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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sari Kaarina Lindeman, Lennart Loras, Kristine Berg Titlestad, Terese Bondas
Summary: This meta-ethnography aims to explore the impact of a young family member's problematic substance use on family life. Through systematic literature searches and meta-ethnography, it was found that PSU leads to comprehensive changes in family life, leaving family members feeling powerless and helpless. Family-oriented help should be readily available to address these challenges.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
Article
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Sally Hultsjo, Asa Appelfeldt, Rikard Wardig, Jessica Cederqvist
Summary: This study adopted a phenomenological lifeworld perspective and conducted in-depth interviews with family members of individuals with borderline personality disorder and self-harming behavior who had access to brief admission. The family members' lived experience was characterized by anxiety and constant protection of their loved one. Access to brief admission provided hope, maintained everyday routines, and enhanced relationships among family members. However, being denied brief admission led to feelings of betrayal and loss of confidence in psychiatry. Taking into consideration the needs of families and allowing them to share emotions and responsibility could potentially improve brief admission and increase overall well-being and benefits for the whole family.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
Article
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Elina Zelcane, Anita Pipere
Summary: This paper illustrates the importance of using a multi-method, pluralistic approach in qualitative research to obtain a deeper understanding of resilience among people with chronic pain. By combining thematic analysis, narrative analysis, and critical incident technique, the authors demonstrate how different perspectives can be obtained and different questions regarding resilience can be answered.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
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Lisa-Marie Larisch, Lena V. Kallings, Britta Thedin Jakobsson, Victoria Blom
Summary: This qualitative study explored the acceptability, feasibility, and fidelity of two multi-level interventions aimed at improving movement behavior among office workers. The findings showed that the interventions were well appreciated and attributed to improvements in movement behavior and well-being. However, delivering some components of the interventions was difficult, highlighting the importance of manager and team support.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
Article
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Marie Spreckley, Judith de Lange, Jaap Seidell, Jutka Halberstadt
Summary: This qualitative interview study explores the factors and strategies for successful long-term weight loss in a primary care-led intervention. The findings indicate that clear and evolving self-monitoring strategies, strong routines, and a long-term focus contribute to successful outcomes. Challenges such as stress and disappointment are faced, but the benefits of weight loss, such as improved health and self-esteem, fuel motivation. Continuous support and encouragement from healthcare practitioners play a significant role in long-term success.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
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Marie-Louise Sodersved Kallestedt, Margareta Asp, Anna Letterstal, Margareta Widarsson
Summary: This qualitative study explores nurses' experiences and perceptions in developing clinical gaze, revealing that nurses' personal abilities and learning culture are crucial for its development. The clinical gaze is found to be nurtured through building relationships with patients, learning together with colleagues, and engaging in reflection and learning activities.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
Article
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Anna M. Carapellotti, Hannie (J. E. M. ) Meijerink, Christine Gravemaker-Scott, Lucia Thielman, Renee Kool, Natalie Lewin, Tineke A. Abma
Summary: This study explores the lived experience of dancing with Parkinson's and Multiple Sclerosis in the inclusive dance group called ReDiscoverMe. The findings show that dancing in a nonjudgmental environment helps participants rediscover themselves and adapt to chronic illness. Through movements of escaping, expanding, and embracing, participants are able to transcend the self and illness.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
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Carla Mendes Pereira, Nan Greenwood, Fiona Jones
Summary: This study aimed to understand how Portuguese people with stroke and their informal carers/family adapt over time, and how health professionals support their adaptation. The findings suggest that by adjusting gradually over time, health professionals can better meet the needs of stroke patients and their carers, thus providing effective support.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
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Julien Jupille, Yves-Antoine Harscoet, Melanie Duval, Marie Grall-Bronnec, Leila Moret, Marion Chirio-Espitalier
Summary: This study aimed to explore the boundaries and determinants of the well-being of people living with bipolar disorder in a French context. It found that daily routines, connectedness, regaining a positive identity, and self-awareness for self-management are important factors contributing to their well-being. Understanding these determinants can help caregivers design interventions that directly target quality of life and improve bipolar disorder outcomes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
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John Goodwin, Eileen Savage, Niamh O'Brien, Aine O'Donovan
Summary: Despite the susceptibility to mental distress, adolescents often demonstrate poor help-seeking behaviors. This study aimed to explore adolescents' views of mental health services education. Findings revealed gaps in their knowledge about mental health services and a preference for a multimedia (film/TV) approach to education.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
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Sari Kaarina Lindeman, Lillian Bruland Selseng, Lennart Loras, Aina Helen Loberg
Summary: This study examines the meaning siblings give to their siblings' drug use problem and how they position themselves and other family members accordingly. It reveals the complexity of siblings' stories about living with their siblings' ongoing drug use. The study highlights the need for more attention to siblings' situations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
Article
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Olivia Sissil Sunde, Johanne Alteren, Siri Ytrehus
Summary: This qualitative study explores the role of family caregivers of home-dwelling older adults with mental health problems and the meaning they derive from their role. The analysis reveals that caregivers experience the role as purposeful and demanding, with difficulties in managing behavior symptoms and lacking knowledge in providing care. Sharing caregiving responsibilities with healthcare services has the potential to ease the burden for family caregivers, but some face challenges in reconstructing and adjusting their role based on their life situations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
Article
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Patience Gyamenah Okyere Asante, Chloe Z. Tuck, Deborah Atobrah
Summary: The objective of this study was to examine how beliefs in disease causation influence medical pluralism among Akan cancer patients in Ghana. The findings revealed that cancer patients in Ghana attribute both physical and spiritual causality to their illness, resulting in the combination of orthodox treatment with spiritual healing and herbal medicine. In addition, patients often seek treatment from traditional and spiritual centers before going to the hospital, contributing to late diagnosis and poor prognosis of cancers in Ghana.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
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Dorine M. van Namen, Vera Knapen, AnneLoes van Staa, Hein de Vries, Sander R. Hilberink, Gera E. Nagelhout
Summary: This study examined the impact of having relatives with addiction problems on students' health, substance use, social life, and cognitive functioning. Qualitative interviews with thirty students revealed nine major themes, including violence, death and illness of relatives, informal care, perceived addiction, ill health and substance use, financial problems, pressured social life, affected cognitive functioning, and disclosure. The findings showed that having relatives with addiction problems significantly affected the participants' lives and health, with gender differences observed in caregiving roles and substance use struggles. Participants who did not share their experiences reported more severe health complaints. Comparisons based on the type of relationship or addiction were limited due to multiple relatives and addictions in the family.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
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Dagfinn Naden, Ida Torunn Bjork
Summary: This study aimed to explore the mental, emotional, and existential experiences of individuals living with a liver transplant over a period of approximately ten years. The results showed that the process of receiving and living with a new liver changed most participants' attitudes towards life in a humble way.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
Article
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Johnny Andoh-Arthur
Summary: This study explores the relational encounters shaped by economic difficulties prior to men's suicides in Ghana. Data were collected from 21 close relatives of nine men who took their lives, and a Reflective Thematic analysis reveals themes of interdependence and dependence among men facing economic challenges. Increased public education to change unhealthy gender norms and practical economic support for men in economic adversity are recommended.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
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Tine Johnsgard, Renate Elenjord, Elin C. Lehnbom, Torsten Risor, Birgitte Zahl-Holmstad, Renata Vesela Holis, Eirik Hugaas Ofstad, Beate Hennie Garcia
Summary: Medication-related work tasks in Norwegian emergency departments mainly focus on medication reconciliation, with few other tasks performed to ensure medication safety. Physicians welcome the introduction of clinical pharmacists and express a need for assistance in compiling patient's medication lists. However, concerns regarding responsibility sharing, priorities, and logistics need to be addressed before implementing clinical pharmacists in the interprofessional team in the emergency department.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ann Ekdahl, Siv Soderberg, Malin Holmstrom Rising
Summary: The aim of this study was to explore the meaning of feeling well for women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) stage III or IV. Through individual narrative interviews with 14 women, the study found that despite living with a severe illness, these women strive for moments of feeling well by synchronizing their activities with their breathing rhythm, taking care of themselves, taking advantage of better moments, and finding support in the togetherness of everyday life. The study highlights the importance of tailored support from close relatives in helping COPD patients achieve a sense of well-being.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jian Zhao, Elaine Chapman, Tom O'Donoghue
Summary: In 2017, international students contributed almost $32 billion to Australia's economy, with more than half coming from Chinese students. However, research suggests that these students face numerous obstacles in their studies in Australia. This study explored the perspectives of these students and found that the dominant issues raised were related to mental health and emotional wellbeing.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
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Kelly A. Umstead, Carolina Gill, Marina S. Pearsall, Alison M. Stuebe, Kristin P. Tully
Summary: This article describes the use of human-centered design methods to engage birthing parents and healthcare team members in screening and referral for social determinants of health (SDoH) in maternity care. The results show that birthing parents want to be informed about the purpose and use of SDoH data collection, while healthcare teams want to provide reliable resources and greater transparency from administrators. It is important to include patients' perspectives in patient-centered strategies for addressing SDoH in maternity care.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
(2023)
