TY - JOUR AU - Ward, Nathaniel J. AU - Jowsey, Tanisha AU - Haora, Penny J. AU - Aspin, Clive AU - Yen, Laurann E. PY - 2011 DA - 2011/09/04 TI - With good intentions: complexity in unsolicited informal support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. A qualitative study JO - BMC Public Health SP - 686 VL - 11 IS - 1 AB - Understanding people's social lived experiences of chronic illness is fundamental to improving health service delivery and health outcomes, particularly in relation to self-management activity. In explorations of social lived experiences this paper uncovers the ways in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic illness experience informal unsolicited support from peers and family members. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-686 DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-11-686 ID - Ward2011 ER -