Kateryna Metersky, Areej Al-Hamad, Kristina Tsvygun, Valerie Tan, Victoria Hayrabedian
{"title":"Ukrainian Displaced Women and Sex Work in Canada: A Qualitative Exploration of Experiences.","authors":"Kateryna Metersky, Areej Al-Hamad, Kristina Tsvygun, Valerie Tan, Victoria Hayrabedian","doi":"10.1177/23333936261426319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936261426319","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Canada has welcomed displaced Ukrainians through federal resettlement initiatives. Faced with challenges in securing employment and housing, some Ukrainian displaced women have engaged in sex work, either voluntarily or as a means of survival. This qualitative study utilizes a critical interpretive phenomenological approach to explore the lived experiences of five Ukrainian displaced women who engaged in sex work in Canada. This study was guided by two theoretical frameworks, social identity theory and critical feminist theory, which informed both the interview approach and the interpretation of participants' narratives. The following themes were identified: (1) entry into sex work; (2) navigating power, autonomy, and risks in sex work; and (3) coping, resilience, and support needs. This study highlights how intersecting vulnerabilities foster an environment of precarity for Ukrainian displaced women and offers user-informed insight into improving accessibility of healthcare services, community resources, and federal policies to support a safe, long-term integration of this population in Canada and globally.</p>","PeriodicalId":45940,"journal":{"name":"Global Qualitative Nursing Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"23333936261426319"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12988305/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147469610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Macarena Chacón-Docampo, Ángela Asensio-Martínez, David Liñares, Luis-Javier Márquez-Álvarez, Marina Feijoo Barbeito, Ana Clavería
{"title":"Burnout During Residency: A Thematic Analysis of Stressors, Coping, and Organisational Challenges Among Nursing Residents.","authors":"Macarena Chacón-Docampo, Ángela Asensio-Martínez, David Liñares, Luis-Javier Márquez-Álvarez, Marina Feijoo Barbeito, Ana Clavería","doi":"10.1177/23333936261426859","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936261426859","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Burnout is a pervasive challenge among healthcare professionals in training, with significant implications for both well-being and quality of care. This qualitative study, using a phenomenological design, explored the experiences of nursing residents regarding sources of stress, coping strategies, and organisational challenges, and how these factors contribute to the development of burnout. Three focus groups were conducted with 24 nursing residents. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Five themes were constructed: peer solidarity as a protective shield, navigating institutional abandonment, the crushing weight of unmanaged demands, the \"lottery of learning,\" and the sacrifice of personal identity. Participants described residency as a demanding and disorganised stage, characterised by heavy workloads, inconsistent educational opportunities, and scarce institutional support. These conditions fostered emotional exhaustion and frustration, but peer networks were identified as a crucial protective factor, providing informal learning, solidarity, and resilience. The findings highlight the need for organisational reform in residency programmes, including greater educational equity, improved leadership, and spaces for dialogue and mentoring. Recognising the role of peer support alongside institutional responsibility can contribute to building more humane, sustainable, and ethically grounded training environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":45940,"journal":{"name":"Global Qualitative Nursing Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"23333936261426859"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12972549/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147436497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Martha M Whitfield, Roger Pilon, Monakshi Sawhney, Rosemary Wilson
{"title":"Clinical Practice Within the Nurse Practitioner Academic Role: A Collaborative Self-Study Pilot.","authors":"Martha M Whitfield, Roger Pilon, Monakshi Sawhney, Rosemary Wilson","doi":"10.1177/23333936261419013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936261419013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>PhD-prepared nurse practitioners (NPs) bring a unique combination of attributes to work within university settings. However, models for integrating clinical practice within academia are lacking for nursing faculty. As four PhD-prepared NPs, we completed a pilot collaborative self-study to explore how PhD-NPs working in academia experience the integration of clinical practice with academic work, and how clinical practice fits within workload and academic promotion models. Following initial data collection by email, we conducted a virtual focus group and analyzed the data using Braun and Clarke's Reflexive Thematic Analysis. Identified themes included the value of clinical work; lack of understanding of the PhD-NP role; synergy between teaching, research, and clinical practice; challenges including time constraints and competing responsibilities; and the lack of formal models for PhD-NP role organization and compensation. PhD-prepared NPs felt clinical work added value to their teaching and research, although academic-clinical role organizational models were lacking. This pilot data must be contextualized within current North American policies and practice settings. Findings can be used to inform further study on the development of models for clinical practice in academia.</p>","PeriodicalId":45940,"journal":{"name":"Global Qualitative Nursing Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"23333936261419013"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12957595/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147366939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"Do You Understand What I Am Saying?\": Exploring Language Practices in Describing Life With Diabetes.","authors":"Jessica Gonzalez, Renee Crossman, Jude Spiers","doi":"10.1177/23333936261426775","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936261426775","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Language is a vehicle to express and defend one's desired identity by employing socially normative strategies to promote and protect a preferred identity. In this qualitative secondary analysis, we explored the language practices in 30 interviews with 15 adults with diabetes who use insulin pumps. Inductive thematic analysis guided by Identity Process Theory illuminated how participants expressed and defended their preferred identities. Language strategies such as personification, humour, sarcasm, metaphors, similes, co-constructed stories, and joking, indicated trust with the listener and the speaker's association with diabetes. Metaphor and similes provided a comprehensible analogy to articulate experience. Distancing strategies, such as objectification and sarcasm, reflected a sense of ownership of diabetes. Protecting self-esteem and self-efficacy through whispering and justification was important when describing diabetes practices as deviant or individualized. Clinicians' attendance to language practices gives insight into identity and identity threats in a way direct questioning cannot.</p>","PeriodicalId":45940,"journal":{"name":"Global Qualitative Nursing Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"23333936261426775"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12954000/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147357055","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Complicated Interactions in Home Care: An Ethnographic Study.","authors":"Vilhelmina Th Einarsdottir, Asta Snorradottir, Jeannette Pols, Holly Symonds-Brown, Kristin Bjornsdottir","doi":"10.1177/23333936261426317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936261426317","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this qualitative ethnographic study, we aimed at increasing understanding of what makes interactions between staff, users, and relatives in home care services complicated, how these interactions are experienced and how home care practice can be developed to better address these interactions. The study was conducted in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, and data were collected from January 2021 to February 2022. In this article we present findings reflecting the experiences of the staff. Home care work involves frequent interactions with service users and their relatives, and the quality of these interactions can influence both care provision and overall well-being. This qualitative ethnographic study aimed to enhance understanding of what makes interactions among staff, service users, and relatives in home care services complex, how these interactions are experienced, and how home care practice might be developed to better address them. The study draws on observations of interactions between staff and service users, as well as semi-structured interviews with service users, relatives, and staff, involving a total of 35 participants. Three themes were developed from the data, informed by the theoretical background (emotional labor and care practices approach). They were: (a) frictions and emotional difficulties, (b) home and workplace, and (c) problems associated with substance use. The findings show that staff need to be aware of how they communicate with users and their relatives and understand the emotional impact of complicated interactions. Managers of Home Care organizations play an important role in supporting and guiding staff concerning complex interactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":45940,"journal":{"name":"Global Qualitative Nursing Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"23333936261426317"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12946389/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147327622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Susanna Böling, My Engström, Johan Berlin, Joakim Öhlén
{"title":"Early Integration of Palliative Care in Hospitals: How Can Palliative Care Consultation Teams Drive Practice Change?","authors":"Susanna Böling, My Engström, Johan Berlin, Joakim Öhlén","doi":"10.1177/23333936261421581","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936261421581","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Early integration of palliative care within disease-oriented care is advocated but the question of how this is best accomplished remains. In the context of surgical care for patients with pancreatic cancer, a quality improvement initiative was introduced whereby palliative care consultations were offered early in the disease trajectory. We devised a qualitative study using an interpretive description design, focusing on the integration of palliative care consultation practice and collaboration between actors. The aim of the study was to examine a practice-driven change for the early integration of palliative care within surgical cancer care. Seventeen study participants (healthcare professionals, managers and patient association representatives) were interviewed. The interviews were complemented by observations, and a constant comparative analysis was applied. This study found that the development and success of the quality improvement initiative were shaped by the interplay among three key actors - the palliative care team, the surgical team, and the patient and their family - and were further influenced by organisational factors, project structure and implementation, and broader societal circumstances. Within these domains, perspectives on <i>what</i>, <i>when</i> and <i>how</i> to integrate palliative care proved pivotal and need to be disclosed when initiating collaboration between palliative care consultation services and specialist hospital teams.</p>","PeriodicalId":45940,"journal":{"name":"Global Qualitative Nursing Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"23333936261421581"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12925021/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147277031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Storied Bodies and Temporal Lives: A Narrative Inquiry Exploring the Experiences of Young Adults Living with an Eating Disorder.","authors":"Sydney Gaudet","doi":"10.1177/23333936261419040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936261419040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An eating disorder is a type of mental illness, characterized by a disturbance in eating related behaviour, resulting in significant physical and psychological impairments. Despite this recognition, eating disorders remain poorly understood and plagued by high mortality and low recovery rates. Furthermore, individuals living with an eating disorder rarely have opportunities to shape study design or inform treatment. This study used narrative inquiry to explore the experiences of two young adults, aged 18 to 30, living with Anorexia or Bulimia Nervosa, and self-identified as living with an eating disorder. Participants were interviewed five times over 3 months, and narrative accounts were co-composed through a collaborative process emphasizing relational engagement and therapeutic alliance. By centring the lived experience of participants this study engages with the complexity of living with an eating disorder rather than taking it for granted. Resonant narrative threads that were constructed through co-creation of knowledge are discussed. This article extends traditional research approaches by responding to participants' priorities, fostering co-constructed understanding, and offering pathways to inform research and care design that reflect the nuanced realities of living with an eating disorder.</p>","PeriodicalId":45940,"journal":{"name":"Global Qualitative Nursing Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"23333936261419040"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12921169/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147272362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francisca Vezzani, Antonia Roberts, Carla Campaña, Báltica Cabieses, Alexandra Obach, Manuel A Espinoza
{"title":"Informal Caregivers in Pediatric and Adolescent Oncology in Chile: Unmet Supportive Care Needs and the Role of Oncology Health Navigators.","authors":"Francisca Vezzani, Antonia Roberts, Carla Campaña, Báltica Cabieses, Alexandra Obach, Manuel A Espinoza","doi":"10.1177/23333936261419042","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23333936261419042","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Informal caregivers of children and adolescents with cancer, predominantly women, frequently manage complex treatment and care demands with minimal support. This study explores the unmet supportive care needs of informal caregivers of children and adolescents with cancer, as well as their experiences and relationships with oncology health navigators, who have recently been incorporated into the Chilean public healthcare system. A qualitative multiple-case study was employed, with macro-regions (north, center, and south) defined as cases and caregivers as embedded units, selected to capture regional variability in carers' experiences. Twenty-three in-depth interviews were conducted with female caregivers. Based on conventional content analysis, four unmet supportive care needs were identified: the need for humanized treatment, clear and timely information, adequate psychosocial support, and sufficient social protection. It was also observed that participants' limited knowledge of the role of oncology health navigators in healthcare services limits the potential of these navigators to reduce inequities. These findings reveal substantial gaps in caregiver support, emphasizing the importance of enhancing oncology health navigator programs and integrating the role of civil society organizations within the care system. Integrating caregivers' unmet supportive care needs in the design of pediatric oncology services, with a gender perspective, is essential to ensure a more equitable health system.</p>","PeriodicalId":45940,"journal":{"name":"Global Qualitative Nursing Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"23333936261419042"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12905069/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146202803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reflecting on Reporting Guidelines in Qualitative Inquiry: Advocating for Openness or Methodological Specificity in Constructivist Grounded Theory.","authors":"Paul Bobbink, Philip Larkin, Sebastian Probst","doi":"10.1177/23333936251413205","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23333936251413205","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This manuscript provides critical reflections on using reporting guidelines in qualitative research and examines the tensions that arise when universal checklists are applied across diverse methodological traditions. While transparency and rigor are essential, our manuscript supports that widely adopted tools such as COREQ-32 insufficiently capture the epistemological and procedural features of certain methodologies, particularly Constructivist Grounded Theory. Drawing on existing critiques and emerging methodology-specific frameworks, we argue that rigid, sometimes unvalidated criteria could impede methodological congruence and provide limitations to report Constructivist Grounded Theory research. This reflection contributes to methodological scholarship by advocating for reporting guidance that aligns with the philosophical and methodological stance of each qualitative approach. Therefore, we call for nuanced, method-congruent standards that enhance transparency while preserving the richness, reflexivity, and flexibility that underpin excellence in qualitative inquiry.</p>","PeriodicalId":45940,"journal":{"name":"Global Qualitative Nursing Research","volume":"13 ","pages":"23333936251413205"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2026-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12811558/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145999299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Natalia Villegas, Laika Maganga, Giovanna De Oliveira, Evelyn Iriarte, María José Baeza, Madeline Fernandez-Pineda, Christine Toledo, Emmanuela Ojuwku, Higinio Fernández-Sánchez, Rosina Cianelli
{"title":"Perspectives of Latinas Regarding the Influence of Socio-Cultural Factors on HIV Prevention.","authors":"Natalia Villegas, Laika Maganga, Giovanna De Oliveira, Evelyn Iriarte, María José Baeza, Madeline Fernandez-Pineda, Christine Toledo, Emmanuela Ojuwku, Higinio Fernández-Sánchez, Rosina Cianelli","doi":"10.1177/23333936251400703","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23333936251400703","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite promising declines in new HIV diagnoses, Latinas continue to experience elevated rates of HIV in the United States. Their increased risk of HIV infection is influenced by socio-cultural factors that hinder effective prevention efforts. The objective of this study was to elicit the perspectives of Latinas about the influence of socio-cultural factors on HIV prevention. A qualitative description method was conducted with 33 women who participated in focus groups in South Florida. A conventional content analysis was used, with coding categories derived directly from the participants' narratives. Analysis yielded three categories related to socio-cultural factors that influence HIV transmission: (1) <i>Marianismo</i>, (2) <i>Machismo</i>, and (3) <i>Familismo</i>. The findings revealed power imbalances in Latinas' intimate relationships, shaped by these three socio-cultural factors that continue to influence sexual health behaviors and increase HIV risk. The findings also revealed that while power imbalances exist, Latinas also exercise autonomy, support their families, or find alternative ways to access prevention resources. These behaviors reflect ongoing sociocultural influences that shape decision-making and health engagement. It is therefore critical to consider these evolving dynamics when developing HIV prevention interventions that are responsive to the unique socio-cultural contexts affecting Latinas.</p>","PeriodicalId":45940,"journal":{"name":"Global Qualitative Nursing Research","volume":"12 ","pages":"23333936251400703"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12743840/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145858101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}