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Supporting activity engagement by family carers at home: maintenance of agency and personhood in dementia
Pat Yin Fan Chung, Caroline Ellis-Hill & Peter Coleman
Article: 1267316
Published online: 06 Jan 2017
AbstractforSupporting activity engagement by family carers at home: maintenance of agency and personhood in dementia | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Active-duty military service members’ visual representations of PTSD and TBI in masks
Melissa S. Walker, Girija Kaimal, Adele M. L. Gonzaga, Katherine A. Myers-Coffman & Thomas J. DeGraba
Article: 1267317
Published online: 12 Jan 2017
AbstractforActive-duty military service members’ visual representations of PTSD and TBI in masks | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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How do patients actually experience and use art in hospitals? The significance of interaction: a user-oriented experimental case study
Stine L. Nielsen, Lars B. Fich, Kirsten K. Roessler & Michael F. Mullins
Article: 1267343
Published online: 06 Jan 2017
AbstractforHow do patients actually experience and use art in hospitals? The significance of interaction: a user-oriented experimental case study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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“We are the soul, pearl and beauty of Hindu Kush Mountains”: exploring resilience and psychological wellbeing of Kalasha, an ethnic and religious minority group in Pakistan
Fahad Riaz Choudhry, Miriam Sang-Ah Park, Karen Golden & Iram Zehra Bokharey
Article: 1267344
Published online: 09 Jan 2017
Abstractfor“We are the soul, pearl and beauty of Hindu Kush Mountains”: exploring resilience and psychological wellbeing of Kalasha, an ethnic and religious minority group in Pakistan | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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ICU nurses and physicians dialogue regarding patients clinical status and care options—a focus group study
Monica Kvande, Else Lykkeslet & Sissel Lisa Storli
Article: 1267346
Published online: 05 Jan 2017
AbstractforICU nurses and physicians dialogue regarding patients clinical status and care options—a focus group study | Full Text | References | PDF (681 KB)
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A phenomenological understanding of residents’ emotional distress of living in an environmental justice community
Gabriela Dory, Zeyuan Qiu, Christina M. Qiu, Mei R. Fu & Caitlin E. Ryan
Article: 1269450
Published online: 05 Jan 2017
AbstractforA phenomenological understanding of residents’ emotional distress of living in an environmental justice community | Full Text | References | PDF (813.1 KB)
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The relationship between geographical and social space and approaches to care among rural and urban caregivers caring for a family member with Dementia: a qualitative study
Kethy Ehrlich, Azita Emami & Kristiina Heikkilä
Article: 1275107
Published online: 17 Jan 2017
AbstractforThe relationship between geographical and social space and approaches to care among rural and urban caregivers caring for a family member with Dementia: a qualitative study | Full Text | References | PDF (887.6 KB)
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Mapping the social determinants of substance use for pregnant-involved young Aboriginal women
Sana Z. Shahram, Joan L. Bottorff, Nelly D. Oelke, Donna L. M. Kurtz, Victoria Thomas, Patricia M. Spittal & and For the Cedar Project Partnership
Article: 1275155
Published online: 23 Jan 2017
AbstractforMapping the social determinants of substance use for pregnant-involved young Aboriginal women | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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To be present, share and nurture: a lifeworld phenomenological study of relatives’ participation in the suicidal person’s recovery
Linda Sellin, Margareta Asp, Tomas Kumlin, Tuula Wallsten & Lena Wiklund Gustin
Article: 1287985
Published online: 28 Feb 2017
AbstractforTo be present, share and nurture: a lifeworld phenomenological study of relatives’ participation in the suicidal person’s recovery | Full Text | References | PDF (920.5 KB)
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“It is not the diet; it is the mental part we need help with.” A multilevel analysis of psychological, emotional, and social well-being in obesity
Kathryn Rand, Michael Vallis, Megan Aston, Sheri Price, Helena Piccinini-Vallis, Laurene Rehman & Sara F.L. Kirk
Article: 1306421
Published online: 18 Apr 2017
Abstractfor“It is not the diet; it is the mental part we need help with.” A multilevel analysis of psychological, emotional, and social well-being in obesity | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Life lessons after classes: investigating the influence of an afterschool sport program on adolescents’ life skills development
Okseon Lee, Mirim Park, Kyunghwan Jang & Yongnam Park
Article: 1307060
Published online: 03 Apr 2017
AbstractforLife lessons after classes: investigating the influence of an afterschool sport program on adolescents’ life skills development | Full Text | References | PDF (808 KB)
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“If only had I known”: a qualitative study investigating a treatment of patients with a hip fracture with short time stay in hospital
Charlotte M. Jensen, Anthony C Smith, Soren Overgaard, Uffe Kock Wiil & Jane Clemensen
Article: 1307061
Published online: 03 Apr 2017
Abstractfor“If only had I known”: a qualitative study investigating a treatment of patients with a hip fracture with short time stay in hospital | Full Text | References | PDF (867.3 KB)
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“I look at my own forest and fields in a different way”: the lived experience of nature-based therapy in a therapy garden when suffering from stress-related illness
Ulrik Sidenius, Ulrika K. Stigsdotter, Dorthe Varning Poulsen & Terese Bondas
Article: 1324700
Published online: 23 May 2017
Abstractfor“I look at my own forest and fields in a different way”: the lived experience of nature-based therapy in a therapy garden when suffering from stress-related illness | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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A qualitative study of cognitive behavioural therapy in multiple sclerosis: experiences of psychotherapists
Charlotte Ytterberg, Charlotte Chruzander, Gunnel Backenroth, Marie Kierkegaard, Gerd Ahlström & Kristina Gottberg
Article: 1325673
Published online: 25 May 2017
AbstractforA qualitative study of cognitive behavioural therapy in multiple sclerosis: experiences of psychotherapists | Full Text | References | PDF (861.4 KB)
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Stabilizing family life after gastric bypass surgery
Ami Bylund, Eva Benzein & Anna Sandgren
Article: 1325674
Published online: 25 Jul 2017
AbstractforStabilizing family life after gastric bypass surgery | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Connecting with healthcare providers at diagnosis: adolescent/young adult cancer survivors’ perspectives
Celeste R. Phillips, Joan E. Haase, Marion E. Broome, Janet S. Carpenter & Richard M. Frankel
Article: 1325699
Published online: 15 Jun 2017
AbstractforConnecting with healthcare providers at diagnosis: adolescent/young adult cancer survivors’ perspectives | Full Text | References | PDF (916 KB)
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Arts as an ecological method to enhance quality of work experience of healthcare staff: a phenomenological-hermeneutic study
Eva Bojner Horwitz, Christina Grape Viding, Elisabeth Rydwik & Ephrat Huss
Article: 1333898
Published online: 13 Jun 2017
AbstractforArts as an ecological method to enhance quality of work experience of healthcare staff: a phenomenological-hermeneutic study | Full Text | References | PDF (690.9 KB)
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How HIV patients construct liveable identities in a shame based culture: the case of Singapore
Lai Peng Ho & Esther C. L. Goh
Article: 1333899
Published online: 22 Jun 2017
AbstractforHow HIV patients construct liveable identities in a shame based culture: the case of Singapore | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Children’s representations of nature using photovoice and community mapping: perspectives from South Africa
Sabirah Adams, Shazly Savahl & Tobia Fattore
Article: 1333900
Published online: 12 Jul 2017
AbstractforChildren’s representations of nature using photovoice and community mapping: perspectives from South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (2.8 MB)
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Safer sex practices among newly diagnosed HIV-positive men who have sex with men in China: results from an ethnographic study
Haochu Li, Andrea Sankar, Eleanor Holroyd & Baofa Jiang
Article: 1335167
Published online: 15 Jun 2017
AbstractforSafer sex practices among newly diagnosed HIV-positive men who have sex with men in China: results from an ethnographic study | Full Text | References | PDF (785.1 KB)
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Motherhood challenges and well-being along with the studentship role among Iranian women: A qualitative study
Zahra Behboodi Moghadam, Maryam Ordibeheshti Khiaban, Maryam Esmaeili & Mahvash Salsali
Article: 1335168
Published online: 19 Jun 2017
AbstractforMotherhood challenges and well-being along with the studentship role among Iranian women: A qualitative study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Perceptions of the influence of computer-mediated communication on the health and well-being of early adolescents
Lindsay Favotto, Valerie Michaelson & Colleen Davison
Article: 1335575
Published online: 28 Jun 2017
AbstractforPerceptions of the influence of computer-mediated communication on the health and well-being of early adolescents | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Supporting decision-making by a health promotion programme: experiences of persons ageing in the context of migration
Emmelie Barenfeld, Susanne Gustafsson, Lars Wallin & Synneve Dahlin-Ivanoff
Article: 1337459
Published online: 22 Jun 2017
AbstractforSupporting decision-making by a health promotion programme: experiences of persons ageing in the context of migration | Full Text | References | PDF (955.9 KB)
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A qualitative phenomenological analysis of the subjective experience and understanding of the at risk mental state
Benjamin Brew, Ciaran Shannon, Lesley Storey, Adrian Boyd & Ciaran Mulholland
Article: 1342504
Published online: 10 Jul 2017
AbstractforA qualitative phenomenological analysis of the subjective experience and understanding of the at risk mental state | Full Text | References | PDF (1,001.5 KB)
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Empirical Studies

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Moving backwards, moving forward: the experiences of older Filipino migrants adjusting to life in New Zealand
Jed Montayre, Stephen Neville & Eleanor Holroyd
Article: 1347011
Published online: 13 Jul 2017
AbstractforMoving backwards, moving forward: the experiences of older Filipino migrants adjusting to life in New Zealand | Full Text | References | PDF (989.4 KB)
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Stepping out of the shadows of Alzheimer’s disease: a phenomenological hermeneutic study of older people with Alzheimer’s disease caring for a therapy dog
Anna Swall, Britt Ebbeskog, Carina Lundh Hagelin & Ingegerd Fagerberg
Article: 1347013
Published online: 12 Jul 2017
AbstractforStepping out of the shadows of Alzheimer’s disease: a phenomenological hermeneutic study of older people with Alzheimer’s disease caring for a therapy dog | Full Text | References | PDF (901.6 KB)
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A constant conversation: tuning into and harmonizing the needs and priorities of the body and mind
Annie T. Chen, Samantha J. Kaplan & Rachel Carriere
Article: 1350550
Published online: 01 Aug 2017
AbstractforA constant conversation: tuning into and harmonizing the needs and priorities of the body and mind | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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District nurses’ experiences of caring for leg ulcers in accordance with clinical guidelines: a grounded theory study
Annica Lagerin, Ingrid Hylander & Lena Törnkvist
Article: 1355213
Published online: 27 Jul 2017
AbstractforDistrict nurses’ experiences of caring for leg ulcers in accordance with clinical guidelines: a grounded theory study | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Trust in the early chain of healthcare: lifeworld hermeneutics from the patient’s perspective
Gabriella Norberg Boysen, Maria Nyström, Lennart Christensson, Johan Herlitz & Birgitta Wireklint Sundström
Article: 1356674
Published online: 10 Aug 2017
AbstractforTrust in the early chain of healthcare: lifeworld hermeneutics from the patient’s perspective | Full Text | References | PDF (874.9 KB)
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Raising a beautiful swan: a phenomenological-hermeneutic interpretation of health professionals’ experiences of participating in a mealtime intervention inspired by Protected Mealtimes
Malene Beck, Bente Martinsen, Regner Birkelund & Ingrid Poulsen
Article: 1360699
Published online: 23 Aug 2017
AbstractforRaising a beautiful swan: a phenomenological-hermeneutic interpretation of health professionals’ experiences of participating in a mealtime intervention inspired by Protected Mealtimes | Full Text | References | PDF (948.5 KB)
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Exploring demands from the perspective of employees identified as being at risk of burnout
Cecile Gauche, Leon T. de Beer & Lizelle Brink
Article: 1361783
Published online: 08 Aug 2017
AbstractforExploring demands from the perspective of employees identified as being at risk of burnout | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Exploring perspectives on restraint during medical procedures in paediatric care: a qualitative interview study with nurses and physicians
Edel Jannecke Svendsen, Reidar Pedersen, Anne Moen & Ida Torunn Bjørk
Article: 1363623
Published online: 11 Sep 2017
AbstractforExploring perspectives on restraint during medical procedures in paediatric care: a qualitative interview study with nurses and physicians | Full Text | References | PDF (912 KB)
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“A peculiar time in my life”: making sense of illness and recovery with gynaecological cancer
Eleanor Phillips, Jane Montague & Stephanie Archer
Article: 1364603
Published online: 31 Aug 2017
Abstractfor“A peculiar time in my life”: making sense of illness and recovery with gynaecological cancer | Full Text | References | PDF (751.3 KB)
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Exploring health navigating design: momentary contentment in a cancer context
Ulrika Sandén, Lars Harrysson, Hans Thulesius & Fredrik Nilsson
Article: 1374809
Published online: 14 Sep 2017
AbstractforExploring health navigating design: momentary contentment in a cancer context | Full Text | References | PDF (962.9 KB)
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The learning space—interpersonal interactions between nursing students, patients, and supervisors at developing and learning care units
Hanna Holst, Lise-Lotte Ozolins, David Brunt & Ulrica Hörberg
Article: 1368337
Published online: 18 Sep 2017
AbstractforThe learning space—interpersonal interactions between nursing students, patients, and supervisors at developing and learning care units | Full Text | References | PDF (877.4 KB)
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A humanisation approach for the management of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome/Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome-Hypermobility Type (JHS/EDS-HT)
Carol J. Clark & Isobel Knight
Article: 1371993
Published online: 03 Sep 2017
AbstractforA humanisation approach for the management of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome/Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome-Hypermobility Type (JHS/EDS-HT) | Full Text | References | PDF (622.1 KB)
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The experience of being a participant in one’s own care at discharge and at home, following a severe acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a longitudinal study
Ingrid Charlotte Andersen, Thora Grothe Thomsen, Poul Bruun, Uffe Bødtger & Lise Hounsgaard
Article: 1371994
Published online: 06 Sep 2017
AbstractforThe experience of being a participant in one’s own care at discharge and at home, following a severe acute exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a longitudinal study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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“Football is a boys’ game”: children’s perceptions about barriers for physical activity during recess time
Maria Martínez-Andrés, Raquel Bartolomé-Gutiérrez, Beatriz Rodríguez-Martín, Maria Jesus Pardo-Guijarro & Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno
Article: 1379338
Published online: 17 Oct 2017
Abstractfor“Football is a boys’ game”: children’s perceptions about barriers for physical activity during recess time | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Sustaining care for a parent with dementia: an indefinite and intertwined process
Amy S. Hwang, Lena Rosenberg, Pia Kontos, Jill I. Cameron, Alex Mihailidis & Louise Nygård
Article: 1389578
Published online: 20 Oct 2017
AbstractforSustaining care for a parent with dementia: an indefinite and intertwined process | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Transforming identity through participation in music and theatre: exploring narratives of people with mental health problems
Kristin Berre Ørjasæter, Theodore Stickley, Marianne Hedlund & Ottar Ness
Article: 1379339
Published online: 28 Sep 2017
AbstractforTransforming identity through participation in music and theatre: exploring narratives of people with mental health problems | Full Text | References | PDF (836.5 KB)
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Review Article
Symptom-reducing actions: a concept analysis in the context of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Ann-Britt Zakrisson
Article: 1387452
Published online: 15 Oct 2017
AbstractforSymptom-reducing actions: a concept analysis in the context of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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“It´s incredible how much I´ve had to fight.” Negotiating medical uncertainty in clinical encounters
Olaug S. Lian & Catherine Robson
Article: 1392219
Published online: 24 Oct 2017
Abstractfor“It´s incredible how much I´ve had to fight.” Negotiating medical uncertainty in clinical encounters | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Strengthening the role and functions of nursing staff in inpatient stroke rehabilitation: developing a complex intervention using the Behaviour Change Wheel
Mia Ingerslev Loft, Bente Martinsen, Bente Appel Esbensen, Lone L. Mathiesen, Helle K. Iversen & Ingrid Poulsen
Article: 1392218
Published online: 31 Oct 2017
AbstractforStrengthening the role and functions of nursing staff in inpatient stroke rehabilitation: developing a complex intervention using the Behaviour Change Wheel | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Reprioritizing life: a conceptual model of how women with type 1 diabetes deal with main concerns in early motherhood
Ing-Marie Carlsson, Marie Berg, Annsofie Adolfsson & Carina Sparud-Lundin
Article: 1394147
Published online: 01 Nov 2017
AbstractforReprioritizing life: a conceptual model of how women with type 1 diabetes deal with main concerns in early motherhood | Full Text | References | PDF (872 KB)
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Prolonged incarceration and prisoners’ wellbeing: livid experiences of awaiting trial/pre-trial/remand prisoners in Nigeria
Charles T. Orjiakor, Dorothy I. Ugwu, John E. Eze, Leonard I. Ugwu, Peace N. Ibeagha & Desmond U. Onu
Article: 1395677
Published online: 05 Nov 2017
AbstractforProlonged incarceration and prisoners’ wellbeing: livid experiences of awaiting trial/pre-trial/remand prisoners in Nigeria | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Correction
Corrigendum
Article: 1400264
Published online: 12 Nov 2017
CitationforCorrigendum | Full Text | PDF (147.8 KB)
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Erratum
Article: 1411003
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
CitationforErratum | Full Text | PDF (152.2 KB)
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