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‘I Want to Be With You, But I Have Ms’: Challenges of Interpersonal Relationships From the Ms Patients’ Point of View Publisher Pubmed



Sharifi M1 ; Neshat Doost HT1 ; Shayegannejad V2
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Source: Health and Social Care in the Community Published:2020


Abstract

Interpersonal relationships play an important role in adjustment to disease, coping and improving life quality after onset of Multiple sclerosis (MS). However, considering its specific nature, MS has a considerable effect on interpersonal relationships. Thus, this study was conducted to identify and describe effects of disease on interpersonal relationships through investigating lived experiences of patients. In this research, a total of 24 MS patients were selected through purposive sampling from individuals referred to the MS Clinic of Kashani Hospital in Isfahan, Iran, during 2016–2017, and then in-depth interviews were done with participants. After analysing interviews by Giorgi Descriptive Phenomenological Psychological Method, five main themes were obtained including ‘Who is guilty?’, ‘The need for informed care’, ‘living with a secret’, ‘Change in relationships’ and ‘The Reality slap’. Content of experience for some of these themes was more influenced by nature of the disease, whereas some other themes were influenced more by patient's cultural context. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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