Objective This study applies Roy adaptation theory to deeply explore the experience of food avoid-ance behavior in patients with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD),offering insights for developing dietary management strategies.Methods A descriptive qualitative research method was employed.By purposive sampling,24 IBD pa-tients hospitalized in the gastroenterology department of a tertiary hospital in Nanjing from July 2022 to December 2024 were selected for semi-structured interviews.Data were analyzed using a directed content analysis approach.Results This study identified 4 main themes and 11 sub-themes,encompassing overattribution leading to inappro-priate avoidance(recurrent symptoms triggering overattribution,disease staging triggering inappropriate avoidance),negative self-perception leading management struggles(illness fear diminishing self-efficacy,disease trauma eroding self-identity,knowledge deficiency constraining self-determination),functional impairment intensifying role challenges(role internalization undermining social function,social roles relinquishing dietary management),and external con-straints amplifying practical difficulties(family and friend oversight heightening dietary stress,healthcare gaps foster-ing practical helplessness,traditional beliefs restricting dietary exploration,economic hardship limiting balanced nu-trition).Conclusion The interplay of overattribution,negative self-perception,functional impairment,and external constraints in IBD patients hinders their ability to adapt to disease fluctuations,ensnaring them in the adaptive predicament of food avoidance behavior.Healthcare professionals should comprehensively address these factors by fostering accurate perceptions,enhancing psychological support,guiding effective coping strategies,and optimizing ex-ternal resources,thereby improving patients' overall adaptive capacity and promoting their recovery.

Objective:To explore the experience of psychological resilience in coping with diabetes, to elucidate the factors that contribute to the development of psychological resilience in coping with diabetes.Methods:A descriptive phenomenological approach, guided by the Kumpfer resilience framework in this study was used. A total of 15 diabetic patients who were hospitalized in the Department of Endocrinology of the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University from September to November 2023 were selected for the study using purposive sampling method to conduct semi-structured interviews. Colaizzi's 7-step analysis was used to summarize and refine themes from the interview findings.Results:A total of four themes and 11 sub-themes were distilled, namely, environmental context (availability of social resources, diversity of social support), intrinsic resilience factors (accumulation of positive mindset, physiological resilience reserve, diabetic learning experience, altruism), person-environment interaction processes (acceptance coping, avoidance coping, cognitive reappraisal, role-modeling learning) and resilience processes (enhancement of self-efficacy) .Conclusions:Mobilizing social resources and building a supportive environment are the cornerstones of psychological resilience in diabetes, enhancing intrinsic resilience factors is the core strength of psychological resilience in diabetes, and focusing on the use of coping strategies is the mechanism by which psychological resilience plays a role in adapting to the environment for patients with diabetes.

Objective This study applies Roy adaptation theory to deeply explore the experience of food avoid-ance behavior in patients with inflammatory bowel disease(IBD),offering insights for developing dietary management strategies.Methods A descriptive qualitative research method was employed.By purposive sampling,24 IBD pa-tients hospitalized in the gastroenterology department of a tertiary hospital in Nanjing from July 2022 to December 2024 were selected for semi-structured interviews.Data were analyzed using a directed content analysis approach.Results This study identified 4 main themes and 11 sub-themes,encompassing overattribution leading to inappro-priate avoidance(recurrent symptoms triggering overattribution,disease staging triggering inappropriate avoidance),negative self-perception leading management struggles(illness fear diminishing self-efficacy,disease trauma eroding self-identity,knowledge deficiency constraining self-determination),functional impairment intensifying role challenges(role internalization undermining social function,social roles relinquishing dietary management),and external con-straints amplifying practical difficulties(family and friend oversight heightening dietary stress,healthcare gaps foster-ing practical helplessness,traditional beliefs restricting dietary exploration,economic hardship limiting balanced nu-trition).Conclusion The interplay of overattribution,negative self-perception,functional impairment,and external constraints in IBD patients hinders their ability to adapt to disease fluctuations,ensnaring them in the adaptive predicament of food avoidance behavior.Healthcare professionals should comprehensively address these factors by fostering accurate perceptions,enhancing psychological support,guiding effective coping strategies,and optimizing ex-ternal resources,thereby improving patients' overall adaptive capacity and promoting their recovery.

Objective:To explore the experience of psychological resilience in coping with diabetes, to elucidate the factors that contribute to the development of psychological resilience in coping with diabetes.Methods:A descriptive phenomenological approach, guided by the Kumpfer resilience framework in this study was used. A total of 15 diabetic patients who were hospitalized in the Department of Endocrinology of the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University from September to November 2023 were selected for the study using purposive sampling method to conduct semi-structured interviews. Colaizzi's 7-step analysis was used to summarize and refine themes from the interview findings.Results:A total of four themes and 11 sub-themes were distilled, namely, environmental context (availability of social resources, diversity of social support), intrinsic resilience factors (accumulation of positive mindset, physiological resilience reserve, diabetic learning experience, altruism), person-environment interaction processes (acceptance coping, avoidance coping, cognitive reappraisal, role-modeling learning) and resilience processes (enhancement of self-efficacy) .Conclusions:Mobilizing social resources and building a supportive environment are the cornerstones of psychological resilience in diabetes, enhancing intrinsic resilience factors is the core strength of psychological resilience in diabetes, and focusing on the use of coping strategies is the mechanism by which psychological resilience plays a role in adapting to the environment for patients with diabetes.