"Asthma is a very bully disease" - patient experiences of living with chronic respiratory diseases in Cape Town, South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic respiratory diseases are common in Cape Town, South Africa. Yet the experiences of how adults with these conditions, such as asthma or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), negotiate the health system are poorly understood. Qualitative methodology lends itself to investigate this question.

Aim of study

To explore the "emic" experiences of adults with CRDs in Cape Town when they were negotiating the health system using semi-structured interviews.

Methods

Interviews were conducted following informed consent with purposively sampled adults who had attended public hospitals in Cape Town with chronic respiratory disease flare-ups. This work was nested in the quantitative "Diagnosing Airways Disease" study. The topic guide explored patients' exper

SUBMITTER: Stolbrink M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10500759 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature