Body-As-Information: Learning to Listen to the Body in the Context of Chronic Illness

摘要

During the course of an illness, people may come to learnrnthings about their bodies that they did not previouslyrnunderstand. This poster explores how one group of patientsrnwith a chronic illness, fibromyalgia, learned to listen torntheir bodies over time. This work is part of a largerrnqualitative study of fibromyalgia patients’ illness journeys.rnBecoming more attuned to their bodies enabled participantsrnto manage their condition better, including the impact it hadrnon the rest of their lives. This poster also describes ways inrnwhich fibromyalgia patients acquire knowledge about howrnto utilize their bodies as physiological information, andrnconsiders how information services, resources and toolsrncould be improved to facilitate the process.