Being met as a person and not as a diagnosis – Meanings of healthcare encounters for women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease stage III or IV

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ID15218532
AuthorsAnn Ekdahl (0000-0003-2031-0121, Mid Sweden University, corresponding author), Siv Söderberg (0000-0003-3915-9812, Mid Sweden University), Malin Rising Holmström (0000-0001-8669-416X, Mid Sweden University)
Year2024
Volume45
Issue11
Pages1273-1285
Publication date2024-02-09
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399332.2024.2310068
PMID38334989
OpenAlexW4391684803
LanguageEN
References cited42

Our study seeks to elucidate meanings of healthcare encounters for women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease stage III or IV. We conducted 12 narrative interviews which were analyzed using phenomenological hermeneutic interpretation. Our analysis revealed one theme; being met as a person and not as a diagnosis with three subthemes: getting sufficient time and feeling involved in care; fulfillment of personal needs; and experiencing disrespect and injustice. We found that meanings of healthcare encounters center on the expectation of being seen as a person. Feeling disrespected and injust leaves women unsupported and could pose serious health risks

Disease · Feeling · Health care · Hermeneutic phenomenology · Injustice · Interpretation (philosophy · Lived experience · Narrative · Pathology · Psychotherapist · Pulmonary disease · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology · Internal Medicine

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