Patients' and their family members' experiences of participation in care following an acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A phenomenological-hermeneutic study.

Ingrid Charlotte AndersenThora Grothe ThomsenPoul BruunUffe BødtgerLise Hounsgaard

Published in: Journal of clinical nursing (2017)

Knowledge of the challenges that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their family members face in participating in care activities could inform future development of family-centred care approaches tailored to individual needs.

Keyphrases

healthcare
palliative care
quality improvement
end stage renal disease
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
pain management
affordable care act
ejection fraction
liver failure
mental health
smoking cessation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation