Gustafsson, Ingrid L Rask, Mikael Schildmeijer, Kristina Elmqvist, Carina
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International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being
Purpose: The aim was to describe patients' lived experience of warmth and coldness in connection with surgery. Methods: A reflective lifeworld research (RLR) approach founded on phenomenology and the methodological principles of openness, flexibility, and bridling were used. The data consisted of 16 in-depth interviews with patients from four hospi...
Super, Sabina Wagemakers, Annemarie
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International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being
Purpose: In order for health professionals to encourage pregnant women with a low socioeconomic status (SES) to move towards empowerment for a healthy dietary intake, crucial steps are to understand the perspectives of pregnant women of food and eating and to identify opportunities for empowerment. This study aimed to examine the perspectives of pr...
Ehn, Mattias Wahlqvist, Moa Möller, Claes Anderzén-Carlsson, Agneta
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International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being
Purpose: This study aimed to explore lived experiences with working life from the perspective of people with deafblindness due to Usher syndrome type 2 (USH2). Background: A limited number of studies have explored working life of people with Usher syndrome. One study of individuals with USH2 showed that work active reported significantly better psy...
Chavez Karlström, Anna Danielsson, Louise Dahlberg, Helena
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International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being
Purpose: Infibulation is the most pervasive form of female genital cutting. Infibulated women face difficulties such as obstruction of urine and menstrual blood flow, sexual problems, and birth complications, and may therefore need medical defibulation. This study explores the lived experiences of young migrant women from Somalia and their views on...
Estecha Querol, Sara Clarke, Pam Sattler, Elisabeth Lilian Pia Halford, Jason C G Gabbay, Mark
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International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being
Objective: This study's principal aim was to describe the lived reality for people with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and other chronic health conditions, who live in economically deprived neighbourhoods in a city in North West England. Methodology: This is a qualitative, exploratory study based on in-depth, semi-structured interviews with participa...
Gotfredsen, Anne Christina Goicolea, Isabel Landstedt, Evelina
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International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being
Purpose: Stress and achievement pressure constitute factors affecting young people's mental health, especially among girls. Leisure participation holds the potential to be a collective space where young people can respond to stressors together. This study explores how girls collectively construct responses to daily stressors within the context of l...
Fekete, Orsolya Reka Langeland, Eva Larsen, Torill M B Kinn, Liv Grethe
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International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being
Purpose: The number of psychosocial Clubhouses is growing rapidly in Norway. However, more knowledge is needed about the subjective experience of Clubhouse members in terms of their recuperation processes and experiences in the Clubhouse context. Therefore, this qualitative study explored what it is like to be a Clubhouse member in Norway, and furt...
Sheppard, Alexa Broughton, Mary C
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International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being
Purpose: This review aims to reveal how music and dance participation relates to key social determinants of health, and acts as population wellbeing and health promotion and preventive tools for people without pre-existing health issues in diverse social groups.Methods: A qualitative systematic literature review addresses the questions: 1) How migh...
Synnes, Oddgeir Orøy, Aud Jorun Råheim, Målfrid Bachmann, Liv Ekra, Else Mari Ruberg Gjengedal, Eva Høie, Magnhild Jørgensen, Else Michaelsen, Ragnhild Karen Astad Sundal, Hildegunn
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International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being
Purpose: In this study, we explore the lived experiences of chronic illness in four groups of patients; children with asthma, adolescents with diabetes, young adults with depression, and adult patients with chronic, obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Persons living with chronic illness are often designated as vulnerable. This study builds on the...
Gbogbo, Sitsofe
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International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being
Purpose: Using Schlossberg's Transition Theory, this study explored the lived experiences of pregnant adolescents and adolescent mothers coping strategies during their transition to motherhood.Methods: Based on a phenomenological perspective, this qualitative study used in-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) to answer the res...
