[Patients' perspective of living with PAH or CTEPH in Sweden]

Lakartidningen. 2019 May 1:116:FITF.
[Article in Swedish]

Abstract

For patients living with chronic conditions, the daily life will change due to symptoms, drug treatment, and psychosocial factors caused by the disease. Our studies show that Swedish patients with PAH or CTEPH are satisfied with the information they have received, but still have a wish for more. Therefore, it is important to repeat the information on a regular basis and to make sure that patients have understood and remember the messages. In order to increase the knowledge about their disease, improve compliance with treatment and quality of life, patients and next of kin should continuously be informed by the multidisciplinary team at the PAH/CTEPH-specialist care centers.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / epidemiology
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / psychology*
  • Male
  • Medication Adherence
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Care Team
  • Patient Education as Topic*
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Pulmonary Embolism / epidemiology
  • Pulmonary Embolism / psychology*
  • Quality of Life
  • Sex Distribution
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Sweden / epidemiology
  • Young Adult