Spousal bereavement after fibrotic interstitial lung disease: A qualitative study.

Related Articles Spousal bereavement after fibrotic interstitial lung disease: A qualitative study. Respir Med. 2019 01;146:129-136 Authors: Egerod I, Kaldan G, Shaker SB, Guldin MB, Browatski A, Marsaa K, Overgaard D Abstract INTRODUCTION: Fibrotic interstitial lung disease (f-ILD) comprises a group of diseases with lung scarring and reduced life expectancy. The short time from diagnosis to death affects the patients’ bereaved spouses, who risk developing prolonged grief. In Denmark palliative care is most often offered to cancer patients. AIM: We aimed to investigate the experience of spouses of f-ILD patients during the final stages of illness and up to the…
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