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View article: Timing Routines With Patience: A Focused Ethnography on Newborn Breastfeeding in Hospitals
Timing Routines With Patience: A Focused Ethnography on Newborn Breastfeeding in Hospitals Open
Breastfeeding positively impacts the lifelong health of women and infants. The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates for the first six months from 44% to 70% by 2030, making breastfeeding support cr…
View article: Navigating Loss and Growth in Chronic Illness: An Interview Study on Physical Activity and Well‐Being
Navigating Loss and Growth in Chronic Illness: An Interview Study on Physical Activity and Well‐Being Open
Aims and Objectives This study explores the lived experiences of patients with chronic illnesses to understand how the meanings attributed to chronic illness, physical activity and well‐being intertwine. This understanding is crucial for c…
View article: Barriers to clinical follow-up visits in multiple sclerosis: A nationwide register-based study
Barriers to clinical follow-up visits in multiple sclerosis: A nationwide register-based study Open
Background In Denmark, specialized multiple sclerosis (MS) clinics offer free-of-charge treatment to people with MS. However, not all people with MS attend regular clinical follow-up. Objective To identify people with MS who do not attend …
View article: Supporting breastfeeding for women with low education levels, psychosocial problems, and/or socioeconomic constraints: a scoping review protocol
Supporting breastfeeding for women with low education levels, psychosocial problems, and/or socioeconomic constraints: a scoping review protocol Open
Objective: This scoping review aims to identify and map interventions and/or strategies used to support the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding for women at risk of delaying initiation, early cessation, or not breastfeeding due to…
View article: Quality in care requires kindness and flexibility – a hermeneutic-phenomenological study of patients’ experiences from pathways including transitions across healthcare settings
Quality in care requires kindness and flexibility – a hermeneutic-phenomenological study of patients’ experiences from pathways including transitions across healthcare settings Open
Background The number of people living with chronic conditions is increasing worldwide, and with that, the need for multiple long-term complex care across care settings. Undergoing transitions across healthcare settings is both challenging…
View article: Alongside: Exploring the Meaningfulness of Significant Moments in Others’ Lives Through Observation and Interview
Alongside: Exploring the Meaningfulness of Significant Moments in Others’ Lives Through Observation and Interview Open
How do we explore the meaningfulness of others’ experiences? What means do we have to access their experiencing of the world? How do we express our understandings of others’ experiences of body and place without reducing them to objectific…
View article: Quality in Care requires Kindness and Flexibility – a hermeneutic-phenomenological study of patients’ experiences from pathways including transitions across settings
Quality in Care requires Kindness and Flexibility – a hermeneutic-phenomenological study of patients’ experiences from pathways including transitions across settings Open
Background: The number of people living with chronic conditions is increasing worldwide, and with that, the need for multiple long-term complex care across care settings. Undergoing transitions across healthcare settings is both challengin…
View article: Searching for a brighter future—Lived experiences of ongoing recovery processes following <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 infection
Searching for a brighter future—Lived experiences of ongoing recovery processes following <span>COVID</span>‐19 infection Open
Background Research in Denmark indicates that approximately 30% of people with confirmed COVID‐19 infection experience at least one physical symptom 6–12 months after the acute infection. The lived experiences of undergoing prolonged recov…
View article: Organising for health equality: assessing contexts for implementing integrated health access
Organising for health equality: assessing contexts for implementing integrated health access Open
Background Social inequalities in health are complex and vulnerable people therefore need cross-sectoral initiatives that provides integrated access to different sectors of the health system. However, specialization makes systems fragmente…
View article: Experiences of integrating and sustaining physical activity in life with multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and ischaemic heart disease: a scoping review
Experiences of integrating and sustaining physical activity in life with multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and ischaemic heart disease: a scoping review Open
The research literature presents a meaning to physical activity that extends the idea of physical fitness to one of existential movement and personal growth. In addition, our review finds that people are more likely to integrate and sustai…
View article: An invigorating journey towards better function and well-being: A qualitative study of knee osteoarthritis patients’ experiences with an online exercise and education intervention
An invigorating journey towards better function and well-being: A qualitative study of knee osteoarthritis patients’ experiences with an online exercise and education intervention Open
This phenomenological-hermeneutic study reflects that supervised online exercise and education facilitate identity mobility, potentially increasing self-efficacy to adopt weekly exercise habits in patients with knee OA. However, the progra…
View article: Experiences of integrating and sustaining physical activity in life with multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and ischaemic heart disease: a scoping review
Experiences of integrating and sustaining physical activity in life with multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and ischaemic heart disease: a scoping review Open
The effects of physical activity on health are well-established for chronic diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and ischaemic heart disease (IHD). However, sustaining physical activity in everyday life is di…
View article: Do enhanced recovery after lung cancer surgery programs risk putting primacy of caring at stake? A qualitative focus group study on nurses' perspectives
Do enhanced recovery after lung cancer surgery programs risk putting primacy of caring at stake? A qualitative focus group study on nurses' perspectives Open
Aims and Objectives To gain insight into nursing in an enhanced recovery after surgery program for lung cancer, we explored its meaning for nurses in a thoracic surgery unit. Background Since nurses play a key role in overcoming implementa…
View article: Hospitality in dementia‐friendly environments is significant to caregivers during hospitalisation of their loved ones. A qualitative study
Hospitality in dementia‐friendly environments is significant to caregivers during hospitalisation of their loved ones. A qualitative study Open
Aim and objectives To explore what is meaningful to caregivers in relation to a dementia‐friendly environment during hospitalisation of their loved ones with dementia or cognitive impairment. Background Implementation of dementia‐friendly …
View article: Shaping Better Rehabilitation to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: Experiences of Nurses and Colleagues With an Interdisciplinary Telerehabilitation Intervention
Shaping Better Rehabilitation to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: Experiences of Nurses and Colleagues With an Interdisciplinary Telerehabilitation Intervention Open
In order to evaluate the reach of a collaborative cross-sectoral telerehabilitation intervention to patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), this study investigates how nurses and interdisciplinary colleagues experienced…
View article: Wearables in real life: A qualitative study of experiences of people with epilepsy who use home seizure monitoring devices
Wearables in real life: A qualitative study of experiences of people with epilepsy who use home seizure monitoring devices Open
For people with epilepsy, wearables are more than just technical tools; they have a significant existential impact on everyday life. Wearables spotlight the epilepsy condition, and this causes people with epilepsy to experience an existent…
View article: On the frontline treating COVID‐19: A pendulum experience—from meaningful to overwhelming—for Danish healthcare professionals
On the frontline treating COVID‐19: A pendulum experience—from meaningful to overwhelming—for Danish healthcare professionals Open
Objectives In the current study, we aimed to explore the experiences and attitudes among healthcare professionals as they transitioned from their familiar disciplines to respiratory medicine, intensive care or other departments during the …
View article: Can patients’ narratives in nursing enhance the healing process?
Can patients’ narratives in nursing enhance the healing process? Open
Although there is a growing acknowledgement of the potential of a more nuanced healthcare paradigm and practice, the discourses of health promotion—and with that nursing and other healthcare professionals’ practice—still tend to focus on t…
View article: Searching for a new normal—Hospital‐employed researchers' experiences during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Searching for a new normal—Hospital‐employed researchers' experiences during the COVID‐19 pandemic Open
Background This study focuses on hospital‐employed researchers, a relatively new staff group. Their job descriptions vary, which may lead to lack of clarity or preparedness regarding their roles and core tasks during a crisis such as COVID…
View article: User perspectives and preferences regarding a mobile health cough application: A qualitative study during the coronavirus disease pandemic in Denmark
User perspectives and preferences regarding a mobile health cough application: A qualitative study during the coronavirus disease pandemic in Denmark Open
Introduction Health care systems worldwide are currently facing major challenges because of the coronavirus disease pandemic. When individuals experience coronavirus disease symptoms, they often have to decide whether to seek health care s…
View article: Aesthetics sets patients ‘free’ to recover during hospitalization with a neurological disease. A qualitative study
Aesthetics sets patients ‘free’ to recover during hospitalization with a neurological disease. A qualitative study Open
Aesthetic elements can enable a thoughtful and needed consideration that withholds momentarily imaginative and hopeful experiences to patients in a vulnerable situation. Thus, aesthetics, together with peace and quietness, can set vulnerab…
View article: The Patient’s Voice in the Development of Complex Interventions
The Patient’s Voice in the Development of Complex Interventions Open
Listening to ill persons and letting their perspectives guide the design and assessment of clinical interventions permits a considerably important illumination of illness diversity, as well as given insight in these people’s needs, wishes …
View article: Providing dementia care using technological solutions: An exploration of caregivers' and dementia coordinators' experiences
Providing dementia care using technological solutions: An exploration of caregivers' and dementia coordinators' experiences Open
Aim and objectives To explore the experiences of caregivers of persons with dementia and dementia coordinators regarding their collaboration in care for a person with dementia and the feasibility of using technology in this collaboration. …
View article: Sheltering under a shield of love—A phenomenological–hermeneutic study of relatives' experiences in an acute neurological ward
Sheltering under a shield of love—A phenomenological–hermeneutic study of relatives' experiences in an acute neurological ward Open
Aim To investigate the lived experience of being a relative to a patient admitted to an acute neurological ward to bring knowledge of what is essential to them. Design The study takes a phenomenological–hermeneutic approach. Methods Data w…
View article: Professional consciousness and pride facilitate evidence‐based practice—The meaning of participating in a journal club based on clinical practice reflection
Professional consciousness and pride facilitate evidence‐based practice—The meaning of participating in a journal club based on clinical practice reflection Open
Aim An evidence‐based approach should permeate clinical nursing practice, but many nurses lack confidence in applying relevant research evidence to clinical practice. Journal club participation can increase evidence‐based practice knowledg…
View article: Becoming a nomad when hospitalized with a neurological disease: a phenomenological study
Becoming a nomad when hospitalized with a neurological disease: a phenomenological study Open
Patients with a neurological disease are affected by their ability to maintain focus and are easily disturbed by outside stimuli. Few studies have investigated how sensory impressions from the physical environment contribute to patient's w…
View article: Hospital meals are existential asylums to hospitalized people with a neurological disease: A phenomenological–hermeneutical explorative study of the meaningfulness of mealtimes
Hospital meals are existential asylums to hospitalized people with a neurological disease: A phenomenological–hermeneutical explorative study of the meaningfulness of mealtimes Open
Aim Hospital meals are challenging for neurological patients. Patients struggle with both physical eating disabilities and social issues during mealtimes. The aim of this study was to examine the meaningfulness of the phenomenon of hospita…
View article: Raising a beautiful swan: a phenomenological-hermeneutic interpretation of health professionals’ experiences of participating in a mealtime intervention inspired by Protected Mealtimes
Raising a beautiful swan: a phenomenological-hermeneutic interpretation of health professionals’ experiences of participating in a mealtime intervention inspired by Protected Mealtimes Open
The British concept named Protected Mealtimes is known for stopping all non-acute activities and giving health professionals an opportunity to focus on providing patients their meals without being interrupted or disturbed. PM involves a cu…