scholarly journals Initiation and maintenance of lifestyle changes among participants in a healthy life centre: a qualitative study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cille H. Sevild ◽  
Christopher P. Niemiec ◽  
Lars Edvin Bru ◽  
Sindre M. Dyrstad ◽  
Anne Marie Lunde Husebø
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Healthy Life

scholarly journals Participants and developers experiences with a chronic pain self-management intervention under development: A qualitative study

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 205031211881742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kjersti Grønning ◽  
Torunn Hatlen Nøst ◽  
Toril Rannestad ◽  
Ola Bratås
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
User Involvement ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Pharmacological Interventions ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Management Intervention ◽  
Cognitive Techniques

Background: Non-pharmacological interventions aim to promote health and self-management for people with chronic pain. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore if the participants’ experiences with a self-management intervention under development were aligned with the developers’ rationale and desired outcome of the intervention. Methods: This was a qualitative study interviewing both participants and developers of a chronic pain self-management intervention. Seven participants, six females and one male in the age from early thirties to mid-seventies attended the chronic pain self-management intervention developed by the staff at a Healthy Life Centre. The data were analysed by the systematic text condensation method. Results: The analyses showed that the participants evaluated the intervention as valuable. They described using coping techniques to manage their chronic pain better, and the developers stated that the aim with the intervention was to provide the participants with coping techniques. The intervention was built upon the developers’ professional knowledge and experience in cognitive techniques, health theories, models for behavioural change, and service user involvement. Conclusion: This study found that the chronic pain self-management intervention was in concordance with theory of health promotion and empowerment. The participants experienced the intervention as targeting their resources, capacities, and fulfilling social needs, which aligned with the developers aim with the intervention. The participants found the intervention evocative; they learned new ways to manage their pain through theory/education, movement exercises, homework, and sharing their experiences with each other.

Talking About Childhood Obesity

2022 ◽  
pp. 000992282110703
Author(s):  
Ellen Wagner ◽  
Omar Jamil ◽  
Bethany Hodges
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Communication Preferences ◽  
Essential Step ◽  
Medical Terms ◽  
Emerging Themes

While discussing obesity with pediatric patients and their families can be difficult, it is an essential step toward appropriate weight management. There is paucity of data regarding language preferences when discussing obesity in this population. In this pilot qualitative study, we interviewed 8 parents of patients diagnosed with obesity to identify language and communication preferences for discussing their child’s weight. Interviews were analyzed for emerging themes. Important trends appeared revealing that parents prefer neutral, medical terms discussed at well-child checks or obesity-specific visits. Providers should frame lifestyle changes as positive for all patients and set achievable goals with the help of visual aids. Our analysis uncovered several important communication strategies that can better equip providers to discuss obesity with their pediatric patients. This research may serve as a foundation for larger studies into the topic.

scholarly journals Are predominantly western standards and expectations of informed consent in surgery applicable to all? A qualitative study in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. e025299
Author(s):  
Udagedara Mudiyanselage Jayami Esha Samaranayake ◽  
Yasith Mathangasinghe ◽  
Anura Sarath Kumara Banagala
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Asking Questions

ObjectiveTo identify the different perceptions on informed surgical consent in a group of Sri Lankan patients.MethodsA qualitative study was conducted in a single surgical unit at a tertiary care hospital from January to May 2018. The protocol conformed to the Declaration of Helsinki. Patients undergoing elective major surgeries were recruited using initial purposive and later theoretical sampling. In-depth interviews were conducted in their native language based on the grounded theory. Initial codes were generated after analysing the transcripts. Constant comparative method was employed during intermediate and advanced coding. Data collection and analyses were conducted simultaneously, until the saturation of the themes. Finally, advanced coding was used for theoretical integrations.ResultsThirty patients (male:female=12:18) were assessed. The mean age was 41±9 years. Sinhalese predominated (50.0%, n=15). Majority underwent thyroidectomy (36.7%, n=11). The generated theory categorises the process of obtaining informed consent in four phases: initial interaction phase, reasoning phase, convincing phase and decision-making phase. Giving consent for surgery was a dependent role between patient, family members and the surgeon, as opposed to an individual decision by the patient. Some patients abstained from asking questions from doctors since doctors were ‘busy’, ‘short-tempered’ or ‘stressed out’. Some found nurses to be more approachable than doctors. Patients admitted that having a bystander while obtaining consent would relieve their stress. They needed doctors to emphasise more on postoperative lifestyle changes and preprocedure counselling at the clinic level. To educate patients about their procedure, some suggested leaflets or booklets to be distributed at the clinic before ward admission. The majority disliked watching educational videos because they were ‘scared’ to look at surgical dissections and blood.ConclusionThe informed consent process should include key elements that are non-culture specific along with elements or practices that consider the cultural norms of the society.

scholarly journals Creating a teachable moment in community pharmacy for men with prostate cancer: A qualitative study of lifestyle changes

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 593-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Poole ◽  
Jane Ogden ◽  
Sophie Gasson ◽  
Agnieszka Lemanska ◽  
Fiona Archer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Teachable Moment

scholarly journals Recovering from a heart attack: a qualitative study into lay experiences and the struggle to make lifestyle changes

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Gregory ◽  
Yvonne Bostock ◽  
Kathryn Backett-Milburn
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Heart Attack ◽  
Lifestyle Changes

scholarly journals Adrenergic Signaling in Immunotherapy of Cancer: Friend or Foe?

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 394
Author(s):  
Agnete Witness Praest Jensen ◽  
Ana Micaela Carnaz Simões ◽  
Per thor Straten ◽  
Gitte Holmen Olofsson
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Therapy ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Western World ◽  
Clinical Value ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Cancer Models ◽  
Immunotherapy Of Cancer ◽  
Β Blocker ◽  
Clinical Potential ◽  
Β Adrenergic Receptors

The incidence of cancer is increasing worldwide, which is to a large extent related to the population’s increasing lifespan. However, lifestyle changes in the Western world are causative as well. Exercise is intrinsically associated with what one could call a “healthy life”, and physical activity is associated with a lower risk of various types of cancer. Mouse models of exercise have shown therapeutic efficacy across numerous cancer models, at least in part due to the secretion of adrenaline, which mobilizes cells of the immune system, i.e., cytotoxic T and natural killer (NK) cells, through signaling of the β-2 adrenergic receptor (β2AR). Clinical trials aiming to investigate the clinical value of exercise are ongoing. Strikingly, however, the use of β-blockers—antagonists of the very same signaling pathway—also shows signs of clinical potential in cancer therapy. Cancer cells also express β-adrenergic receptors (βARs) and signaling of the receptor is oncogenic. Moreover, there are data to suggest that β2AR signaling in T cells renders the cell functionally suppressed. In this paper, we discuss these seemingly opposing mechanisms of cancer therapy—exercise, which leads to increased β2AR signaling, and β-blocker treatment, which antagonizes that same signaling—and suggest potential mechanisms and possibilities for their combination.

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