Living with a spouse with chronic illness - the challenge of balancing demands and resources

• Main Authors: Elisabet Eriksson (Author), Maria Wejåker (Author), Anna Danhard (Author), Annika Nilsson (Author), Marja-Leena Kristofferzon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The number of partners providing informal care for their chronically ill spouse is rising, and they describe their daily life as demanding. The aim of this paper was to describe the partners' experiences of living with a person with chronic illness and how they manage everyd...