Journal of Nursing & Care

Susanne Källerwald

Publications

• Research Article
  The Movement to a New Understanding: A Life-World-Based Study about How People Learn to Live with Long-Term Illness
  Author(s): Mia Berglund and Susanne KällerwaldMia Berglund and Susanne Källerwald
  
  Objective: The objective of the present study was to analyze and describe the phenomenon of learning to live with long-term illness. Method: The design and implementation of the research was based on a reflective lifeworld approach. The study consisted of interviews with people who live with different types of long-term illness. Results: Learning to live with a long-term illness happens in such a way as to respond to the will to live everyday life. The essential meaning of learning to live with long-term illness is constituted by the following elements: learning to know and live with a stranger, the driving forces of learning, learning methods are a balancing act, making the illness visible, as well as seeking knowledge and understanding. The result of the learning process can be understood as movement to a new und.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000125

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