ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2014
Women's experiences of their osteoporosis diagnosis at the time of diagnosis and 6 months later: a phenomenological hermeneutic study.
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- Expressed information needs of patients with osteoporosis and/or fragility fractures: a systematic review.Archives of osteoporosis · 2018Pooled it
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- A qualitative systematic review of patients' experience of osteoporosis using meta-ethnography.Archives of osteoporosis · 2016Pooled it
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- Consequences of a Diagnostic Label: A Systematic Scoping Review and Thematic Framework.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Public priorities for osteoporosis and fracture research: results from a focus group study.Archives of osteoporosis · 2020Article
- Experiences of striving to maintain daily life among women with osteoporosis.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2019Article
- Primary care physicians' views on osteoporosis management: a qualitative study.Archives of osteoporosis · 2019Article
- Development of an mHealth Application for Women Newly Diagnosed with Osteoporosis without Preceding Fractures: A Participatory Design Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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- Systematic scoping review of patients' perceived needs of health services for osteoporosis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2017Article
- Women's lived experiences of learning to live with osteoporosis: a longitudinal qualitative study.BMC women's health · 2017Article
- A painful, never ending story: older women's experiences of living with an osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2016Article
- District nurses' perceptions of osteoporosis management: a qualitative study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2015Article
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Abstract
This paper describes a phenomenological hermeneutic study of experiences of women who were recently diagnosed with osteoporosis. The research objective was to investigate women's experiences of living with osteoporosis during the first 6 months after diagnosis when treatment was first prescribed. Fifteen women were included in the study. The inclusion criteria were a DXA scan at one of the two hospitals showing a T-score below -2.5 (lower back or hip), age 65 years or older; no previous known osteoporotic fracture; at least one of the known risk factors for osteoporosis; and prescription of anti-osteoporotic treatment. Exclusion criteria were previous diagnosis of osteoporosis or previous treatment with anti-osteoporotic medication. Data were collected through in-depth interviews shortly after diagnosis and 6 months later. The performed analyses were inspired by Paul Ricoeur's theory of interpretation of texts comprising three levels: naïve reading, structural analysis, and critical interpretation and discussion. Three key themes emerged: 1) being diagnosed, 2) being prescribed medical treatment, and 3) being on the path of learning to live with osteoporosis. The findings suggest a need for improved support for the patients to gain understanding of their diagnosis and the risk of osteoporotic fracture as well as to learn to live with osteoporosis. The study highlights new health promotion areas for targeting interventions at newly diagnosed patients, helping them accept and interpret the diagnosis, and the medical treatment.
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