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Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2022 Dec;17(1):2103137

Child Health and Parenting, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

Purpose: Patient and public involvement (PPI) is becoming more common in research, but has been problematized for lack of diversity. While PPI literature increasingly focuses on assessment of PPI on research, a focus on the contributors is less common. This study tracked the experiences of involvement among four refugee parents involved as public contributors in a child mental health trial, over three years. Read More

Child Soc 2022 May 3. Epub 2022 May 3.

Brock University St. Catharines Ontario Canada.

Using a relational approach, we draw on repeated interviews with a group of 30 diverse children from Ontario to share and reflect on their knowledge, experiences and feelings early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Prioritising relational interdependence and relational agency, this paper illustrates our participants' embedded engagements with the pandemic and their contribution to the co-production of knowledge. We emphasise their thoughtful responses to the pandemic; their creative, self-reflexive strategies for managing a difficult time; and their advice to others. Read More

Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2022 Dec;17(1):2110669

Department for the Study of Culture, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

Purpose: During the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults were portrayed as an at-risk group. While this may have been true in some respects, empirical studies on mental health, including well-being were conflicting. Some studies found that older adults demonstrated a notable emotional resilience against the impacts of the pandemic. Read More

Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2022 Dec;17(1):2109812

Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden.

What enables well-being when experiencing existential concerns as a young adult is an under-explored area of research. In order to address young adults' existential concerns and provide caring support that builds their resilience to meet life challenges, the purpose of the study is to describe the meaning of enabling well-being as experienced by young adults living with existential concerns. This phenomenological study is based on a reflective lifeworld research. Read More

Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2022 Dec;17(1):2107151

Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, London, UK.

Aim: To explore the experiences of Saudi mothers with children or adolescents who have Type 1 diabetes mellitus at time of diagnosis.

Background: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has one of the highest incidence rates of Type 1 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents in the world. Few studies have considered the most appropriate methods of support for parents in the KSA and none report the experiences of Saudi mothers. Read More