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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...

“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...

“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...

How to become partners. Ways to enhance the quality of patient and public involvement in healthcare research

There is a growing emphasis on involving patients and the public in healthcare research. This is especially true in qualitative healthcare research, where partnerships are encouraged between patients...

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...

Navigating the life stage after stroke: From Life 2.0 to stroke prevention models of care — A qualitative exploration of younger and middle-aged adult stroke patients' experiences and recommendations

Global stroke incidence has been rising among adults 65 years of age or younger. A dearth of research exists exploring and understanding younger and middle-aged adults’ lifestyle-related knowledge and...

“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...

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...

“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...

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...

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...

Bad girl and unmet family planning need among Sub-Saharan African adolescents: the role of sexual and reproductive health stigma

Adolescent pregnancy contributes to high maternal mortality rates in Sub-Saharan Africa. We explored stigma surrounding adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and its impact on young Ghanaian...

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...

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...

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...

There's just huge anxiety: ontological security, moral panic, and the decline in young people's mental health and well-being in the UK

This study aims to critically discuss factors associated with a recent dramatic rise in recorded mental health issues amongst UK youth. It draws from interviews and focus groups undertaken with young...

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...

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...

“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...

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...

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...

“They just don’t have the “doctor” in front of their name:” Dimensions of trust of physician assistants

Physician assistants play a major role in healthcare delivery in the United States, yet what we know about how patients perceive the care they receive from PAs is limited. Prior research on patients’...

“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...

Stress and burnout in anesthesia residency: a case study of peer support groups

Stress and burnout are alarmingly prevalent in anesthesiologists, with the highest risk occurring during anesthesia residency training. To better understand this phenomenon, we conducted a mixed methods...

“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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