Objective. The objective of this study was to explore patients' experiences of RA daily life
while on modern treatments. Methods. The methods of this study comprised semi-structured …

Telling stories is a common response to illness, helping people come to terms with the
experience. Increasingly, people are telling illness stories online. Existing literature focuses …

Traditional efforts in healthcare to evaluate patient satisfaction with care, an outcome
expected from effective person-centered practices, rely heavily on survey methodology. At …

Background Adjusting to life with a chronic condition is challenging, especially for people
with limited health literacy, which is associated with low compliance with self‐management …

Title: Enabling Self-Identity Revisioning through Portraiture, for people living with Life
Threatening and Chronic Illnesses: Page 1 © Susan MD Carr, PhD Thesis, Loughborough …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? People diagnosed with serious mental
illness (SMI): Live 10 to 20 years less than the general population, and this can be related to …

Photovoice has gained acceptance as a viable visual method to engage community
members as partners in research. However, as methods associated with photovoice have …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients face psychological hardship due to physical discomfort,
disabilities, and anxieties. Previous research indicated a bidirectional relationship and …

This article presents the findings from a qualitative research project exploring eight women's
experiences of living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Through semistructured interviews, the …

Chronic health conditions represent a key challenge for contemporary public healthcare.
Current policy promotes self-management support to reduce demands on health services …