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Ebrahimi H, Hasankhani H, Namdar H, et al. Dealing with Chronic Illness: Experiences of Iranian Families of Persons with Multiple Sclerosis-A Qualitative Study. Mult Scler Int. 2017;2017:9243161doi: 10.1155/2017/9243161.
Ebrahimi, H., Hasankhani, H., Namdar, H., Khodadadi, E., & Fooladi, M. (2017). Dealing with Chronic Illness: Experiences of Iranian Families of Persons with Multiple Sclerosis-A Qualitative Study. Multiple sclerosis international, 20179243161. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/9243161
Ebrahimi, Hossein, et al. "Dealing with Chronic Illness: Experiences of Iranian Families of Persons with Multiple Sclerosis-A Qualitative Study." Multiple sclerosis international vol. 2017 (2017): 9243161. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/9243161
Ebrahimi H, Hasankhani H, Namdar H, Khodadadi E, Fooladi M. Dealing with Chronic Illness: Experiences of Iranian Families of Persons with Multiple Sclerosis-A Qualitative Study. Mult Scler Int. 2017;2017:9243161. doi: 10.1155/2017/9243161. Epub 2017 Sep 07. PMID: 29082042; PMCID: PMC5610797.
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Mult Scler Int. 2017;2017:9243161. doi: 10.1155/2017/9243161. Epub 2017 Sep 07.

Dealing with Chronic Illness: Experiences of Iranian Families of Persons with Multiple Sclerosis-A Qualitative Study.

Multiple sclerosis international

Hossein Ebrahimi, Hadi Hasankhani, Hossein Namdar, Esmail Khodadadi, Marjaneh Fooladi

Affiliations

  1. Psychiatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
  2. Qualitative Studies Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
  3. Research Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
  4. Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
  5. University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
  6. World Wide Nursing Service Network (WWNSN), PLLC, El Paso, TX, USA.

PMID: 29082042 PMCID: PMC5610797 DOI: 10.1155/2017/9243161

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Today family members are providing care and support to each other during illness. In particular, in chronic illness, such as multiple sclerosis, the families are more involved in caring for and supporting their patients, so they use several strategies to cope with this situation. The purpose of this study was to explore the coping strategies in family caregivers of persons with multiple sclerosis in Iran.

METHODS: This is a qualitative study that was conducted through 18 family caregivers of persons with multiple sclerosis. A purposeful sampling method was used. Data were collected through semistructured and in-depth interviews conducted in Multiple Sclerosis Society and hospitals of Tabriz in Iran. The collected data was analyzed according to qualitative content analysis.

RESULTS: Five main categories were elicited from interviews: "using spirituality," "living with hope," "experiencing persistence and stability," "seeking support," and "seeking alternative treatments."

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