Illness Identity and Psychological Freedom

Benefits

Risks & contraindications

Highlighted claims

• The large majority of patients associated at-home treatment with a sense of freedom from their medical condition. — Benefits and challenges in everyday life for patients performing subcutaneous immunoglobulin treatment at home: a qualitative interview study
• Patients reported feeling less ill as a direct consequence of reduced hospital exposure. — Benefits and challenges in everyday life for patients performing subcutaneous immunoglobulin treatment at home: a qualitative interview study
• Encounters with seriously ill patients in the hospital social context could provoke anxiety or a sense of stigmatisation. — Benefits and challenges in everyday life for patients performing subcutaneous immunoglobulin treatment at home: a qualitative interview study
• A small minority of patients felt alone and overly responsible for their treatment due to reduced HCP contact. — Benefits and challenges in everyday life for patients performing subcutaneous immunoglobulin treatment at home: a qualitative interview study