When control becomes a matter of life: a phenomenological exploration of intestinal failure patients' lived experience receiving assistance from home care nurses in home parenteral nutrition management.

Background: Parenteral nutrition (PN) provides the body with essential nourishment through intravenous infusion. Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) has a significant impact on the lives of its users; however, very few studies explore the phenomenon of homecare nurse provided assistance for the management and administration of HPN.

Method: The phenomenological approach, Reflective Lifeworld Research, was utilised.