Living your life with bronchiectasis. Qualitative interviews inform the development and evaluation of a novel information resource.

Introduction: Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung condition, about which there is relatively little high-quality patient information. Information and education could, however, support patients to become “expert patients” thereby aiding self-management and optimising engagement with treatment. Aims: To develop an information resource based on the identification and understanding of patient and carers' needs. To undertake a pilot trial of using the novel information resource as an intervention. Methods & Results: Qualitative interviews with 26 people (17 with bronchiectasis and 9 carers) were conducted. We sampled ne…