Glimpsing the raging seas that stop swans: A qualitative look at living with multimorbidity and pain in patients from a tertiary care service

Abstract

Multimorbidity requires complex and ongoing care. Understanding the subjective illness experience is critical to effective care. Literature isn’t clear about illness perception in patients with multimorbidity followed in services of high complexity. This study aims to investigate the illness experience based on narratives about daily living and symptoms of patients with multimorbidity and pain in a tertiary health care service.