International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, Volume 10, Issue 1 (2015)

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Editorials

Editorial
Developing qualitative methods - or “same old wine in a new bottle”
Carina Berterö (Chief Editor)
Article: 27679
Published online: 13 May 2015
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Change of the Guards
Carina Berterö (Editor-in-Chief)
Article: 27766
Published online: 06 Mar 2015
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Review Articles

Review Article
Gadamerian philosophical hermeneutics as a useful methodological framework for the Delphi technique
Diana Guzys (PhD Candidate) , Virginia Dickson-Swift (Senior Lecturer) , Amanda Kenny (Associate Professor) & Guinever Threlkeld (Head of Campus)
Article: 26291
Published online: 05 May 2015
AbstractforGadamerian philosophical hermeneutics as a useful methodological framework for the Delphi technique | Full Text | References | PDF (648.7 KB)
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Experiences and coping behaviours of adolescents in Pakistan with alopecia areata: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
Rafia Rafique (Associate Professor) & Nigel Hunt PhD
Article: 26039
Published online: 29 Jan 2015
AbstractforExperiences and coping behaviours of adolescents in Pakistan with alopecia areata: An interpretative phenomenological analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (288.3 KB)
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Empirical Studies

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Continuity means “preserving a consistent whole”—A grounded theory study
Malin Östman PhD Student, Eva Jakobsson Ung PhD Associate Professor & Kristin Falk PhD
Article: 29872
Published online: 28 Dec 2015
AbstractforContinuity means “preserving a consistent whole”—A grounded theory study | Full Text | References | PDF (435.6 KB)
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Do we understand children's restlessness? Constructing ecologically valid understandings through reflexive cooperation
Anna Helle-Valle (Cand. Psychol.) , Per-Einar Binder (Dr. Psychol.) & Brynjulf Stige PhD
Article: 29292
Published online: 21 Dec 2015
AbstractforDo we understand children's restlessness? Constructing ecologically valid understandings through reflexive cooperation | Full Text | References | PDF (354.2 KB)
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Herbal medicine use in adults who experience anxiety: A qualitative exploration
Erica McIntyre BHSc, BSocSci(Psych)(Hons), Anthony J. Saliba PhD & Carmen C. Moran PhD
Article: 29275
Published online: 15 Dec 2015
AbstractforHerbal medicine use in adults who experience anxiety: A qualitative exploration | Full Text | References | PDF (337.4 KB)
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Understanding the “black box” of a health-promotion program: Keys to enable health among older persons aging in the context of migration
EMMELIE BARENFELD (PhD student) MSc, SUSANNE GUSTAFSSON PhD, LARS WALLIN (Professor) & SYNNEVE DAHLIN-IVANOFF (Professor)
Article: 29013
Published online: 08 Dec 2015
AbstractforUnderstanding the “black box” of a health-promotion program: Keys to enable health among older persons aging in the context of migration | Full Text | References | PDF (595.7 KB)
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Becoming a normal guy: Men making sense of long-term bodily changes following bariatric surgery
Karen Synne GROVEN PhD, Paul Galdas PhD & Kari Nyheim Solbrække PhD
Article: 29923
Published online: 04 Dec 2015
AbstractforBecoming a normal guy: Men making sense of long-term bodily changes following bariatric surgery | Full Text | References | PDF (382.9 KB)
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Empowered to gain a new foothold in life—A study of the meaning of participating in cardiac rehabilitation to patients afflicted by a minor heart attack
Charlotte P. Simonÿ RN, MES, PhD, Pia Dreyer (Associate Professor) RN, MScN, PhD, Birthe D. Pedersen (Associate Professor) RN, MScN, SA, BA Philosophy, PhD & Regner Birkelund RN, MScN, PhD, Dr. Phil
Article: 28717
Published online: 01 Dec 2015
AbstractforEmpowered to gain a new foothold in life—A study of the meaning of participating in cardiac rehabilitation to patients afflicted by a minor heart attack | Full Text | References | PDF (496.8 KB)
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Support not corresponding to transition to a new treatment: Women's perceptions of support provided by their male partners during hormonal therapy
Sena Yamamoto MSN, RN, Keiko Tazumi MSN, RN & Harue Arao PhD, RN
Article: 29283
Published online: 30 Nov 2015
AbstractforSupport not corresponding to transition to a new treatment: Women's perceptions of support provided by their male partners during hormonal therapy | Full Text | References | PDF (335.2 KB)
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Lived experiences of everyday life during curative radiotherapy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: A phenomenological study
Suzanne Petri (Clinical Nurse Specialist) RN, RTT, MScN & Connie B. Berthelsen (Assistant Professor) RN, MScN, PhD
Article: 29397
Published online: 24 Nov 2015
AbstractforLived experiences of everyday life during curative radiotherapy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: A phenomenological study | Full Text | References | PDF (447.6 KB)
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Keeping up with the caravan of life: Successful aging strategies for Iranian women
Nazila Javadi-Pashaki PhD, Farahnaz Mohammadi PhD, Fateme Jafaraghaee PhD & Neda Mehrdad PhD
Article: 29500
Published online: 24 Nov 2015
AbstractforKeeping up with the caravan of life: Successful aging strategies for Iranian women | Full Text | References | PDF (339.4 KB)
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Supervision of professionals: Interdependency between embodied experiences and professional knowledge
Aud Marie Øien (Associate Professor) PhD & Inger Johanne Solheim (cand.polit, Assistant Professor)
Article: 28432
Published online: 17 Nov 2015
AbstractforSupervision of professionals: Interdependency between embodied experiences and professional knowledge | Full Text | References | PDF (321.8 KB)
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Shared topics on the experience of people with haemophilia living in the UK and the USA and the influence of individual and contextual variables: Results from the HERO qualitative study
Laura Palareti PhD, Silvia Potì PhD, Frederica Cassis (Clinical Psychologist) , Francesca Emiliani (Full Professor) , Davide Matino MD & Alfonso Iorio PhD
Article: 28915
Published online: 16 Nov 2015
AbstractforShared topics on the experience of people with haemophilia living in the UK and the USA and the influence of individual and contextual variables: Results from the HERO qualitative study | Full Text | References | PDF (392.1 KB) | Supplemental
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Care interaction adding challenges to old patients’ well-being during surgical hospital treatment
Lisbeth Uhrenfeldt (Associate professor) & Mette Terp Høybye (Researcher)
Article: 28830
Published online: 23 Oct 2015
AbstractforCare interaction adding challenges to old patients’ well-being during surgical hospital treatment | Full Text | References | PDF (321.6 KB)
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Meanings of feeling well among women with Parkinson's disease
Malin Olsson (Assistant Professor) & Carina Nilsson (Assistant Professor)
Article: 28730
Published online: 20 Oct 2015
AbstractforMeanings of feeling well among women with Parkinson's disease | Full Text | References | PDF (325.9 KB)
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Benefits and stressors – Perceived effects of ICT use on employee health and work stress: An exploratory study from Austria and Hong Kong
Katharina Ninaus (PhD Student) , Sandra Diehl (Associate Professor) , Ralf Terlutter (Professor) , Kara Chan (Professor) & Anqi Huang (Research Assistant)
Article: 28838
Published online: 13 Oct 2015
AbstractforBenefits and stressors – Perceived effects of ICT use on employee health and work stress: An exploratory study from Austria and Hong Kong | Full Text | References | PDF (655 KB)
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Sedentary behaviour in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study
Tanja Thomsen (PhD Student) , Nina Beyer (PhD) , Mette Aadahl (PhD) , Merete L. Hetland (PhD) , Katrine Løppenthin (PhD) , Julie Midtgaard (PhD) & Bente A. Esbensen (PhD)
Article: 28578
Published online: 12 Oct 2015
AbstractforSedentary behaviour in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study | Full Text | References | PDF (348.2 KB)
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Overweight and obesity in young adult women: A matter of health or appearance? The Tromsø study: Fit futures
Anne-Sofie Sand (PhD Student) , Nina Emaus (Professor) & Olaug Lian (Professor)
Article: 29026
Published online: 22 Sep 2015
AbstractforOverweight and obesity in young adult women: A matter of health or appearance? The Tromsø study: Fit futures | Full Text | References | PDF (369.5 KB)
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The lived experiences of being physically active when morbidly obese: A qualitative systematic review
Bente Skovsby Toft (Research Fellow) & Lisbeth Uhrenfeldt (Associate Professor)
Article: 28577
Published online: 22 Sep 2015
AbstractforThe lived experiences of being physically active when morbidly obese: A qualitative systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (429.4 KB)
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Maladaptive cognitions and physical health of the caregivers of dementia: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
Sidra Ali MS & Iram Z. Bokharey Dr
Article: 28980
Published online: 16 Sep 2015
AbstractforMaladaptive cognitions and physical health of the caregivers of dementia: An interpretative phenomenological analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (327.7 KB)
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The social well-being of nurses shows a thirst for a holistic support: A qualitative study
Naser Mozaffari (PhD Candidate) , Hamid Peyrovi PhD & Nahid Dehghan Nayeri PhD
Article: 27749
Published online: 15 Sep 2015
AbstractforThe social well-being of nurses shows a thirst for a holistic support: A qualitative study | Full Text | References | PDF (334 KB)
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“Picking up the pieces”—Meanings of receiving home nursing care when being old and living with advanced cancer in a rural area
Siri Andreassen Devik (Doctoral student) , Ove Hellzen (Professor) & Ingela Enmarker (Professor)
Article: 28382
Published online: 10 Sep 2015
Abstractfor“Picking up the pieces”—Meanings of receiving home nursing care when being old and living with advanced cancer in a rural area | Full Text | References | PDF (331.4 KB)
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The lived experiences of adolescents with sickle cell disease in Kingston, Jamaica
Andrea Brown Forrester (MSN Student) , Antoinette Barton-Gooden MSN, Cynthia Pitter MSN & Jascinth L. M. Lindo PhD
Article: 28104
Published online: 03 Sep 2015
AbstractforThe lived experiences of adolescents with sickle cell disease in Kingston, Jamaica | Full Text | References | PDF (340.1 KB)
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Striking a balance between in-person care and the use of eHealth to support the older rural population with chronic pain
Anne Roberts BA, Lorna Philip MA, PhD, Margaret Currie MSc, PhD & Alasdair Mort MSc, PhD
Article: 27536
Published online: 02 Sep 2015
AbstractforStriking a balance between in-person care and the use of eHealth to support the older rural population with chronic pain | Full Text | References | PDF (352.9 KB)
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Facing the fear of failure: An explorative qualitative study of client experiences in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program for university students with academic evaluation anxiety
Aslak Hjeltnes (Cand. Psychol.) , Per-Einar Binder (Dr. Psychol.) , Christian Moltu PhD & Ingrid Dundas (Dr. Psychol.)
Article: 27990
Published online: 20 Aug 2015
AbstractforFacing the fear of failure: An explorative qualitative study of client experiences in a mindfulness-based stress reduction program for university students with academic evaluation anxiety | Full Text | References | PDF (415.4 KB)
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Is that really my movement?—Students' experiences of a video-supported interactive learning model for movement awareness
Sofia Backåberg (PhD Student) , Christina Gummesson (Associate Professor) , David Brunt (Professor) & Mikael Rask (Associate Professor)
Article: 28474
Published online: 12 Aug 2015
AbstractforIs that really my movement?—Students' experiences of a video-supported interactive learning model for movement awareness | Full Text | References | PDF (336.5 KB)
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Correction
The meaning of early intervention: A parent's experience and reflection on interactions with professionals using a phenomenological ethnographic approach
Yoon H. Lee
Article: 25891
Published online: 21 Jul 2015
AbstractforThe meaning of early intervention: A parent's experience and reflection on interactions with professionals using a phenomenological ethnographic approach | PDF (332.8 KB)
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Health-care encounters create both discontinuity and continuity in daily life when living with chronic heart failure—A grounded theory study
Malin Östman (PhD student) , Eva Jakobsson Ung (Associate Professor) & Kristin Falk PhD
Article: 27775
Published online: 01 Jul 2015
AbstractforHealth-care encounters create both discontinuity and continuity in daily life when living with chronic heart failure—A grounded theory study | Full Text | References | PDF (499.3 KB)
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Being stuck in a vice: The process of coping with severe depression in late life
Guro Hanevold Bjørkløf (Gerontopsychologist) , Marit Kirkevold (Professor) PhD, Knut Engedal (Professor) MD, PhD, Geir Selbæk (Professor) PhD & Anne-Sofie Helvik (Postdoctor, Senior Researcher) RN, PhD
Article: 27187
Published online: 26 Jun 2015
AbstractforBeing stuck in a vice: The process of coping with severe depression in late life | Full Text | References | PDF (352 KB)
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Patients’ experiences of changes in health complaints before, during, and after removal of dental amalgam
Therese T. Sjursen (PhD student) , Per-Einar Binder (Professor) , Gunvor B. Lygre (Senior Researcher) , Vigdis Helland (Senior Executive Officer) , Knut Dalen Dr Philos & Lars Björkman (Principal Researcher)
Article: 28157
Published online: 24 Jun 2015
AbstractforPatients’ experiences of changes in health complaints before, during, and after removal of dental amalgam | Full Text | References | PDF (333.3 KB)
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Experiences and effects of psychiatric stigma: Monologues of the stigmatizers and the stigmatized in an African setting
Catherine O. Egbe PhD
Article: 27954
Published online: 17 Jun 2015
AbstractforExperiences and effects of psychiatric stigma: Monologues of the stigmatizers and the stigmatized in an African setting | Full Text | References | PDF (321 KB)
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The importance of culturally meaningful activity for health benefits among older Korean immigrant living in the United States
Junhyoung Kim PhD, May Kim PhD, Areum Han PhD & Seungtae Chin PhD
Article: 27501
Published online: 16 Jun 2015
AbstractforThe importance of culturally meaningful activity for health benefits among older Korean immigrant living in the United States | Full Text | References | PDF (333.3 KB)
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Awareness of demands and unfairness and the importance of connectedness and security: Teenage girls’ lived experiences of their everyday lives
Eva-Lena Einberg (PhD Candidate) , Evy Lidell (Associate Professor) & Eva K. Clausson PhD
Article: 27653
Published online: 16 Jun 2015
AbstractforAwareness of demands and unfairness and the importance of connectedness and security: Teenage girls’ lived experiences of their everyday lives | Full Text | References | PDF (346.6 KB)
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Article
Oral health-related quality of life in Swedish young adults
Gunvi Johansson RDH, MPH, PhD & Anna-Lena Östberg (Associate Professor) DDS, PhD
Article: 27125
Published online: 09 Jun 2015
AbstractforOral health-related quality of life in Swedish young adults | Full Text | References | PDF (383.5 KB)
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Translating weight loss into agency: Men's experiences 5 years after bariatric surgery
Eli Natvik MSc, Eva Gjengedal PhD, Christian Moltu PhD & Målfrid Råheim PhD
Article: 27729
Published online: 09 Jun 2015
AbstractforTranslating weight loss into agency: Men's experiences 5 years after bariatric surgery | Full Text | References | PDF (393.4 KB)
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The experience of daily life of acutely admitted frail elderly patients one week after discharge from the hospital
Jane Andreasen (PhD student) PT, MLP, Hans Lund (Professor) PT, PhD, Mette Aadahl PT, PhD & Erik E. Sørensen RN, MSc.N, PhD
Article: 27370
Published online: 01 Jun 2015
AbstractforThe experience of daily life of acutely admitted frail elderly patients one week after discharge from the hospital | Full Text | References | PDF (352.1 KB)
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Forming ideas about health: A qualitative study of Ontario adolescents
Valerie Michaelson DMin, Margaret McKerron BA & Colleen Davison PhD
Article: 27506
Published online: 25 May 2015
AbstractforForming ideas about health: A qualitative study of Ontario adolescents | Full Text | References | PDF (380.8 KB)
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Adolescent suicide in Ghana: A content analysis of media reports
Emmanuel Nii-Boye Quarshie MPhil, Joseph Osafo PhD, Charity S. Akotia PhD & Jennifer Peprah MPhil
Article: 27682
Published online: 25 May 2015
AbstractforAdolescent suicide in Ghana: A content analysis of media reports | Full Text | References | PDF (483.5 KB)
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Rocky milieu: Challenges of effective integration of clinical risk management into hospitals in Iran
Jamileh Farokhzadian PhD, Nahid Dehghan Nayeri (Professor) & Fariba Borhani (Associate Professor)
Article: 27040
Published online: 11 May 2015
AbstractforRocky milieu: Challenges of effective integration of clinical risk management into hospitals in Iran | Full Text | References | PDF (323.7 KB)
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Opening toward life: Experiences of basic body awareness therapy in persons with major depression
Louise Danielsson RPT, MSc (PhD-student) & Susanne Rosberg (Assistant Professor) RPT, PhD
Article: 27069
Published online: 07 May 2015
AbstractforOpening toward life: Experiences of basic body awareness therapy in persons with major depression | Full Text | References | PDF (366.1 KB)
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Absent organs—Present selves: Exploring embodiment and gender identity in young Norwegian women's accounts of hysterectomy
Kari Nyheim Solbrække (Associate Professor) & Hilde Bondevik (Associate Professor)
Article: 26720
Published online: 30 Apr 2015
AbstractforAbsent organs—Present selves: Exploring embodiment and gender identity in young Norwegian women's accounts of hysterectomy | Full Text | References | PDF (327 KB)
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The meaning of learning to live with medically unexplained symptoms as narrated by patients in primary care: A phenomenological–hermeneutic study
Eva Lidén PhD, Elisabeth Björk-Brämberg PhD & Staffan Svensson (MD)
Article: 27191
Published online: 16 Apr 2015
AbstractforThe meaning of learning to live with medically unexplained symptoms as narrated by patients in primary care: A phenomenological–hermeneutic study | Full Text | References | PDF (452.5 KB)
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Manoeuvring between anxiety and control: Patients’ experience of learning to live with diabetes: A lifeworld phenomenological study
Karin Johansson (RN PhD student) , Sofia Almerud Österberg (RN Associated Professor) , Janeth Leksell (RN Associated Professor) & Mia Berglund RN PhD
Article: 27147
Published online: 08 Apr 2015
AbstractforManoeuvring between anxiety and control: Patients’ experience of learning to live with diabetes: A lifeworld phenomenological study | Full Text | References | PDF (337.2 KB)
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Exploring Ghanaian adolescents’ meaning of health and wellbeing: A psychosocial perspective
Franklin N. Glozah PhD
Article: 26370
Published online: 07 Apr 2015
AbstractforExploring Ghanaian adolescents’ meaning of health and wellbeing: A psychosocial perspective | Full Text | References | PDF (331.4 KB)
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“It is a thin line to walk on”: Challenges of staff working at Swedish immigration detention centres
Soorej J. Puthoopparambil MSc, PhD candidate, Beth M. Ahlberg (Professor) & Magdalena Bjerneld PhD
Article: 25196
Published online: 31 Mar 2015
Abstractfor“It is a thin line to walk on”: Challenges of staff working at Swedish immigration detention centres | Full Text | References | PDF (368.5 KB)
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Young people with intellectual disability—The role of self-advocacy in a transformed Swedish welfare system
Magnus Tideman (Professor) & Ove Svensson (Senior lecturer)
Article: 25100
Published online: 27 Mar 2015
AbstractforYoung people with intellectual disability—The role of self-advocacy in a transformed Swedish welfare system | Full Text | References | PDF (316.2 KB)
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Between violation and competent care—Lived experiences of dependency on care in the ICU
Kristina Lykkegaard Msc Nursing & Charlotte Delmar PhD
Article: 26603
Published online: 11 Mar 2015
AbstractforBetween violation and competent care—Lived experiences of dependency on care in the ICU | Full Text | References | PDF (269.8 KB)
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Striving to maintain a dignified life for the patient in transition: Next of kin’s experiences during the transition process of an older person in transition from hospital to home
Sigrun Hvalvik (Associate professor) RN, MSc, PhD & Inger Å. Reierson (Associate professor) RN, MSc
Article: 26554
Published online: 05 Mar 2015
AbstractforStriving to maintain a dignified life for the patient in transition: Next of kin’s experiences during the transition process of an older person in transition from hospital to home | Full Text | References | PDF (278.4 KB)
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Issues experienced while administering care to patients with dementia in acute care hospitals: A study based on focus group interviews
Risa Fukuda MPH, Yasuko Shimizu PhD & Natsuko Seto PhD
Article: 25828
Published online: 23 Feb 2015
AbstractforIssues experienced while administering care to patients with dementia in acute care hospitals: A study based on focus group interviews | Full Text | References | PDF (391.4 KB)
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A meta-ethnographic synthesis on phenomenographic studies of patients’ experiences of chronic illness
Marta Röing PhD & Margareta Sanner (Associate Professor) PhD
Article: 26279
Published online: 16 Feb 2015
AbstractforA meta-ethnographic synthesis on phenomenographic studies of patients’ experiences of chronic illness | Full Text | References | PDF (317.6 KB)
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Communicating about eating behaviors. A qualitative study of Chilean women and their health-care providers
Gálvez Patricia (candidate) Msc, PhD, Valencia Alejandra (Assistant professor) Msc, Palomino Ana M. (Assistant professor) MscCataldo Marjorie (Student) & Schwingel Andiara (Assistant professor) PhD
Article: 25979
Published online: 05 Feb 2015
AbstractforCommunicating about eating behaviors. A qualitative study of Chilean women and their health-care providers | Full Text | References | PDF (318 KB)
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“I can't stop worrying about everything”—Experiences of rural Bangladeshi women during the first postpartum months
Maigun Edhborg (Senior Lecturer) RN, PhD, Hashima E Nasreen MD, PhD & Zarina Nahar Kabir (Associate Professor) PhD
Article: 26226
Published online: 14 Jan 2015
Abstractfor“I can't stop worrying about everything”—Experiences of rural Bangladeshi women during the first postpartum months | Full Text | References | PDF (272 KB)
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Older persons’ narrations on falls and falling—Stories of courage and endurance
Anne Clancy (Associate Professor) , Bjørg Balteskard (Associate Professor) , Bente Perander (College Lecturer) & Marianne Mahler PhD
Article: 26123
Published online: 08 Jan 2015
AbstractforOlder persons’ narrations on falls and falling—Stories of courage and endurance | Full Text | References | PDF (294.8 KB)
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Philosophical Papers

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Caring potentials in the shadows of power, correction, and discipline—Forensic psychiatric care in the light of the work of Michel Foucault
Ulrica Hörberg (Associate Professor) & Karin Dahlberg (Professor)
Article: 28703
Published online: 27 Aug 2015
AbstractforCaring potentials in the shadows of power, correction, and discipline—Forensic psychiatric care in the light of the work of Michel Foucault | Full Text | References | PDF (327 KB)
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The importance of existential dimensions in the context of the presence of older patients at team meetings—In the light of Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty's philosophy
Elisabeth Lindberg PhD, Margaretha Ekebergh (Professor) , Eva Persson (Associate Professor) & Ulrica Hörberg (Associate Professor)
Article: 26590
Published online: 19 Feb 2015
AbstractforThe importance of existential dimensions in the context of the presence of older patients at team meetings—In the light of Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty's philosophy | Full Text | References | PDF (308.1 KB)
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Health and Sports

Editorial
Editorial to the QHW thematic cluster “Health, Physical Activity and Lifestyle”
Urban Johnson & Natalia Stambulova
Article: 29156
Published online: 14 Aug 2015
First Page PreviewforEditorial to the QHW thematic cluster “Health, Physical Activity and Lifestyle” | Full Text | References | PDF (286.9 KB)
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Orthorexia nervosa: An integrative literature review of a lifestyle syndrome
Linn Håman (PhD student) , Natalie Barker-Ruchti (Associate professor) , Göran Patriksson (professor) & Eva-Carin Lindgren (Associate professor)
Article: 26799
Published online: 14 Aug 2015
AbstractforOrthorexia nervosa: An integrative literature review of a lifestyle syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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