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Chronic illness involves both physical limitations due to pain and immobility and diffuse symptoms such as fatigue. Living with the illness affects family and everyday life, and it generates role changes in the entire family. It is unclear what influences the transition from hospital to home, and if patients with newly diagnosed illness experience the transition differently than patients already diagnosed with a rheumatic illness. The purpose of this study was to investigate how patients with a rheumatic illness experience the transfer from hospital to home and to identify, which elements are essential for the patient in experiencing comfort when being discharged to home. The study was set up as a qualitative interview study with a hermeneutic-phenomenological approach. Data was collected from seven patients admitted to a rheumatology ward. A semi-structured interview guide was used, and data was analysed and thematized inspired by Kvale & Brinkmann´s phenomenological methodology. Three main themes were found in this study: «The wait», «Everyday life with newly diagnosed chronic illness» and «How to handle medicine», and the analysis highlights that patients with a rheumatic illness experience transitions on different levels during transfer. Meleis´ transitions theory can contribute to improve nursing practice, when changes occur in transition.

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