dc.contributor.author | Ueland, Venke Irene | |
dc.contributor.author | Furnes, Bodil | |
dc.contributor.author | Dysvik, Elin | |
dc.contributor.author | Rørtveit, Kristine | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-05-15T08:59:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-05-15T08:59:34Z | |
dc.date.created | 2019-09-26T14:00:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-08 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ueland, V., Furnes, B., Dysvik, E., Rørtveit, K. (2019) Living with obesity — existential experiences. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 14. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1748-2623 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2654597 | |
dc.description.abstract | Aims and objectives: The aim was to gain in-depth understanding about individuals’ existential experiences of living with obesity. Background: People living with obesity face great vulnerability and existential challenges. The different treatments offered do not seem to meet the individual needs of persons with obesity. A deeper understanding of existential experiences from an individual perspective is needed to individualize treatment. Design: An exploratory phenomenological–hermeneutical design was used to gain a greater understanding of the existential experiences involved in living with obesity. Methods: The participants represented a convenient sample. 18 qualitative interviews were conducted and subjected to phenomenological–hermeneutical analysis. Results: Four themes emerged: shaped by childhood; captured by food; depressed by the culture; and judged by oneself. Conclusions: The burden of being obese can be experienced as being objectified and alienated as a human being. We need to turn towards a life-world perspective, seeing each human being as a living body to overcome objectification and alienation, and then move them towards becoming subjects in their own lives, through giving space for self-love. Health care workers need to assist persons living with obesity to reduce objectification and alienation. It is important to develop intervention that has an individual, holistic approach. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Informa UK Limited (Taylor & Francis) | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.subject | sykelig overvekt | en_US |
dc.subject | Kierkegaard | en_US |
dc.subject | Merleau-Ponty | en_US |
dc.title | Living with obesity — existential experiences | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | © 2019 The Author(s) | en_US |
dc.subject.nsi | VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700 | en_US |
dc.source.pagenumber | 11 | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 14 | en_US |
dc.source.journal | International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/17482631.2019.1651171 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1729630 | |
dc.relation.project | Universitetet i Stavanger: IN-10519 | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |