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...
MeSsy identities: an ethnographic exploration of a multiple sclerosis support group
4 July 2024
The following is an ethnographic study of a multiple sclerosis (MS) support group. This study underscores the importance of access to counternarratives for individuals with chronic illness and disabilities...
Healthcare providers’ narratives about interactionally troubling patient exchanges: Accounting for and against an active patient role
4 July 2024
The current trend in healthcare is to actively involve patients in their own treatment; however, in practice, healthcare providers may adhere to paternalistic views, which may not align with ideals...
Understanding the phenomenological experiences of schema therapy for those with an eating disorder
4 July 2024
Schema therapy expands traditional cognitive-behavioral models, weakening early maladaptive schemas and schema modes while strengthening adaptive modes. This study investigated participant experiences...
The four Cs of physician leadership: A key to academic physician success
4 July 2024
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...
“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
13 March 2024
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...
Screen time, mute, mixed messages, and panic: An international auto-ethnographic study of knowledge workers during a pandemic
13 March 2024
The coronavirus pandemic provoked worldwide changes to the workplace, leading to rapid changes in lifestyles and working conditions. While organizations and governments struggled to develop regulations...
Lessons learned from qualitative fieldwork in a multilingual setting
13 March 2024
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...
A qualitative analysis and evaluation of social support received after experiencing a broken marriage engagement and impacts on holistic health
13 March 2024
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...
Debating claims of fact in public health: A pedagogical activity
13 March 2024
This pedagogical activity asks instructors or workshop administrators to guide students through the process of evaluating evidence used to support health misinformation. In learning principles from...
Examination of provider knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors associated with lung cancer screening among Black men receiving care at a federally qualified health center
4 December 2023
The study's goal was to look at providers’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding lung cancer screening among Black male smokers served by a federally qualified healthcare center. Participants...
Seeking gender-affirming medical care: A phenomenological inquiry on skillful coping with transgender and non-binary adults in the United States Midwest
4 December 2023
This study sought to understand how transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) individuals skillfully cope with healthcare services and to explore how childhood experiences impact expectations, habits,...
A narrative journey into the borderland of patient safety: Toward an expanded, relational concept of safety
4 December 2023
“Patient safety” is routinely defined in health services globally as “safety for patients against harm and risk of injury in health care.” (Danish Board of Quality in Health Care, 2022, p. 28; translated...
An evaluation of staff experiences of the Royal Literary Fund writer-in-residence service to support improvements in written communication in healthcare
4 December 2023
Written communication is essential to staff and patient experience in healthcare. The Royal Literary Fund has hosted a writing fellow in an NHS Trust since 2018 providing professional writing training....