Browsing Institutt for helse- og omsorgsvitskap by Author "Råheim, Målfrid"
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An Experientially Derived Model of Flexible and Intentional Actions for Weight Loss Maintenance After Severe Obesity
Natvik, Eli; Råheim, Målfrid; Andersen, John Roger; Moltu, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Knowledge about non-surgical weight loss (WL) is scarce among people with severe obesity (SO). Lifestyle changes are primarily self-driven, occasionally accompanied by professional guidance and weight-management ... -
Being mothers and fathers of a child with type 1 diabetes aged 1 to 7 years: a phenomenological study of parents' experiences
Iversen, Anne Solveig; Graue, Marit; Haugstvedt, Anne; Råheim, Målfrid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose: The diagnosis of diabetes in pre-school children poses a number of unique challenges related to everyday responsibility, and the continuous need for supervision and caregiving. This may affect both the child’s and ... -
“Finding oneself after critical illness”: voices from the remission society
Ellingsen, Sidsel; Moi, Asgjerd Litleré; Gjengedal, Eva; Flinterud, Stine Irene; Natvik, Eli; Råheim, Målfrid; Sviland, Randi; Sekse, Ragnhild Johanne Tveit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The number of people who survive critical illness is increasing. In parallel, a growing body of literature reveals a broad range of side-effects following intensive care treatment. Today, more attention is needed to improve ... -
The hamster wheel: a case study on embodied narrative identity and overcoming severe obesity
Natvik, Eli; Råheim, Målfrid; Sviland, Randi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Based in narrative phenomenology, this article describes an example of how lived time, self and bodily engagement with the social world intertwine, and how our sense of self develops. We explore this through the life story ... -
Living a successful weight loss after severe obesity
Natvik, Eli; Råheim, Målfrid; Andersen, John Roger; Moltu, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose: Losing weight and keeping it off for the long term is difficult. Weight regain is common. Experiences of successful non-surgical weight loss after severe obesity are largely unexplored. We know little about long-term ... -
Living the dream – but not without hardship: stories about self-directed weight transformation from severe obesity
Råheim, Målfrid; Moltu, Christian; Natvik, Eli (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The objective of this narrative study was to explore experiences and assigned meanings in stories about self-directed weight loss (WL) maintenance after severe obesity (SO). Design In-depth interviews were conducted with ... -
Patients’ experiences from basic body awareness therapy in the treatment of binge eating disorder -movement toward health: a phenomenological study
Albertsen, Marit Nilsen; Natvik, Eli; Råheim, Målfrid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder. Patients with BED are often not diagnosed, nor offered adequate specific treatment. A great number of those who receive recommended treatment do ... -
Patients’ quest for recognition and continuity in health care: time for a new research agenda?
Gjengedal, Eva; Sviland, Randi; Moi, Asgjerd Litleré; Ellingsen, Sidsel; Flinterud, Stine Irene; Sekse, Ragnhild Johanne Tveit; Natvik, Eli; Råheim, Målfrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)User involvement is important in democratization of health care and is assumed to contribute to better and more relevant research. Despite increased requirements for user involvement in research, more studies are still ... -
Physical education classes – a double-edged sword: a qualitative study of Norwegian high-school students’ experiences
Pedersen, Janiche Helen; Thornquist, Eline; Natvik, Eli; Råheim, Målfrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Aim: The aim of this study was to explore students’ experiences of physical education (PE) and to gain insight into what contributes to engaging them in PE. Methods: A total of 316 second-year high-school students from ... -
Practicing physical activity following weight-loss surgery: The significance of joy, satisfaction and well-being
Groven, Karen Synne; Råheim, Målfrid; Natvik, Eli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)While health care professionals advise those who have undergone weight loss surgery (WLS) to increase their levels of physical activity, research suggests that often this is not achieved. This paper explores the experiences ... -
Space perception, movement and insight: Attuning to the space of everyday life after major weight loss.
Natvik, Eli; Groven, Karen Synne; Råheim, Målfrid; Gjengedal, Eva; Gallagher, Shaun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Physiotherapists are well placed to help people adjust and engage meaningfully with the world following major weight loss. Recent research indicates that the body size a patient has lived with for years can continue to ... -
The ambivalence of losing weight after bariatric surgery
Warholm, Christine; Øien, Aud Marie; Råheim, Målfrid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This study is grounded in a phenomenological lifeworld perspective. It aims at providing rich descriptions of lived experience of the process of losing weight after obesity surgery. Two women participated in in-depth ...