Nurses' and nurse leaders' perspectives on a health-promoting work environment: a meta-ethnographic study
The purpose of this meta-ethnography is to integrate and synthesize nurses' and nurse leaders' perspectives on a health-promoting work environment to enhance understanding of its essential aspects.
Health behavioural change - the influence of social-ecological factors and health identity
Health behaviour is crucial for influencing health, making it a key component in health promotion. However, changing behaviours is complex, as many factors interact to determine health behaviours. Information, awareness, and knowledge are important but not enough. It is essential to move beyond focusing solely on individual psychological and cognitive factors to an understanding of the complex processes involved in health behaviour change. Social-ecological models account for these complex processes but risk being overly broad and all-encompassing. This qualitative grounded theory study explores how individual, interpersonal, and environmental factors interplay to influence health behaviour, and examines how social-ecological models in health promotion can be tailored to address different ecological needs. Participants were recruited from a community-based cardiovascular disease-prevention program in Northern Sweden. Data was collected through in-depth interviews about health and health behaviours throughout the life course among middle-aged men and women. The results illustrate how factors obstructing or enabling health behaviours vary in patterned ways for individuals with different health identities. Social-ecological interventions could be more effective if adapted to the specific needs of people with different health identities. In addition to screening for various risk factors, screening for health identities could be helpful in designing social-ecological health-promoting interventions.
Lived experiences of how the care relationship in primary healthcare contributes to recovery from stress-related disorders: a reflective lifeworld research study
The aim of the study was to describe how the care relationship in primary healthcare has contributed to the recovery of persons with stress-related disorders.
"What I do not see and others see in me": mutual aid for suicide recovery in Colombia
In response to the rise in suicidal behaviour and the strategies to address it, community actions represent a comprehensive approach to the factors influencing this situation. The aim of this study was to analyse the influence of mutual support on the recovery of individuals who experienced suicidal behaviour and attended community mental health groups.
Parents' wellbeing: perceptions of happiness and challenges in parenthood in Latin America
Traditional research on parenthood and wellbeing often employs a positivist perspective and focuses on non-LA samples -limiting our knowledge and understanding of the influence of cultural components such as Machismo and Marianismo, have in parents' wellbeing. This study explored how Latin American (LA) parents' wellbeing is influenced by parenthood in a culture strongly influenced by such gender-based perspectives.
Best practices for supporting researchers' mental health in emotionally demanding research across academic and non-academic contexts
Researcher mental health in emotionally demanding research (EDR) has been recognized as important, but research to date has often been limited to academic research contexts, qualitative research, or single disciplines. The aim of this study was to identify best practices to promote researchers' mental health in EDR across academic and non-academic contexts.
Aspects of dignity in family caregivers of persons suffering from multiple sclerosis
The focus of this study is on preserved dignity and dignity violation of family caregivers of persons suffering from multiple sclerosis.
Lived experiences of life with newly diagnosed advanced cancer - a qualitative interview study
Incurable cancer significantly affects an individual's life, requiering comprehensive palliative care (PC). With early PC now recommended but poorly integrated, it is essential to address patients' experiences and concerns to ensure successful early PC integration.
Measuring health-related quality of life: a qualitative study of mental health patients' experiences of impacts of mental health issues
Existing instruments used in health economics to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) have been criticized as they might not sufficiently reflect the HRQoL impacts of mental health problems. Our study investigates mental health patients' experiences of such impacts with a view to identifying potential domains that conventional HRQoL instruments might overlook.
More than meets the eye: phenomenological insights into the functioning of people with lipoedema
The aim of this study was to explore the functioning of people with lipoedema from their perspective.
A theory of joyful experiences in Dalcroze Eurhythmics
This meta-synthesis aims to generate an evidence-based theory of joyful experiences in Dalcroze Eurhythmics sessions by collecting, analysing, and synthesizing findings from 49 primary qualitative Dalcroze studies published in English until the 31st of May 2023. Data analysis utilized ATLAS.ti 23 and the N-C-T (Noticing, Collecting, and Thinking) model. Connections and patterns were identified within the data. The theory that was generated explained the antecedents, nature, outcomes, and inhibiting conditions for joyful experiences in Dalcroze sessions. Dalcroze activities, which require active engagement and social interaction, led to accomplishments that, in turn, promoted high energy and intense joy. These experiences facilitated the opening of minds, other-embracing behaviour, improved musicianship, and enhanced individual and communal well-being. The theory provides a foundation for promoting joyful experiences in Dalcroze Eurhythmics sessions. Understanding factors that promote or inhibit joy empowers facilitators to create environments conducive to generating such elation. Educators can explore the theory's applicability to other music education and community music contexts. Dalcroze facilitators are encouraged to use creative, engaging activities, thereby fostering social interaction and experiences of success without competition or judgement. Creating a safe environment aligned with participants' abilities is crucial for fostering joy in Dalcroze sessions.
Turning likes into lifts: Understanding how adolescents experience fitfluencer content and the opportunities it offers them
Current research on fitfluencers and fitspiration content is mostly quantitative and emphasizes its negative impact, overlooking its opportunities. Adolescents, who are undergoing an important and delicate developmental period, are largely understudied in research on fitfluencers and fitspiration. Combined with more than 80% of the world's adolescents not being sufficiently physically active, more research is needed on how fitfluencers may positively impact adolescents' mental and physical health. Through 20 semi-structured in-depth interviews with adolescents (aged 14-18), this study explores their lived experiences with fitfluencers and the role these play in their mental and physical health, and which opportunities fitfluencers offer to positively impact adolescents. Adolescents reported minimal negative consequences of fitfluencers and experience more motivation than demotivation. Four main opportunities-information, authenticity, actionable content, and entertainment-incited motivation to exercise and make fitfluencers' appearance and lifestyle more attainable and relatable. These results can guide future research on how fitfluencers can positively affect adolescents.
Relating to life and death a qualitative study of individuals with a long-lasting death wish related to unbearable psychiatric suffering
This study describes the lived experiences of persons with a long-lasting death wish related to unbearable psychiatric suffering (DWUPS) regarding their relationship to life and death. The findings are evaluated considering existing literature on suicidality and euthanasia, with a particular focus on the humanistic-existential perspective.
The tip of an iceberg? Adult children's experiences with parental suicidal behaviour in childhood
This study examined how children exposed to parental suicidal behaviour experienced their parents' suicide attempts, their relationship with their parents, and family life from childhood to adult life.
"The wind does not go the way the ship wants!": stress and social support in Syrian migrant adolescents
Previous studies reveal the importance of proximal context and social environment in the adaptation and resilience of immigrant adolescents. Syrian immigrant youth in Turkey face stressors such as acculturation, discrimination, and economic problems. However, more qualitative research is needed to examine the unique stressors and coping processes of Syrian immigrant youth and the social networks that support them. This study aimed to uncover the relevant unique relationships.
Cultural differences in diagnosis and treatment perceptions: Turkish collectivistic representations of common mental disorders
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is less diagnosed among Turkish children, and Turkish clients drop out more often from depression treatments than Dutch clients. This article proposes that cultural differences in collectivistic versus individualistic perceptions of getting an ADHD diagnosis and being treated for depression might explain these ethnic disparities, which have been explored in this study.
"They are just as different as the rest of us" - a focus group study of primary teachers' perceptions of children with ADHD who struggle socially
Difficulties in peer interactions are common among children with ADHD and associated with severe consequences. Prevailing interventions have been criticized for not accounting for the significance of context and for limited effect on important social outcomes. Given the importance of the school environment and the teacher for children's social development, we wanted to explore how teachers perceive their own role and responsibilities when children are struggling socially, and how they intervene in their daily practice.
Stories that matter: a qualitative study of general practitioners' reflections and experiences of exploring patients' impactful life stories
There is solid evidence of the impact of life experiences on health. Yet, knowledge of how general practitioners (GPs) relate to patients' stories of such experiences is sparse. This study explored GPs' reflections and experiences concerning managing potentially impactful patient stories.
Exploring exclusive breastfeeding readiness: experiences of first-time mothers in Lusaka, Zambia
The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of a baby's life. While many studies have provided insight into exclusive breastfeeding in Zambia, few have looked at the experiences of first-time mothers and exclusive breastfeeding readiness.
Language - a vital pill missing in patients' treatment: language barriers during cancer care through the eyes of patients and families
When serious illness occurs, effective communication is essential but challenged by language barriers. This study explores how patients with limited Danish proficiency and their families experience language barriers during cancer care in two Danish public hospitals.
Aware but confused: conflicted between individual and collective responsibility. A grounded theory study of norms and organisational structures relating to sexual harassment among university students in southern Sweden
Sexual harassment in contexts of higher education is a well-documented problem with far reaching consequences for individuals and organizations. Questions remain about how sexual harassment is conceptualized and what implications these conceptualizations have for designing programmes to prevent and respond to sexual harassment in university settings. This study aimed to understand how students conceptualize sexual harassment, focussing on the influence of perceived norms and organizational structures as explanatory mechanisms.