Living with a chronic disease: insights from patients with a low socioeconomic status.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about how patients with low socioeconomic status (SES) experience their chronic disease, and how it impacts health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Compared to their more affluent counterparts, worse outcomes have been reported. A better understanding of the domains of HRQoL that are relevant to these specific populations is therefore needed. We explored the experiences of living with a chronic disease in low SES persons.

Methods

A qualitative interview study was performed in Flanders, Belgium. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in chronically ill patients, selected through purposive sampling. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Analysis followed an inductive and iterative approach.

Results

Fifteen patients were i

SUBMITTER: Van Wilder L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8598397 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature