International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Volume 4 Issue 2

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Editorial

Dahlberg, Karin

2009 International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

doi:10.1080/17482620902996384

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The humanization of healthcare: A value framework for qualitative research

Todres, Les; Galvin, Kathleen T.; Holloway, Immy

2009 International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

doi:10.1080/17482620802646204

Qualitative research, through its illumination of people's perspectives and experiences, has contributed a particular kind of useful evidence for caring practices. Until now however, it has found its location in healthcare without making the powerful impact on humanizing practice that is its key...

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Caring and its ethical aspects—an empirical philosophical dialogue on caring

Ranheim, Albertine

2009 International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

doi:10.1080/17482620902727300

With a focus on caring ethics, the aim of this study was to see if and how experienced nurses in care for the elderly described caring and whether they included any theoretical basis to their caring acts. Questions that guided the research were: Does caring theories have any relevance have any...

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Meanings of spirituality at the cancer drop-in

Watts, Jacqueline H.

2009 International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

doi:10.1080/17482620902831185

Spirituality is a contested concept with a wide taxonomy of meaning discussed in the literature. Within the domain of health care, there has been increasing interest in the importance of understanding and valuing patients’ individual spirituality as a function of providing appropriate support,...

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Bridging the gaps: Experiencing and preventing life-threatening heroin overdoses in men in Oslo

Biong, Stian; Svensson, Tommy

2009 International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

doi:10.1080/17482620902880075

The aim of this study was to illuminate and interpret the experiences of professionals and men living with life-threatening heroin overdoses in Oslo. A case study design was chosen for data collection. A phenomenological hermeneutic approach and triangulation was used to analyse the data. The...

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Fitting into the prevailing teenage culture: A grounded theory on female adolescents with chronic arthritis

Sällfors, Christina; Hallberg, Lillemor R-M

2009 International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

doi:10.1080/17482620802431862

The aim of this study was to deepen the understanding of female adolescents’ daily living with chronic arthritis. Tape-recorded open interviews were conducted once with six teenage girls (14–17 years), who also wrote diaries for a 12-month period. In addition, 12 interviews of female adolescents...

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Long-term memories and experiences of childbirth in a Nordic context—a secondary analysis

Lundgren, Ingela; Karlsdottir, Sigfridur I.; Bondas, Terese

2009 International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

doi:10.1080/17482620802423414

The experience of childbirth is an important life experience for women. However, in-depth knowledge about long-term experiences is limited. The aim of the study was to describe women's experiences two to 20 years after birth. This study is a part of a meta-synthesis project about childbearing in...

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