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"I moved from simply being to actively living." A qualitative study on peer mentorship camps for adults with acquired brain injury. “我从简单的存在变成了积极的生活。”成人后发性脑损伤同伴辅导营的质性研究。

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-17 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2494358

Pia Wedege, Silje Mæland, Anestis Divanoglou, Charlotta Hamre, Frank Eirik Abrahamsen

{"title":"\"I moved from simply being to actively living.\" A qualitative study on peer mentorship camps for adults with acquired brain injury.","authors":"Pia Wedege, Silje Mæland, Anestis Divanoglou, Charlotta Hamre, Frank Eirik Abrahamsen","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2494358","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2025.2494358","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study explored the experiences of an Active Rehabilitation peer mentorship camp on individuals with acquired brain injury (mentees) and its impact on their daily lives.Methods: The research involved field observations and longitudinal interviews with 18 mentees attending an Active Rehabilitation camp in Norway. Data were narratively analyzed using the Self-determination theory for insight and discussion.Results: Three themes were constructed from the analysis. The first theme, \"Striking a balance between rest and activity,\" reflects how mentees managed post-injury fatigue and how camp experiences enhanced their understanding and coping strategies. The second theme, \"Rebuilding who I am,\" addresses stigma, reduced self-esteem, and acceptance challenges faced by mentees, revealing positive effects from camp participation. The third theme, \"Finding a new flock,\" describes the reduction in social circles after injury and how interactions at the camp expanded their peer networks during and after the camp.Conclusions: Active Rehabilitation camps enhance community-based rehabilitation for individuals with acquired brain injury by improving knowledge, boosting self-esteem, and broadening social networks. It is recommended that camp providers assess the impact of room-sharing and devise strategies for personalizing camp activities and effectively matching mentees and peer mentors.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2494358"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12006944/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144053271","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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A qualitative study of the emotional labour among neonatal nurses based on the affective events theory. 基于情感事件理论的新生儿护士情绪劳动的定性研究。

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-09 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2489851

Ting Tu, Lan Hu, Ying Yuan, Han Li, Anwei Xie, Hongqing Guo

{"title":"A qualitative study of the emotional labour among neonatal nurses based on the affective events theory.","authors":"Ting Tu, Lan Hu, Ying Yuan, Han Li, Anwei Xie, Hongqing Guo","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2489851","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2025.2489851","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: To explore the work events, strategies, context and individual characteristics of the emotional labour among neonatal nurses based on the reaction mechanism of individual affections, so as to provide a reference for improving the emotional labour strategies.Methods: A phenomenological qualitative design was utilized. Fourteen neonatal nurses from a tertiary Grade A children's hospital were selected for semi-structured interviews, and the data were analysed, summarized and refined by Colaizzi's seven-step analysis method.Results: Four themes and eight sub-themes were refined to explain the experience of the emotional labour among neonatal nurses: (a) sources of the emotional labour in a relatively confined environment; (b) the strategies and consequences of the emotional labour under different emotional reactions; (c) contextual factors of the emotional labour strategies; (d) personality traits.Conclusion: Given the reaction mechanism of individual affections, both internal and external factors contribute to the emotional labour among neonatal nurses. Since little work has been performed on improving their emotional labour, organizational efforts to provide interventions by hospitals and nursing managers are essential to improve the emotional labour strategies, and thus enhance their mental health and the quality of neonatal nursing.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2489851"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11983581/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144053275","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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Impact of racial discrimination in education and other adverse childhood experiences on black students' mental health and wellbeing: an interpretative phenomenological analysis study. 教育中的种族歧视和其他不良童年经历对黑人学生心理健康和福祉的影响：一项解释性现象学分析研究。

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-23 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2507754

Nkasi Stoll, Sunehna Kayn, Heidi Lempp, Stephani Hatch

{"title":"Impact of racial discrimination in education and other adverse childhood experiences on black students' mental health and wellbeing: an interpretative phenomenological analysis study.","authors":"Nkasi Stoll, Sunehna Kayn, Heidi Lempp, Stephani Hatch","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2507754","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2507754","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Black school students in the United Kingdom (UK) are exposed to racialized personal, institutional and systemic factors (e.g. racism and misogyny) that may impact their mental wellbeing and educational experiences. Minimal research exists to understand how racism and other adverse childhood experiences interact to shape students' mental health and wellbeing as they progress through education before commencing university studies, which this study aimed to achieve.Methods: Biographical Narrative Interpretive Method (BNIM) interviews (n = 15) were completed with Black UK university students who self-reported having struggled with mental health at school. Data were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA).Results: Three main themes were derived from Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), pertaining to the students' experiences of adverse childhood experiences, racism-related stressors in education, and coping strategies.Discussion: The findings add value by offering recommendations for psychologists, educators, and policymakers to address racism and poor mental wellbeing in schools and to improve experiences and outcomes for Black students. Recommendations include self-reflection tools, funding for mental wellbeing interventions and resources, and enhancing professional courses to incorporate anti-racist curricula and practices.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2507754"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12107663/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144133378","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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'At the heart of the community' - a Somali woman's experience of 'alignment' of support to escape social isolation in pregnancy and early motherhood. “在社区的中心”——一名索马里妇女在怀孕和初为人母期间获得“一致”支持以避免社会孤立的经历。

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-17 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2024.2439467

Tom Allport, Hannah Briggs, Fatumo Osman

{"title":"'At the heart of the community' - a Somali woman's experience of 'alignment' of support to escape social isolation in pregnancy and early motherhood.","authors":"Tom Allport, Hannah Briggs, Fatumo Osman","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2024.2439467","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17482631.2024.2439467","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Stresses in pregnancy and early motherhood can affect women's health and wellbeing, and babies' development. Migrant women face compounding stressors from the intersection of gender, race, social class, migration, and language. We explored one Somali woman's experience of pregnancy and the transition to motherhood, following migration to an urban environment in the Global North, aiming to understand resilience in this specific socio-cultural context.Methods: This case study used interpretative phenomenological analysis of a single two-hour semi-structured interview with a Somali woman in the UK to explore how this experience may have relevance for communities and practitioners in the Global North.Results: We identified two overarching themes in this woman's experience: \"vicious\" and \"virtuous\" circles, attempting to make sense of her experience of isolation and lack of wellbeing, and subsequent confidence, engagement, and community-building.Conclusions: An experience of \"alignment\" in social relationships appeared to make possible the shift from \"vicious\" to \"virtuous\" circle, which enabled escape from social isolation. This account of transformation-from social isolation to community contribution-underlines the role of community organizations facilitating positive social networks and peer support during pregnancy and early motherhood.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2439467"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11656756/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142848399","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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Parents' wellbeing: perceptions of happiness and challenges in parenthood in Latin America. 父母的幸福：拉丁美洲父母对幸福的看法和挑战。

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-20 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2454518

Angel Urbina-Garcia

{"title":"Parents' wellbeing: perceptions of happiness and challenges in parenthood in Latin America.","authors":"Angel Urbina-Garcia","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2454518","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2454518","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Traditional research on parenthood and wellbeing often employs a positivist perspective and focuses on non-LA samples -limiting our knowledge and understanding of the influence of cultural components such as Machismo and Marianismo, have in parents' wellbeing. This study explored how Latin American (LA) parents' wellbeing is influenced by parenthood in a culture strongly influenced by such gender-based perspectives.Methods: An interpretative perspective was employed to qualitatively explore fifteen LA parents' lived experiences and data were analysed via Thematic Analysis. The American Psychological Association's Journal Article Reporting Standards for Qualitative Research (JARS-Qual), was followed to compile this paper.Results: Results showed that socio-economic factors such as crime, violence, and economic inequality, negatively influence parents' wellbeing -emotions experienced and life satisfaction.Discussion: Parents find joy in sharing own personal experiences with their children and passing on gender-based models. However, parents perceive family pressure as a \"burden\" when expected to follow principles of Machismo/Marianismo. Similar to Asian, but unlike European parents, LA parents experience a mixture of positive and negative emotions whilst parenting -shaped by Machismo and Marianismo. This study makes a unique contribution by uncovering the unique influence of LA socio-economic challenges and cultural impositions and expectations and its influence on parental wellbeing.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2454518"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11753012/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143015941","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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"From my life, she will never be gone, even though she is no longer here" - a single case interpretative phenomenological analysis on spousal loss and resilience. “从我的生命中，她永远不会消失，即使她已经不在了”——配偶丧失与恢复力的单一案例解释性现象学分析。

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-13 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2477372

Chloe Beeris, Alistair Niemeijer, Rob Bisseling, Anja Machielse

{"title":"\"From my life, she will never be gone, even though she is no longer here\" - a single case interpretative phenomenological analysis on spousal loss and resilience.","authors":"Chloe Beeris, Alistair Niemeijer, Rob Bisseling, Anja Machielse","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2477372","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2477372","url":null,"abstract":"Older people often face drastic life events, such as spousal loss, that profoundly affect their daily lives. Consequently, resilience-how one navigates life's changes to avoid further adverse outcomes-is increasingly relevant in ageing studies. Although understanding older adults' resilience is key to preventing adverse outcomes, the complexity of loss-related events and everyday resilience in later life is underexplored from a process-based perspective. This study employs an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) case study of one individual to investigate resilience in response to spousal loss from a process-based perspective. Four interviews were conducted with this one participant and data was analysed following IPA guidelines. Findings indicate how resilience, in this case, resembles a process of continuous adaptation and renewal or \"bouncing forward\", in the face of diverse adversities, as written by Bourbeau. This study enriches our understanding of the process-based perspective on resilience, which is essential for concretely defining resilience and its practical application.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2477372"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11912240/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143617781","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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Making people meet: volunteers' contributions to social connection for the well-being of self and others. 让人们见面：志愿者为自己和他人的福祉而对社会联系做出的贡献。

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-07 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2476215

Nina Petersen Reed, Julia Hagen

{"title":"Making people meet: volunteers' contributions to social connection for the well-being of self and others.","authors":"Nina Petersen Reed, Julia Hagen","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2476215","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2476215","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Social isolation and loneliness are significant public health challenges that reduce well-being. The voluntary sector is suggested to be an important contributor in reducing loneliness and enhancing social connectedness and well-being in everyday life. This study aimed to contribute knowledge about how volunteers may help promote social connections and well-being, by exploring the experiences and perspectives of volunteers themselves.Methods: We conducted a qualitative study in Norway interviewing nine volunteers. Data was analysed using reflexive Thematic Analysis.Findings: We developed three themes: Being part of and facilitating a variety of meaningful relationships and roles, Creating spaces of trust in places of shared activity, and Calling for more diversity in volunteering while acknowledging challenges.Conclusions: Volunteers' may contribute to social connection and well-being, particularly through arranging social activities where relationships are equal and established spontaneously. Some challenges remain before volunteer activities are fully inclusive for all. Extended organizational support of volunteers may be necessary for recruitment and continuity of volunteer efforts towards some marginalized groups.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2476215"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11892048/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143588182","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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Advancing virtual and hybrid team well-being through a job demand-resources lens. 从工作需求-资源角度推进虚拟和混合团队的福祉。

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-13 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2472460

Cass Coulston, Sukhi Shergill, Ricardo Twumasi, Myanna Duncan

{"title":"Advancing virtual and hybrid team well-being through a job demand-resources lens.","authors":"Cass Coulston, Sukhi Shergill, Ricardo Twumasi, Myanna Duncan","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2472460","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2472460","url":null,"abstract":"As the modern workplace evolves, the shift to virtual and hybrid team working necessitates a re-evaluation of well-being. While workplace well-being research has predominantly focused on the individual level, understanding team-level well-being is critical, as its underlying psychological and social processes differ. This study applies the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) framework to virtual and hybrid contexts globally, demonstrating the dual nature of demands and resources at the team level, where the same constructs may contribute to driving positive gain cycles or negative loss cycles of well-being. Through reflexive thematic analysis, we analysed thirty semi-structured interviews with leaders and twenty-nine focus groups with 3-6 team members each (n = 110) across more than twelve industries and geographies. Our findings revealed three candidate themes: \"Choice Matters\", \"It's Business and It's Personal\" and \"Leader as Social Influencer\". This research extends JD-R theory by advancing its applicability to team-level well-being in virtual and hybrid contexts. Practical insights include empowering teams through redesigning work practices to establish sustainable boundaries, aligning communication norms, and fostering inclusive connections that accommodate diverse needs in the modern workplace.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2472460"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11916424/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143617225","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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Triggers of treatment interruption and resumption among individuals with type 2 diabetes: a narrative cross-sectional qualitative study. 2型糖尿病患者治疗中断和恢复的触发因素：一项叙事横断面定性研究。

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-29 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2496181

Tomoo Hidaka, Rieko Suzuki, Katsue Hashimoto, Mariko Inoue, Shota Endo, Takeyasu Kakamu, Mariko Gunji, Koichi Abe, Tetsuhito Fukushima

{"title":"Triggers of treatment interruption and resumption among individuals with type 2 diabetes: a narrative cross-sectional qualitative study.","authors":"Tomoo Hidaka, Rieko Suzuki, Katsue Hashimoto, Mariko Inoue, Shota Endo, Takeyasu Kakamu, Mariko Gunji, Koichi Abe, Tetsuhito Fukushima","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2496181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2025.2496181","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Treatment interruption and resumption are common among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), but the triggers of resumption, according to the reasons for interruption, remain underexplored. This study examined patterns of treatment interruption and resumption.Methods: Narratives from 13 T2D patients with a history of treatment interruption were analysed through semi-structured interviews.Results: Four patterns were identified: 1) \"Economic rationality\", where financial barriers caused interruptions, but resumption was facilitated by low-cost check-ups and updated patient mindsets to manage medical expenses within the constraints of a limited household budget; 2) \"Proactive information seeking\", where doubts about treatment effectiveness led to interruptions, followed by resumption through active health risk reassessment by the patient's self-directed efforts; 3) \"Health professional-patient relationship\", where conflicts with healthcare providers prompted interruptions, but trustful encounters encouraged resumption; and 4) \"Sustained partnerships with community health professionals\", where personal challenges caused interruptions, but non-coercive partnerships with community health professionals fostered resumption through strengthened patient commitment.Conclusion: This study highlights the need for tailored medical support and local policy development for T2D patients, emphasizing subjective interpretations of their experiences on treatment interruption and resumption. Recognizing these patterns can guide resource allocation and the design of community-based diabetes care interventions.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2496181"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12044906/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144057048","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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A pill for every ill? Unpacking antibiotic misuse among Bangladeshi university students. 一种药治一种病？孟加拉大学生抗生素滥用情况分析。

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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-22 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2509346

Abu Hossain Muhammad Ahsan, Maruf Hasan Rumi, Niaz Makhdum

{"title":"A pill for every ill? Unpacking antibiotic misuse among Bangladeshi university students.","authors":"Abu Hossain Muhammad Ahsan, Maruf Hasan Rumi, Niaz Makhdum","doi":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2509346","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17482631.2025.2509346","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The misuse of antibiotics and the resulting emergence of antibiotic resistance in bacterial strains are both important global health issues worldwide, especially for developing countries including Bangladesh.Objective: The study investigated the antibiotic-seeking behaviour of Bangladeshi university students and the views of medical and public health experts on the harmful effects of antibiotic overuse on students.Method: Forty in-depth students' interviews and 10 key informant interviews with medical and public health professionals were used to collect data using a qualitative study design and descriptive phenomenology research approach. Thematic analysis technique was conducted to analyse the collected data.Results: The study found university students frequently seek, ask for and consume antibiotics from pharmacies to recover quickly and reduce the time-cost-visit of treatment. In certain instances, medical practitioners recommend antibiotics as a general treatment approach to enhance their popularity among patients and expedite their recovery from illness. However, they are being led into protracted illness due to poor knowledge and excessive usage of antibiotics.Conclusion: Students risk serious health issues by taking unnecessary antibiotics to recuperate quickly, which increases the nation's health burden. The study stresses the need for stricter restrictions and limiting antibiotic availability and intervention in educational, community and policy settings.","PeriodicalId":51468,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being","volume":"20 1","pages":"2509346"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12100950/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144121481","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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