Browsing Institutt for helse- og omsorgsvitskap by Journals "International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being"
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Adolescent siblings of children with cancer: a qualitative study from a salutogenic health promotion perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose To explore the experiences of adolescents with a sibling suffering from cancer from a salutogenic health promotion perspective. Methods Seven female siblings aged 13–17 years were interviewed. The interviews ... -
Adolescents' perspectives on everyday life With obesity: a Qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018) -
Being mothers and fathers of a child with type 1 diabetes aged 1 to 7 years: a phenomenological study of parents' experiences
(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 ... -
Caring for a home-dwelling older parent with mental health problems : a narrative analysis of family caregivers’ experiences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose: To gain knowledge regarding family caregivers of home-dwelling older adults with mental health problems and the meaning-making of the caregiver’s role. Design An explorative qualitative study involving narrative ... -
Carrying on life at home or moving to a nursing home: frail older people’s experiences of at-homeness
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Aims and objectives The aim was to explore frail older people’s lived experiences of managing life at home on the verge of moving to a nursing home. Background As people age, their reserve capacity decreases, increasingthe ... -
Development of salutogenic coping skills: experiences with daily challenges among young adults suffering from serious mental illness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore experiences with daily challenges and the development of salutogenic copings skills among young adults with serious mental illness. Methods Nine young adults with serious ... -
Experiences of childhood weight management among Norwegian fathers of children with overweight or obesity–a qualitative interview study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective Paternal participation and experiences in childhood weight management is an understudied studied area. Given the important role fathers play in childhood obesity prevention and treatment, the aim of this study ... -
“Finally, I Belong Somewhere I can be proud of” – Experiences of Being a Clubhouse Member in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose: The number of psychosocial Clubhouses is growing rapidly in Norway. However, more knowledge is needed about the subjective experience of Clubhouse members in terms of their recuperation processes and experiences ... -
How people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder experience relationships to oneself and to others. A qualitative in-depth study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background The first-person experiences of people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) is an important area of research. It can support clinical and ethical practice, and nuance and expand on insights offered ... -
Living a successful weight loss after severe obesity
(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 ... -
Parents' experiences with sleep problems in children aged 1-3 years: a qualitative study from a health promotion perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of parents whose children aged 1–3 years have sleep problems, from a health promotion perspective. Methods: This was a qualitative study, based on ... -
Parents' lived experience of living with and caring for their burn-injured child in a home setting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose: When a burn injured child is discharged from hospital to its home, the responsibility for the after-care treatment is transferred to the parent(s). A knowledge gap exists concerning how parents experience caring ... -
Parents' lived experiences of parental needs for support at a burn centre
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose: A burn injury to a child is a traumatic event and the parent’s emotional reactions and coping strategies affect the child’s adaptive outcome. It is therefore important that parents get the right support. The aim ... -
Struggling with overweight or obesity in children – fathers’ perceptions and experiences of contributing factors, role and responsibility
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose The family environment is crucial in the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity; however, there is a lack of knowledge concerning paternal perceptions and experiences in childhood weight management. The aim ... -
The ambivalence of losing weight after bariatric surgery
(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 ... -
‘We expected more about sex in the sex week’ - A qualitative study about students’ experiences with a sexual health education programme, from a health-promotion perspective
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore adolescents’ experiences with participation in a sexual health education programme named «Week 6», from a health-promotion perspective. Methods Six focus group interviews ...