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- Carlsson, Gunilla, et al.
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Patients longing for authentic personal care: A phenomenological study of violent encounters in psychiatric settings
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In: Issues in Mental Health Nursing. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0161-2840 .- 1096-4673. ; 27:3, s. 287-305
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article focuses on patients' violence against caregivers. Several studies show that violence and threats within the health care setting are an increasing problem. Encounters that become violent have been the issue of many debates but the phenomenon is still not fully understood. It is important to understand the course of events in violent encounters, both for the sake of the patients and the caregivers' well-being. The aim of this study was to describe the essence of violent encounters, as experienced by nine patients within psychiatric care. Guided by a phenomenological method, data were analyzed within a reflective lifeworld approach. The findings explicate violent encounters characterized by a tension between "authentic personal" and "detached impersonal" caring. "Authentic personal" patients are encountered in an undisguised, straightforward, and open way, and they sense unrestricted respect that caregivers would show another human being. In these encounters violence does not develop well. However, in caring that is "detached impersonal," the encounters are experienced by the patients as uncontrolled and insecure. These encounters are full of risks and potential violence. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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- Dahlberg, Helena, 1980, et al.
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Den fenomenologiska forskningens evidensanspråk
- 2019
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In: Fenomenologi i praktiken. fenomenologisk forskning i ett skandinaviskt perspektiv / Helena Dahlberg, Sidsel Ellingsen, Bente Martinsen, Susanne Rosberg (red.). - Stockholm : Liber. - 9789147113453 ; , s. 155-189
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)
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- Dahlberg, Helena, 1980, et al.
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Ecological caring-Revisiting the original ideas of caring science
- 2016
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In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1748-2623 .- 1748-2631. ; 11, s. 1-10
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim of this empirically grounded philosophical paper is to explore the notion of holistic care with the intention to expand it into a notion of ecological care and in such a way revisit the original ideas of caring science. The philosophical analysis, driven by lifeworld theory and especially Merleau-Ponty's philosophy, is firmly rooted in contemporary clinical care. We used interview data from patients in a study at an anthroposophic clinic in Sweden, which forms part of an ecological community with, for example, ecological agriculture. The empirical study is analysed according to reflective lifeworld research. Starting from the fact that illness can be defined as a loss of homelikeness in the body and in the familiar world, our findings illustrate how ecological care helps the patient to once again find one's place in a world that is characterized by interconnectedness. The task of ecological care is thus not only to see the patient within a world of relationships but to help the patient find his/her place again, to understand himself/herself and the world anew. Ecological care is not only about fighting an illness, but also recognizes a patient from inside a world that s/he is affected by and affects, that s/he is understood and understands from. Such care tries to restore this connection by making possible the rhythmical movement as well as the space in-between activity and rest, between being cared for and actively involving oneself in one's recovery and between closing oneself off from the world and once again going out into it.
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- Dahlberg, Helena, 1980, et al.
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Open and Reflective Lifeworld Research: A Third Way
- 2020
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In: Qualitative Inquiry. - : SAGE Publications. - 1077-8004 .- 1552-7565. ; 26:5, s. 458-464
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- With the mission in mind to articulate an approach that is scientifically competent to meet the appeals from health care, education, social work, and other disciplines, the theme of this article is to rethink the essential ideas of phenomenological and hermeneutical research approaches, by exploring their philosophical underpinnings and especially the essential ontological idea of inseparability. We examine the fissure between approaches that favor description or interpretation and explore the arguments for a third approach that has the power to close the false epistemological methodological gap.
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- Dahlberg, Helena, 1980, et al.
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The question of meaning — a momentous issue for qualitative research
- 2019
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In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1748-2623 .- 1748-2631. ; 14:1, s. 1-7
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this article, we identify some worrying problems in the contemporary practice of qualitative research, such as the confusion regarding content and meaning in content analysis, the frequent use of standardized methods that avoids philosophy, as well as the description/interpretation dichotomy in empirical research. Since they all arise from a failure to understand the concept of meaning, we return to the question of meaning as the axis that qualitative research pivots around. We examine the meaning of meaning, and how meaning differs from content, and we then ask what consequences this has for research. Even though our analysis is rooted in phenomenological philosophy, we argue that that the ideas that we present are valid for any qualitative research approach. The question of understanding and relating to meaning, we argue, is a momentous issue for qualitative research, where we either continue safeguarding the very essence of qualitative research as dealing with human phenomena, or give it up in favor of more pragmatic and clear-cut methods that seemingly does away with the question of meaning.
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- Dahlberg, Helena, 1980, et al.
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The search for meaning in health care inquiries: introducing qualitative meaning analysis
- 2024
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In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. - 1748-2623 .- 1748-2631. ; 19
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- ABSTRACT Purpose To describe how Qualitative Meaning Analysis (QMA), based on a lifeworld theoretical approach, can be made accessible to students and researchers not well-versed in the philosophy of science or qualitative research. Additionally, to demonstrate that it is a more rigorous approach than qualitative content analysis in guiding healthcare inquiries. Method In recent years, qualitative approaches in nurse education and research have increasingly relied on various content analytical procedures. Liberated from clear philosophical underpinnings, they offer a seemingly pragmatic stance to nursing inquiries. However, by prioritizing ‘sorting content’ over the exploration of meaning, there’s a risk of adopting a mechanistic approach to qualitative analysis. This is problematic because we contend that the search for meaning lies at the heart of qualitative inquiry in nursing and healthcare research, dealing with existential phenomena surrounding health, illness, and care. Result This paper explores the search for meaning in health care research, particularly in nursing, and introduces key epistemological aspects. It also discusses practical considerations to further familiarize and encourage the use of QMA in graduate nursing education and research. Conclusion Qualitative inquiry with a focus on meaning is a powerful means when the intention is to develop person-centered care, and the relationship between the professionals and patients is in focus. Such an approach has the potential to illuminate existential suffering as well as innate health capacities in patients.
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- Dahlberg, Helena, 1980, et al.
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Vårdande mellanrum och sammanhang
- 2016
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In: Teoretiska grunder för vårdande. Maria Arman, Karin Dahlberg, Margaretha Ekebergh (red.). - : Liber. - 9789147114115 ; , s. 145-168
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)
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