
It could be worse |
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Marklund et al. BMC Nursing 2007 6:8 doi:10.1186/1472-6955-6-8 |
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