ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2023
The fragile process of Homecoming - Young women in recovery from severe ME/CFS.
Article in International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Increasing handgrip strength via post-hypnotic suggestions with lasting effects.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Making recovery conceivable: perspectives from healthcare professionals using psychologically and behaviourally informed approaches to chronic fatigue syndrome.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026Article
- Narratives of recovery from persistent fatigue: a stepwise learning process.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026Article
- Recovery from chronic fatigue syndrome: a reflexive thematic analysis of experiences of people before, during and after treatment.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
- Acquiring a new understanding of illness and agency: a narrative study of recovering from chronic fatigue syndrome.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023Article
- Exploring the joint potential of inflammation, immunity, and receptor-based biomarkers for evaluating ME/CFS progression.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeTo explore the recovery narratives of 13 young women who had fallen ill with severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), during childhood and adolescence, with the focus on what they had to say about their past experiences from the perspective of the present.
methodA qualitative narrative approach, informed by a phenomenological theoretical perspective, was adopted to explore what the women found significant and meaningful in their recovery process. Data analysis of in-depth narrative interviews was performed which are presented to readers through the stories of two particular participants.
resultsThe first story describes how one participant made a recovery by testing her body's tolerance and working to create a more confident self. The second story describes a complex exploration of possibilities for action in recovery, along with a struggle to make sense of setbacks and hold on to what has been gained.
conclusionRecovering from ME/CFS emerges as an inter-personal, contextual, fragile and nonlinear process of homecoming, based on gradually rising bodily based self-knowledge. Illness slowly fades away into the background, and there is the prospect of a healthier tomorrow.
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