A nursing intervention based on the Zentangle® method: Experiences of patients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.

Objective: The application of the Zentangle® Method in relation to relaxation and well-being has not been tested in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). This study was to analyze the practising Zentangle® experience in patients with BPD.

Methods: With a phenomenological interpretative approach, this qualitative study conducted semi-structured interviews with patients who participated in a 6-session Zentangle® program accomplished monthly over six months in a Personality Disorders Unit.

Holistic nursing care for people diagnosed with an eating disorder: A qualitative study based on patients and nursing professionals' experience.

Purpose: To analyze eating disorder patients and nursing professionals' views and experience of the relationship-based care established.

Design And Methods: A qualitative study that employs an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Nineteen patients and 19 nurses participated in the research through interviews and narrations.