Living in a rural area with advanced chronic respiratory illness: A qualitative study

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Aim: To explore the impact of living with advanced chronic respiratory illness in a rural area Methods: Using an interpretive descriptive approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven people living with advanced chronic respiratory illness in a rural area of Western Canada. Results: Themes that characterised the experience of living in a rural setting with a chronic obstructive respiratory illness included: a) distance as a barrier to accessing health care; b) relationships with family practice physicians; c) supportive local community; and d) lack of respiratory education and peer support. Conclusions: Whilst living with advanced respiratory illness in a rural area posed some significant challenges, experiences of "place", conceptualised as a web of relationships embedded within a local context, are an important factor in rural residents' decisions to remain in situations where distance may present significant challenges to accessing health care. © 2011 Primary Care Respiratory Society UK. All rights reserved.

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Goodridge, D., Hutchinson, S., Wilson, D., & Ross, C. (2011). Living in a rural area with advanced chronic respiratory illness: A qualitative study. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 20(1), 54–58. https://doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2010.00062

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