ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2015
Patients' experiences of changes in health complaints before, during, and after removal of dental amalgam.
Article in International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Use of complementary and alternative medicine in patients with health complaints attributed to former dental amalgam fillings.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2016Article
- "Struggle to obtain redress": Women's experiences of living with symptoms attributed to dental restorative materials and/or electromagnetic fields.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2016Article
- Health Complaints Attributed to Dental Amalgam: A Retrospective Survey Exploring Perceived Health Changes Related to Amalgam Removal.The open dentistry journal · 2016Article
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Abstract
In this article, we explore how patients with health complaints attributed to dental amalgam experienced and gave meaning to changes in health complaints before, during, and after removal of all amalgam fillings. We conducted semistructured qualitative interviews with 12 participants from the treatment group in a Norwegian amalgam removal trial. Interviews took place within a couple months of the final follow-up 5 years after amalgam removal. Using the NVivo9 software, we conducted an explorative and reflective thematic analysis and identified the following themes: Something is not working: betrayed by the body, You are out there on your own, Not being sure of the importance of amalgam removal, The relief experienced after amalgam removal, and To accept, to give up, or to continue the search. We discuss the findings in the context of patients' assigning meaning to illness experiences.
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