Liver cirrhosis turns life into an unpredictable roller coaster: A qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To explore how persons living with liver cirrhosis experience day-to-day life.

Background

Liver cirrhosis is the sixth most common cause of death among adults in Western countries. Persons with advanced liver cirrhosis report poor quality of life, in comparison with other chronic diseases. However, knowledge regarding day-to-day life during earlier stages of the disease is lacking. In other chronic diseases, the suffering process is well explored, while in liver cirrhosis, suffering is insufficiently investigated.

Design

An exploratory study, with a qualitative inductive interview approach.

Methods

A purposive maximum variation sample of 20 informants with liver cirrhosis aged 25-71, from two gastroenterology outpatient clinics in mid-Sweden, were interview

SUBMITTER: Hjorth M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7756679 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature