How to become partners. Ways to enhance the quality of patient and public involvement in healthcare research
July 2025
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...
“They just don’t have the “doctor” in front of their name:” Dimensions of trust of physician assistants
July 2025
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’...
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
July 2025
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 sink or swim for us”: The lived experiences of Filipino nurses in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic
March 2025
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...
An examination of veterinarians’ negotiation of emotional labor
March 2025
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...
Three challenges in qualitative research
March 2025
“The message is the manner”: Patterns of influence in communicating pap screening in North-Central Nigeria
March 2025
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’s a mixture of emotions”: Nail technicians’ visual storytelling of work and health
March 2025
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...
Qualitative research is about listening and growing
2 January 2025
“But when I come home…”: How patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain account for their absent pain during naturally occurring clinical consultations
2 January 2025
When patients’ embodied experiences cannot be conveyed to clinicians in real-time, the challenges of reaching a shared understanding between patient and clinician are enhanced. In this study, we explore...
“Suicide’s very abstract”: A qualitative analysis of risk assessment training recommendations from family physicians
2 January 2025
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...
“Constantly justifying my existence”: Lower-income, higher-weight Canadian adults’ stigma coping mechanisms
2 January 2025
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...
What is veteran suicide prevention really about? Questions from the community to researchers
2 January 2025
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
2 January 2025
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...
“It’s not avoiding anything”: Exploring avoidance in the context of non-suicidal self-injury
9 September 2024
Non-suicidal self-injury is a concerning and prevalent behavior, particularly among adolescents and university students. Most theoretical models focus on the role avoidance plays in self-injury but,...
It is harder for me: A thematic analysis of lived experience of self-care, and its relationship with self-injurious behaviors in psychiatric patients
9 September 2024
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...
Psychogeriatric experts’ experiences with risk factors of non-suicidal and suicidal self-injury in older adults: A qualitative study
9 September 2024
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....
Does the decision to disclose non-suicidal self-injury align with decision-making frameworks of personal information disclosure? A directed content analysis
9 September 2024
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is the deliberate damage caused to one’s own body tissue, without the intent to die. Voluntary disclosure of one’s NSSI can catalyze help-seeking and provision of support,...
“I have some people who actually really care:” Young sexual minority women’s lived experiences of non-suicidal self-injury disclosure
9 September 2024
Sexual minority youth are more likely to engage in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) than their heterosexual peers, and sexual minority women demonstrate greater risk of NSSI than their sexual minority...
The potential impact of nonsuicidal self-injury disorder: Insights from individuals with lived experience
9 September 2024
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...
Review of Heidi M. Altman’s Agency and Bodily Autonomy in Systems of Care (Lexington Books, 2024)
4 July 2024
“That bastard chose me”: the use of metaphor in women’s cancer blogs
4 July 2024
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....
Breaking the cycle: Memorable messages of “grin n’ bear it” and silence in menarche narrative recall
4 July 2024
To better understand adolescent experiences of menstruation, the CODE Red project was initiated to examine period poverty and menstruation stigma. As part of the project, a survey was posted online...