Economic hardship associated with managing chronic illness: a qualitative inquiry
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Economic hardship associated with managing chronic illness: a qualitative inquiry
BACKGROUND Chronic illness and disability can have damaging, even catastrophic, socioeconomic effects on individuals and their households. We examined the experiences of people affected by chronic heart failure, complicated diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to inform patient centred policy development. This paper provides a first level, qualitative understanding of the economic...
متن کاملPatients understanding of depression associated with chronic physical illness: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND Detection of depression can be difficult in primary care, particularly when associated with chronic illness. Patient beliefs may affect detection and subsequent engagement with management. We explored patient beliefs about the nature of depression associated with physical illness. METHODS A qualitative interview study of patients registered with general practices in Leeds, UK. We i...
متن کاملManaging communication with young people who have a potentially life threatening chronic illness: qualitative study of patients and parents.
OBJECTIVES To examine young people's and parents' accounts of communication about cancer in childhood. DESIGN Semistructured interviews analysed using the constant comparative method. SETTING Paediatric oncology unit. PARTICIPANTS 13 families, comprising 19 parents (13 mothers, six fathers) and 13 patients aged 8-17 years, recruited from one paediatric oncology unit. The patients had canc...
متن کاملUnderstanding vulnerability to self-harm in times of economic hardship and austerity: a qualitative study.
OBJECTIVE Self-harm and suicide increase in times of economic recession, but little is known about why people self-harm when in financial difficulty, and in what circumstances self-harm occurs. This study aimed to understand events and experiences leading to the episode of self-harm and to identify opportunities for prevention or mitigation of distress. SETTING Participants' homes or universi...
متن کاملManaging chronic illness in Europe: a comparative analysis
Many countries are experimenting with new models of care delivery involving enhanced integration and coordination of services to better meet the needs of those living with chronic illness. However, the available evidence on the relative value of different forms of integration remains uncertain. This paper will present the findings of a study undertaken in close collaboration with and co-funded ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMC Health Services Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-182