Research shows that living with illness can be a distressing experience for the family and may result in suffering and reduced\r\nhealth. Tomeet families� needs, family systems interventionmodels are developed and employed in clinical contexts. For successful\r\nrefinement and implementation it is important to understand how these models work. The aim of this study was therefore to\r\ndescribe the dialogue process and possible working mechanisms of one systems nursing intervention model, the Family Health\r\nConversationmodel. A descriptive evaluation design was applied and 15 transcribed conversations with five families were analyzed\r\nwithin a hermeneutic tradition. Two types of interrelated dialogue events were identified: narrating and exploring. There was a\r\nflow between these events, amovement that was generated by the interaction between the participants. Our theoretically grounded\r\ninterpretation showed that narrating, listening, and reconsidering in interaction may be understood as supporting family health by\r\noffering the families the opportunity to constitute self-identity and identity within the family, increasing the families� understanding\r\nof multiple ways of being and acting, to see new possibilities and to develop meaning and hope. Results from this study may\r\nhopefully contribute to the successful implementation of family systems interventions in education and clinical praxis.
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