Objective: To investigate helpful and stressful factors in coping with COPD of patients and their partners. Method: Nine COPD patients and their partners (9 couples) were interviewed. All interviews were audio taped and later transcribed and analysed ...
Patients suffering form chronic diseases have to deal with several problems, the illness itself only being one of them. Health care providers have to undergo a paradigm shift to be able to meet the new challenges which differ from those in acute care. ...
When a Parent Falls Severely Ill – Challenges for the Medical Practice from the Children’s PerspectiveAbstract. A serious somatic parental illness affects the whole family. However, children of ill parents rarely attract ...