Losing, regaining, and continuing to build self-confidence - a qualitative, phenomenological study of being physically active with a type B aortic dissection.

Purpose: To gain a comprehensive understanding of experiences related to being physically active in participants with an uncomplicated type B aortic dissection.

Materials And Methods: We performed a qualitative, phenomenological study. First-person accounts of adults, who at least one year ago had an uncomplicated type B aortic dissection, were collected using semi-structured interviews.