Hospital readmission: Older married male patients' experiences of life conditions and critical incidents affecting the course of care, a qualitative study.

Background: Despite the frequency of hospital readmissions, there is still a relatively incomplete understanding of the broader array of factors pertaining to readmission in older persons. Few studies have explored how older persons experience readmission and their perceptions of circumstances affecting the course of care. Research indicates that males experience poorer health outcomes and are at higher risk of readmission compared to women.

A qualitative study of how caseload midwifery is experienced by couples in Denmark.

Background: Caseload midwifery is expanding in Denmark. There is a need for elaborating in-depth, how caseload midwifery influences the partner and the woman during childbirth and how this model of care influences the early phases of labour.

Aim: To follow, explore and elaborate women's and their partner's experiences of caseload midwifery.

A qualitative study of how caseload midwifery is constituted and experienced by Danish midwives.

Objective: the aim of this study is to advance knowledge about the working and living conditions of midwives in caseload midwifery and how this model of care is embedded in a standard maternity unit. This led to two research questions: 1) What constitutes caseload midwifery from the perspectives of the midwives? 2) How do midwives experience working in caseload midwifery?

Design And Setting: phenomenology of practice was the analytical approach to this qualitative study of caseload midwifery in Northern Denmark. The methodology was inspired by ethnography, and applied methods were field observations followed by interviews.

"The ambiguous transforming body"--A phenomenological study of the meaning of weight changes among women treated for breast cancer.

Background: Changes in weight and body-shape are well known side effects among women treated for breast cancer. Caring for these women requires knowledge of how they perceive these bodily changes. However, knowledge on weight changes and how such changes influence the women's perception of their bodies and selves is limited.