Browsing Institutt for samfunnsmedisin og sykepleie by Journals "International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being"
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Aligning stakeholders’ understandings of the return-to-work process: a qualitative study on workplace meetings in inpatient multimodal occupational rehabilitation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose: Although it is believed that involving the workplace and stakeholders in return-to-work interventions is beneficial, Norwegian occupational rehabilitation programmes rarely do. During 2015–2016, Hysnes Rehabilitation ... -
An escape from agony: A qualitative psychological autopsy study of women's suicide in a post-conflict Northern Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)We set out to investigate suicide among women in a post-conflict context in Northern Uganda using qualitative psychological autopsy interviews. Three to five relatives and friends for each of the three suicides recruited ... -
Being stuck in a vice: The process of coping with severe depression in late life
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Articles describing older persons’ experiences of coping with severe depression are, to our knowledge, lacking. This article is methodologically grounded in phenomenological hermeneutics, inspired by Paul Ricoeur, and ... -
Calibrating and adjusting expectations in life: A grounded theory on how elderly persons with somatic health problems maintain control and balance in life and optimize well-being
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Aim: This study aims at exploring the main concern for elderly individuals with somatic health problems and what they do to manage this. Method: In total, 14 individuals (mean = 74.2 years; range = 68–86 years) of both ... -
Deconstructing (e)health literacy: aspects that promote and inhibit understanding of health information in breast cancer patient pathways
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose Deconstructing current definitions of “health literacy (HL)” and “eHealth literacy (eHL)”, into the core notion of “understanding health information (HI)”, this study provides insights into what promotes and ... -
Family’ members experiences of their older relative’s alcohol and substance misuse
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Alcohol consumption in Norway and much of the western world has increased during the past decades, in particular among older adults (> 65 years). Although living with a family member’s alcohol misuse has been ... -
Individual user involvement at Healthy Life Centres: a qualitative study exploring the perspective of health professionals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The aim of this study was to explore how professionals experience user involvement at an individual level and how they describe involving users at Healthy Life Centres. Four focus group interviews were conducted with a ... -
Nursing staff's actions during older residents' transition into long-term care facility in a nursing home in rural Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Working in long-term care units poses particular staff challenges as these facilities are expected to provide services for seriously ill residents and give help in a homelike atmosphere. Licensed and unlicensed personnel ... -
Participants stories about long-term achievement 60-months after attending a Healthy Life Centre programme (the VEND-RISK study) - a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Experiences of long-term achievement in participants attending programs for changing health habits including diet and physical activity interventions aiming for weight reduction is lacking. This study aimed to ... -
Perceptions of the medical relevance of patients` stories of painful and adverse life experiences: a focus group study among Norwegian General Practitioners
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose Adverse life experiences increase the risk of health problems. Little is known about General Practitioners’ (GPs') thoughts, clinical concepts, and work patterns related to eliciting, including, or excluding ... -
Setting the stage for health: Salutogenesis in midwifery professional knowledge in three European countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)There is a lack of systematic evidence concerning health orientation in maternity practice in the current climate of risk avoidance. The midwifery professional project is orientated toward the preservation of normal ... -
Social injury: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the attitudes towards suicide of lay persons in Ghana
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)One way of furthering our understanding of suicidal behaviour is to examine people’s attitudes towards it and how they conceive the act. The aim of this study was to understand how lay persons conceive the impact of suicide ... -
Standardization meets stories: contrasting perspectives on the needs of frail individuals at a rehabilitation unit
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: Repeated encounters over time enable general practitioners (GPs) to accumulate biomedical and biographical knowledge about their patients. A growing body of evidence documenting the medical relevance of lifetime ...