International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being最新文献

Qualitative studies on men with prostate cancer: a systematic meta-synthesis. 男性前列腺癌的定性研究：系统性综合。

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-24 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2024.2436720

Deborah Bekele, Angel Martínez-Hernáez

{"title":"Qualitative studies on men with prostate cancer: a systematic meta-synthesis.","authors":"Deborah Bekele, Angel Martínez-Hernáez","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2024.2436720","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17482631.2024.2436720","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer among men. Despite advancements in clinical interventions and improvements in public health outreach, a multi-dimensional lack of understanding of the lived experiences of men diagnosed with PCa continues. Improving the quantity and quality of knowledge about this subject could guide clinical decisions and interventions for this group.Methods: This paper reviews qualitative studies focusing on PCa patients using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme tool (CASP), synthesizes the data, and maps the overarching themes through a systematic meta-synthesis.Results: The authors identified 3546 manuscripts, of which 103 met the inclusion criteria. Six themes were identified that addressed: support needs, diagnosis, and treatment experiences, lived experiences, information accessibility, care, and threats to masculinity.Conclusion: Treatment side-effects caused a re-configuration and re-evaluation of masculine ideologies. Men mainly relied on close family and support groups to cope with their feelings of stigma, uncertainty, and recovery. Professional healthcare and consultation quality eased their anxiety concerning long-term treatment and other factors associated with their condition. The studies were socio-demographically heterogeneous. Thus, researchers could use qualitative research to explore knowledge gaps in the following interconnected themes: masculinity care, masculinity support, masculinity information, and incorporating a more diverse socio-demographical sample.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2436720"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142886426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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"What I do not see and others see in me": mutual aid for suicide recovery in Colombia.

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2461719

Felipe Agudelo-Hernández, Lina Valeria Cuadrado, Andrés Camilo Delgado-Reyes

{"title":"\"What I do not see and others see in me\": mutual aid for suicide recovery in Colombia.","authors":"Felipe Agudelo-Hernández, Lina Valeria Cuadrado, Andrés Camilo Delgado-Reyes","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2461719","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2461719","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: In response to the rise in suicidal behaviour and the strategies to address it, community actions represent a comprehensive approach to the factors influencing this situation. The aim of this study was to analyse the influence of mutual support on the recovery of individuals who experienced suicidal behaviour and attended community mental health groups.Methods: A qualitative study was conducted in 2023. Focus groups were used as a data collection technique, followed by thematic analysis. Participants were selected based on convenience from mutual support groups registered with the Ministry of Health of Colombia.Results: Two main themes were identified in the thematic analysis. The first theme, \"Own Reasons Through Others,\" was composed of categories such as \"What Others See in Me\" and \"The Importance of Being in the Same Boat.\" The second theme was titled \"The Community as a Space for Suicide Prevention,\" with categories including \"Human Rights for Recovery\" and \"What We Can Achieve Together.\"Conclusions: Pluralism, understood as the integration of diverse perspectives, is crucial for addressing complex phenomena such as mental health and community interventions. The study demonstrates how mutual aid groups and their members can generate collective and policy actions effective for managing suicidal behaviour.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2461719"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11789213/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143076547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Exploring digital health: a qualitative study on adults' experiences with health apps and wearables. 探索数字健康：一项关于成年人使用健康应用程序和可穿戴设备体验的定性研究。

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-26 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2024.2447096

Gaia Leuzzi, Filippo Recenti, Benedetto Giardulli, Aldo Scafoglieri, Marco Testa

{"title":"Exploring digital health: a qualitative study on adults' experiences with health apps and wearables.","authors":"Gaia Leuzzi, Filippo Recenti, Benedetto Giardulli, Aldo Scafoglieri, Marco Testa","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2024.2447096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2024.2447096","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: From an active ageing perspective, investigating how adults use apps and wearables for health purposes might improve well-being strategies supported by widely adopted technologies. This study investigated adults' perceptions of using apps and wearables for health purposes.Methods: A qualitative interview study was conducted. Adults (+18) using an app/wearable to monitor at least one health variable (e.g. physical activity and diet) were eligible. Transcriptions were analysed using the Reflexive Thematic Analysis.Results: Nineteen participants (34.3 ± 14.5 years; men/women: 8/11) joined the study and from their transcriptions 5 themes were created: 1) Easy and accurate monitoring of health: balancing users' needs and technological challenges; 2) Self-improvement and motivation: usefulness of rewarding behaviours and gamification towards achievements; 3) Requiring personalized apps and wearables: aesthetics and wearability; 4) Beyond simple monitoring: prevention and care throughout daily life; 5) Awareness of potentially dangerous digital data world: from distress to fixation.Conclusions: Apps and wearables were highly valued by our participants for effectively managing and enhancing their health and sports performance while ensuring education, motivation, ease of use, safety, and prevention. However, issues such as privacy concerns, wearability, and lack of integration need to be addressed to improve adoption, enhance usability and support active ageing initiatives.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2447096"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142900354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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"Whenever I think about this, I feel like killing myself, because life has no meaning to me anymore": an exploration of the consequences of rape victimization for men. “每当我想到这一点，我就想自杀，因为生活对我来说已经没有意义了”：这是对强奸受害者对男性后果的探索。

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-11 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2024.2437905

Siyabulela Eric Mgolozeli, Sinegugu Evidence Duma

{"title":"\"Whenever I think about this, I feel like killing myself, because life has no meaning to me anymore\": an exploration of the consequences of rape victimization for men.","authors":"Siyabulela Eric Mgolozeli, Sinegugu Evidence Duma","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2024.2437905","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17482631.2024.2437905","url":null,"abstract":"Background and purpose: Rape is one of the most common human violations, with devastating consequences for the victims and their families. Although this scourge affects everyone, regardless of gender, studies on rape victimization have largely focused on women and children as the victims. Studies on rape victimization of men are therefore limited and little is known about the consequences of rape victimization for men. Accordingly, this study sought to fill this gap by exploring the consequences of rape victimization for men in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng Province, South Africa.Method: A qualitative research approach underpinned by interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to collect data from a purposive sample of eleven participants. Data was collected using semi-structured face-to-face individual interviews and analysed using the IPA framework. Trustworthiness and validity of study findings was ensured by following Lincoln and Guba criteria, and the study followed ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki on conducting research with human participants.Results: Six superordinate themes emerged from the data as consequences of rape victimization for men, namely physical, psychological, emotional, social, spiritual and financial consequences.Conclusion: The study provides a comprehensive description of the effects of rape on the overall well-being of men. The findings underscore the need for the development of holistic clinical care management guidelines and psychosocial interventions that are specifically tailored for men post-rape. Furthermore, longitudinal studies on the long-term impact of rape on men should be conducted.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2437905"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11770861/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142808310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Nurses' and nurse leaders' perspectives on a health-promoting work environment: a meta-ethnographic study.

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-31 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2460255

Diako Morvati, Rita Solbakken, Jonas Vaag, Yvonne Hilli

{"title":"Nurses' and nurse leaders' perspectives on a health-promoting work environment: a meta-ethnographic study.","authors":"Diako Morvati, Rita Solbakken, Jonas Vaag, Yvonne Hilli","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2460255","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2460255","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The purpose of this meta-ethnography is to integrate and synthesize nurses' and nurse leaders' perspectives on a health-promoting work environment to enhance understanding of its essential aspects.Methods: A meta-ethnographic approach developed by Noblit and Hare was conducted.Findings: Line of argument synthesis led to the development of an overarching tree metaphor: \"cultivating a flourishing environmental tree rooted in values, held stable by leadership, and nurtured by safe working conditions.\" This metaphor illustrates that a health-promoting work environment is imbued with three interdependent aspects: 1) core values as the roots of the tree, including respect, recognition, community, and engagement 2) value-conscious leadership as the trunk of the tree, meaning a leader who is conscious of their power position and responsibilities and 3) safe working conditions as fertile soil for the tree, comprising the physical and administrative dimensions of the work environment.Conclusions: Collaboration between nurses and leaders is crucial for cultivating a health-promoting work environment. However, nurse leaders, due to their influential positions, have the responsibility to facilitate this environment. Consequently, leaders need to receive adequate resources and support from their superiors to foster an environment that enhances nurses' health and job satisfaction.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2460255"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11789224/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143069453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Health behavioural change - the influence of social-ecological factors and health identity.

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-31 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2458309

Malin Eriksson, Linda R Sundberg, Ailiana Santosa, Helena Lindgren, Nawi Ng, Kristina Lindvall

{"title":"Health behavioural change - the influence of social-ecological factors and health identity.","authors":"Malin Eriksson, Linda R Sundberg, Ailiana Santosa, Helena Lindgren, Nawi Ng, Kristina Lindvall","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2458309","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2458309","url":null,"abstract":"Health behaviour is crucial for influencing health, making it a key component in health promotion. However, changing behaviours is complex, as many factors interact to determine health behaviours. Information, awareness, and knowledge are important but not enough. It is essential to move beyond focusing solely on individual psychological and cognitive factors to an understanding of the complex processes involved in health behaviour change. Social-ecological models account for these complex processes but risk being overly broad and all-encompassing. This qualitative grounded theory study explores how individual, interpersonal, and environmental factors interplay to influence health behaviour, and examines how social-ecological models in health promotion can be tailored to address different ecological needs. Participants were recruited from a community-based cardiovascular disease-prevention program in Northern Sweden. Data was collected through in-depth interviews about health and health behaviours throughout the life course among middle-aged men and women. The results illustrate how factors obstructing or enabling health behaviours vary in patterned ways for individuals with different health identities. Social-ecological interventions could be more effective if adapted to the specific needs of people with different health identities. In addition to screening for various risk factors, screening for health identities could be helpful in designing social-ecological health-promoting interventions.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2458309"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11789218/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143069436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Lived experiences of life with newly diagnosed advanced cancer - a qualitative interview study.

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2453296

Johanna Swenne, Ricko Damberg Nissen, Torben Frøstrup Hansen, Lars Henrik Jensen, Jens Søndergaard, Mette Stie

{"title":"Lived experiences of life with newly diagnosed advanced cancer - a qualitative interview study.","authors":"Johanna Swenne, Ricko Damberg Nissen, Torben Frøstrup Hansen, Lars Henrik Jensen, Jens Søndergaard, Mette Stie","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2453296","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2453296","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Incurable cancer significantly affects an individual's life, requiering comprehensive palliative care (PC). With early PC now recommended but poorly integrated, it is essential to address patients' experiences and concerns to ensure successful early PC integration.Aim: This study aims to investigate the experiences of life in the initial period following a diagnosis of incurable cancer to inform early PC integration.Methodology: The study employed a phenomenological hermeneutical framework, drawing inspiration from interpretive descriptive methodology. Thirteen participants diagnosed with incurable cancer were purposively recruited. Data were generated through semi-structured, in-depth interviews exploring patients' experiences of lived life, their needs and wishes. Data analysis followed an iterative process of constant comparison and thematic development.Results: One main theme was identified throughout the analysis: Standing still in the storm. Three sub-themes were identified reflecting varying manifestations innhow doing so, and navigating their challenging circumstances. peace: 1) The urge to take action, 2) Clarity and awakening in the face of reality, and 3) Changed self-perception. As their understanding of their illness deepened, the patients experienced a shift towards reconciliation.Conclusion: The experiences of patients living with incurable cancer reveal a complex interplay of psychological, emotional, and existential responses. It is essential that healthcare professionals address existential concerns within clinical care. By acknowledging and supporting patients' existential struggles, discussions about sensitive topics becomes more natural and better recieved by the patients. .","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2453296"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11774151/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143048567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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User and staff experiences of a revised process for coordinating support with shared decision making in the comorbidity field of practice: a qualitative interview study. 用户和工作人员在合并症实践领域协调支持与共同决策的修订过程的经验：一项定性访谈研究。

IF 2.1 4区医学

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-26 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2024.2447095

Amanda Jones

{"title":"User and staff experiences of a revised process for coordinating support with shared decision making in the comorbidity field of practice: a qualitative interview study.","authors":"Amanda Jones","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2024.2447095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2024.2447095","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study aims to explore user and staff experiences of a revised process for coordinated individual planning (CIP) that involves the user alongside staff from social services and healthcare and incorporates shared decision-making (SDM).Method: Eight staff members and five users participated in individual semi-structured interviews. The collected data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.Results: Users and staff experienced that the revised CIP process facilitates emotional security through predictability. This predictability is attributed to the predetermined structure in the CIP process and the user involvement enabled through preparations, as well as the mutual trust that arises from following through on expectations and commitments. Furthermore, the importance of partnerships was highlighted. This refers to the intention of respecting users as contributors, the joint understanding achieved between staff and users, and the continuity of care ensured through staff collaboration.Conclusion: The findings show that incorporating SDM through the CIP process can enhance structure, user involvement, and a sense of emotional security through the process.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2447095"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142899248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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"The doctors and nurses looked like aliens': a qualitative study on the subjective hospitalization experiences of severe COVID-19 patients in Slovakia". “医生和护士看起来像外星人”：斯洛伐克新冠肺炎重症患者主观住院经历的定性研究

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-10 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2024.2438831

Peter Halama, Jana Tencerová, Branislav Uhrecký

{"title":"\"The doctors and nurses looked like aliens': a qualitative study on the subjective hospitalization experiences of severe COVID-19 patients in Slovakia\".","authors":"Peter Halama, Jana Tencerová, Branislav Uhrecký","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2024.2438831","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17482631.2024.2438831","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the need to hospitalize a large number of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, the psychological conditions of hospitalized patients were often overlooked. This study focuses on the qualitative analysis of the subjective experiences of patients with a severe COVID-19 disease in Slovakia during hospitalization. A total of 27 Slovak participants (11 men and 16 women, mean age 57.10 years) who were hospitalized with severe COVID-19 disease were interviewed about their subjective experiences during hospitalization. The data was analysed using thematic analysis. The main themes included negative emotions such as distress, discomfort with the illness, discomfort with the medical environment and helplessness. The main sources of distress were the sense of isolation, witnessing the death of another patient, own death concerns, and concerns for others. Sources and strategies used by patients to improve their mental state included interpersonal resources such as contact with relatives and friends, instrumental support from them, mutual help among patients and professional psychological support. Interpersonal resources included optimism, hope, religion and spirituality, recollection of significant others, and reconciliation with the possibility of death. The results have implications for medical staff as they help them to understand the psychological state of COVID-19 patients during hospitalization and can inform psychological interventions to improve hospital care for these patients.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2438831"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11633432/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142830820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Stories that matter: a qualitative study of general practitioners' reflections and experiences of exploring patients' impactful life stories.

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2454043

Marianne Rønneberg, Bente Prytz Mjølstad, Lotte Hvas, Linn Okkenhaug Getz

{"title":"Stories that matter: a qualitative study of general practitioners' reflections and experiences of exploring patients' impactful life stories.","authors":"Marianne Rønneberg, Bente Prytz Mjølstad, Lotte Hvas, Linn Okkenhaug Getz","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2454043","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2454043","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: There is solid evidence of the impact of life experiences on health. Yet, knowledge of how general practitioners (GPs) relate to patients' stories of such experiences is sparse. This study explored GPs' reflections and experiences concerning managing potentially impactful patient stories.Methods: We conducted four focus group interviews among Norwegian and Danish GPs and analysed them using Reflexive thematic analysis.Results: Three main themes were developed. First, GPs apply various strategies to recognize and unfold impactful stories. Second, they attribute diverse purposes to engaging with these stories, from viewing them as instrumentally useful to recognizing their intrinsic value. These views influence GPs' objectives and strategies when managing impactful stories. The instrumental utility approach can lead to an unfair dismissal of impactful stories. Finally, the commitment of some of the GPs to patients' impactful stories is considered fulfilling and highly satisfactory but also associated with external resistance.Conclusions: Patients and GPs encounter difficulties in addressing impactful stories, which resonate with the theory of epistemic injustice. Nevertheless, engaging with these stories is vital for providing ethically grounded and meaningful primary care. The paper proposes strategies and a conceptual framework to support work with impactful stories in clinical practice.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2454043"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11758800/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143030293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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