International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being
December 2022
Munjireen S Sifat, Naima Tasnim, Kirsten Stoebenau et al.
Mental health problems are proliferating, and access to mental health care is difficult due to barriers imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in low-income countries such as Bangladesh. University students are susceptible to mental health concerns, given their unique stressors (i.e., academic pressure, new social environment). Mindfulness techniques can promote mental health , yet their...
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being
December 1, 2017
Benjamin Brew, Ciaran Shannon, Lesley Storey et al.
Over recent years there has been a growing interest in identifying the early stages of psychosis. The At Risk Mental State (ARMS) is characteristic of the prodromal stages of psychosis and its identification gives rise to a number of clinical and research opportunities including early intervention and prevention of psychosis. This study employs interpretative phenomenological analysis to gain...
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being
August 20, 2015
Aslak Hjeltnes, Per-Einar Binder, Christian Moltu et al.
The aim of this qualitative study was to investigate the subjective experiences of 29 university students who participated in an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program for academic evaluation anxiety. Participants who self-referred to the Student Counseling Service underwent individual semi-structured interviews about how they experienced the personal relevance and practical...
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being
January 9, 2014
Agneta Anderzén-Carlsson, Ulla Persson Lundholm, Monica Köhn et al.
The prevalence of stress-related illness has grown in recent years. Many of these patients seek help in primary health care. Yoga can reduce stress and thus complements pharmacological therapy in medical practice. To our knowledge, no studies have investigated patients' experiences of yoga treatment in a primary health care setting or, specifically, the experiences of yoga when suffering from...
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being
2014
B. Peilot, P. Andréll, Anita Samuelsson et al.
The treatment of patients with chronic pain disorders is complex. In the rehabilitation of these patients, coping with chronic pain is seen as important. The aim of this study was to explore the meaning of attachment and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (CT) among patients with chronic pain and psychiatric co-morbidity. A phenomenological approach within a lifeworld perspective was used. In...
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being
2012
Scott D Churchill
In bringing ourselves to the encounter with the experience of others, we bring our bodies with us-and, in doing so, we are able to resonate not only intellectually but also empathically with the other's experiences and expressions (which are given to us both verbally and nonverbally). In remaining faithful to our foundations in phenomenology (Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Levinas), we...
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being
July 2, 2010
Anatomy of life and well-being: A framework for the contributions of phenomenology and complexity theory.
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being
September 1, 2009
Experiencing mindfulness meditation-a client narrative perspective.