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“It’s sink or swim for us”: The lived experiences of Filipino nurses in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic

The United Kingdom has recruited Filipino nurses since the late 1990s to meet the country’s healthcare needs. Currently, over 40,000 Filipinos are working in the National Health Service, and it is suggested...

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Using observation to better understand the healthcare context

Despite potential to capture rich contextual information, observation remains an underutilized data collection method. This paper provides a practical guide for using observation to understand complex...

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“It’s a mixture of emotions”: Nail technicians’ visual storytelling of work and health

Nail technicians are artists and storytellers. Adapting the arts-based health research (ABHR) methodology of body-map storytelling (Gastaldo et al., 2018) and in partnership with the Parkdale Queen...

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An examination of veterinarians’ negotiation of emotional labor

Veterinarians are expected to care for animals while managing clients' emotions and dealing with stress, depression, burnout, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and other mental health struggles that accompany...

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Understanding the phenomenological experiences of schema therapy for those with an eating disorder

Schema therapy expands traditional cognitive-behavioral models, weakening early maladaptive schemas and schema modes while strengthening adaptive modes. This study investigated participant experiences...

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“The message is the manner”: Patterns of influence in communicating pap screening in North-Central Nigeria

Effective strategies to closing the knowledge gap on cervical cancer and pap screening are needed to increase screening rates and create a greater demand for services in Nigeria. Using the PEN-3 Cultural...

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Near-death experiences and the change of worldview in survivors of sudden cardiac arrest: A phenomenological and hermeneutical study

Near-death experiences (NDEs) can occur during episodes of unconsciousness from life-threatening conditions, such as sudden cardiac arrests (SCAs). This study is based on interviews with patients who...

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It is harder for me: A thematic analysis of lived experience of self-care, and its relationship with self-injurious behaviors in psychiatric patients

Self-injury is associated with significant psychological distress and functional impairments, including difficulties with self-care. However, little is known about how individuals engaging in self-injury...

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“I felt like a freak when I would go to the doctor”: Investigating healthcare experiences across the lifespan among older LGBT and transgender/gender diverse adults

In the past several decades, the United States has enacted civil rights legislation protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) populations from discrimination, including enacting...

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The use of metaphors by service users with diverse long-term conditions: a secondary qualitative data analysis

Long-term conditions and accompanied co-morbidities now affect about a quarter of the UK population. Enabling patients and caregivers to communicate their experience of illness in their own words is...

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The four Cs of physician leadership: A key to academic physician success

Leadership is increasingly recognized as important in medicine. Physician leadership impacts healthcare delivery and quality. Little work has been done to determine how physician leadership in practice...

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“Suicide’s very abstract”: A qualitative analysis of risk assessment training recommendations from family physicians

Suicide risk has consistently increased over the past 2.5 decades, despite growing awareness and tailored programs aimed at combating this epidemic. Suicide prevention initiatives include ensuring 24/7...

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The potential impact of nonsuicidal self-injury disorder: Insights from individuals with lived experience

Nonsuicidal self-injury disorder (NSSI-D) is presently a condition for further study in the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR) (American Psychiatric Association, 2022). While...

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“Constantly justifying my existence”: Lower-income, higher-weight Canadian adults’ stigma coping mechanisms

Individuals who are higher-weight and low-income may disproportionately experience weight and income stigmas in healthcare experiences compared to lower-weight, higher-income individuals. The ways that...

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What is veteran suicide prevention really about? Questions from the community to researchers

Military veterans are one of the most researched groups in healthcare in the United States. This population has extremely high rates of suicide attempts and completions. Despite increasing research...

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“That bastard chose me”: the use of metaphor in women’s cancer blogs

Metaphors play a significant role in how cancer is experienced and discussed. This study delves into the utilization of metaphors by women bloggers grappling with colorectal and gynecological cancers....

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Physician-Friendly States for Mental Health: A Comparison of Medical Licensing Board Applications

Do medical boards undermine physician mental health by breaching physician confidentiality and privacy? We analyze the initial medical licensing process in each state to determine if qualified applicants...

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Psychogeriatric experts’ experiences with risk factors of non-suicidal and suicidal self-injury in older adults: A qualitative study

While research has highlighted potential age-related differences in risk factors for non-suicidal and suicidal self-injury ((N)SSI), studies on such distinct risk factors among older adults are scarce....

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Lessons learned from qualitative fieldwork in a multilingual setting

Qualitative research conducted in a multilingual setting is an arduous, yet essential, endeavour. As part of my PhD research program, I set out to conduct qualitative process evaluation of a stroke...

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Obstetric care under the military health system: An analysis of active-duty women’s and female spouses’ online discussions

This research undertakes a thematic analysis of discussion threads on social media forums to determine women’s perceptions of quality of obstetric care under TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select. Following...

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A qualitative analysis and evaluation of social support received after experiencing a broken marriage engagement and impacts on holistic health

This study provides new insights into the role of social support in the largely unexplored field of broken marriage engagements and an individual’s wellbeing. The study extends the optimal matching...

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“It's real. It's a thing:” Mental health counselors’ listening exhaustion during COVID-19

Mental health counselors regularly use active listening skills to be present with each client; however, active listening may cause burnout due to high emotional labor, inadequate staffing, excessive...

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Three challenges in qualitative research

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Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: Recommended Solutions from Physicians

The purpose of this study was to assess physicians’ accounts related to the current opioid epidemic and to identify solutions that they feel would be most successful in addressing opioid misuse and...

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Qualitative research is about listening and growing

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