Objective The importance of everyday life when managing the burden treatment is rarely studied. This article explores among people with multi-morbidity by investigating tension between and health care system. Method was an ethnographic study using individual interviews participant-observations. An inductive analytical approach applied, moving from observations results to broader generalisations. Results People experience dilemmas related their priorities in management burdens. Dilemmas were...

Background Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a class 1A recommendation and an integrated part of standard treatment for patients with cardiac disease. In Denmark, CR adheres to European guidelines, it group-based partly conducted in primary health settings. Despite high evidence the benefits CR, remains underutilized. How facilitate adherence settings poorly understood. Aim This study explores professional's perspectives on how ischaemic heart disease Methods Data were collected through focus...

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and medical treatment are integrated parts of the intervention for cardiac patients a class 1A recommendation. However, CR dropout is reported to be relatively high little known about reasons in primary health settings.This study investigates causes through qualitative audit charts among with ischaemic heart disease.This was retrospective patient's charts. Patients who dropped out from between 1 January 31 December 2018 five settings were included. Local patient...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a complex health condition requiring long-term rehabilitation. Person-centred goal-setting central component of However, knowledge patients' perspectives on the in SCI rehabilitation scarce. The purpose was therefore to explore multidisciplinary rehabilitation.An anthropological study combining participant-observation and individual interviews. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. COREQ checklist used report quality.Patients with perceived as...

Introduction General practitioners’ management of multimorbid patients is mostly described as a burden, although it also indicated that fundamental characteristics general practice are well-suited to accommodate appropriate multimorbidity. However, little known about actual practices among practitioners. This study explores their patients. Methods A qualitative methodological design using participant observation and interviews. Interpretive description was used the analytical framework. The...

Objective To explore general practitioners’ (GPs’) experiences of cooperation with hospital-based physicians regarding multimorbid patients and to identify challenges as well strategies in managing such challenges. Study setting: Three medical practices a provincial town Denmark. design A qualitative methodological was used explorative data collection among GPs. Data collection/Extraction methods: Participant observation, interviews focus group interview were conducted. Interpretive...

Social interventions to support people with severe mental illness are important improving the quality of life. The perspectives users essential in this process. This article explores users' experiences, investments and concerns a befriending programme.Focus group individual qualitative interviews service users.Overall, experiences programme were positive, social interaction was highly valued. However, that relationships arranged facilitated by health workers remained an unresolved concern...

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common complication in pregnancy and constitutes public health problem due to the risk of developing other diseases. Most women face barriers complying with preventive programs. This study aimed explore motivational factors for lifestyle changes among history GDM their suggestions programs.This used qualitative approach six focus group interviews total 32 women. The selection criteria were time since onset GDM, including diagnosed months five years...

Spinal cord injury is a complex condition requiring long-term rehabilitation. Goal-setting considered an essential part of rehabilitation, however, knowledge how goal-setting practised across health-care professions, settings and diagnoses are scarce. The purpose the study was therefore to explore professionals' perspectives on practice in outpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation targeting patients with spinal injury.An anthropological combining participant-observation focus group...

Med udgangspunkt i tre cases fra et feltarbejde blandt mennesker med multisygdom beskriver forfatterne en række temaer informanternes hverdagsliv - social identitet, nære relationer og sygdomsforståelse som vigtige for forståelse af multisyges oplevelse kompleksitet sygdomsforløb. I artiklen præsenteres data, der peger retning af, at har væsentlig indflydelse på patienternes prioriteringer behandling egenomsorg. Der argumenteres for, særligt multisyge patienter brug blive inddraget...

Return-to-work processes involve many stakeholders who need to cooperate best support the person on sick leave. Yet, there is little knowledge of how workers listed due back pain experience navigating between stakeholders.This study aimed explore Danish leave involved stakeholders, focusing settings related social work, health care and workplace.Sixteen individual semi-structured interviews were conducted data analysed using a thematic analysis approach.Analysis resulted in three themes. 1)...


 Denne artikel udforsker, hvordan kroniske sygdomme erfares og livet med mul- tisygdom leves. Med udgangspunkt i multisyges perspektiver på deres hverdagsliv vises, hvorledes multisyge balancerer de mange behandlinger anden pasning af sygdommene hensyn ønsker til hverdagslivet arbejde, familie andre sociale relationer. Artik- len at ikke bare påvirkes sundhedsvæsenet behandlingsbyrder sundhedsvæsenets organisatoriske faglige forankring specialisering enkeltsygdomme bidrager til....