Objective: The purpose of the study was to arrive at an accurate description of health-related quality of life of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia patients.
Methods: Thirteen semi-structured interviews were conducted in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
Results: Qualitative grounded theory analyses were performed using the participants' transcripts and revealed the following six categories: Impact of physical symptoms on daily life, Quality of family and social life, Emotional and psychological outcomes related to the disease, Knowledge having a severe disease and coping strategies to manage such disease, Recognition of the disease by professional colleagues and superiors, and Knowledge and understanding from health professionals in medical care.