Experiences of hatha yogic exercises among patients with obstructive pulmonary diseases: A qualitative study.

Background And Aim: Obstructive pulmonary diseases can involve dyspnea and deconditioning. Hatha yogic exercises are a form of psychophysical attention-based activity. Research of experiences after participating in an adapted hatha yoga (YE) intervention remains limited.

Experience of using non-invasive ventilation as an adjunct to airway clearance techniques in adults with cystic fibrosis-A qualitative study.

Background: Adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) suffer from abnormally thick mucus that is difficult to clear from the airways. Different airway clearance techniques (ACTs) can be used to clear secretions and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) can be used as an adjunct to these techniques. ACTs are ideally introduced at the time of diagnosis and thereafter modified throughout the patient's lifespan and disease progress.

Virtual Patients in a Behavioral Medicine Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Participants' Perceptions.

Objective: The purpose of this article is to explore learners' perceptions of using virtual patients in a behavioral medicine Massive Open Online Course (MOOCs) and thereby describe innovative ways of disseminating knowledge in health-related areas.

Methods: A 5-week MOOC on behavioral medicine was hosted on the edX platform. The authors developed two branched virtual patients consisting of video recordings of a live standardized patient, with multiple clinical decision points and narration unfolding depending on learners' choices.

'Instead of popping pills, perhaps you should add frog breathing': experiences of glossopharyngeal insufflation/breathing for people with cervical spinal cord injury.

Background: People with cervical spinal cord injury have impaired function of the respiratory muscles, which results in reduced ventilation. Glossopharyngeal insufflation/breathing increases total lung capacity and improves cough function, however, knowledge of the experiences regarding learning and practicing glossopharyngeal insufflation in everyday life is missing.

Purpose: To describe and explore the experiences of learning and practicing glossopharyngeal insufflation among people with cervical spinal cord injury.

Meanings of "acceptance" for patients with long-term pain when starting rehabilitation.

Purpose: The study aimed to elucidate the meaning of acceptance in relation to the lived body and sense of self when entering a pain rehabilitation programme.

Methods: Six women and three men with long-term pain were interviewed. The interviews were analysed according to interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Perceptions of lymphoedema treatment in patients with breast cancer - a patient perspective.

Lymphoedema after breast cancer surgery is a chronic condition. Lymphoedema treatment consists of information/advice, compression, physical exercise, skin care, and manual lymph drainage. Little is known about how patients experience, adapt, and respond to lymphoedema treatment.

Physical activity in patients with venous leg ulcer--between engagement and avoidance. A patient perspective.

Objective: To identify and describe the qualitative variations in how physical activity is perceived and understood by individuals with current or previous venous leg ulcer.

Design: A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews.

Method: Twenty-two individuals aged 60-85 years were interviewed.

Adolescents' perceptions of obesity treatment--an interview study.

Purpose: To describe adolescents' perceptions of obesity treatment in order to provide valuable information for design and development of treatment.

Method: A nominated sample of 18 obese adolescents (12 girls, 14-16 years, body mass index (BMI) 25-47.4 kg·m(-2)), recruited from a paediatric obesity clinic, participated in semi-structured interviews.

Experiences of decreased lung function in people with cervical spinal cord injury.

Purpose: The present aim was to explore and describe experience of decreased lung function among people with cervical spinal-cord injury (CSCI).

Method: Thirty-three people with CSCI with a lesion between levels C4 and C8 entered the study. Qualitative content analysis was used.

Views on exercise maintenance: variations among patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Background And Purpose: Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often have to make changes in exercise behavior in order to gain and sustain health benefits. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe ways of understanding exercise maintenance among individuals with RA who had already started to exercise.

Participants: Fourteen women and 4 men with RA of at least 2 years' duration, selected from 4 hospitals or primary health care physical therapy clinics, participated.

Recurrent low back pain: relapse from a patients perspective.

Objective: To explore and describe how patients with recurrent low back pain perceive and respond to the recurrence of pain.

Design: A semi-structured interview study.

Subjects: Seventeen patients (10 women and 7 men) with recurrent low back pain.

Living with a body in pain -- between acceptance and denial.

The aetiology of nonspecific musculoskeletal pain is considered to be multi-factorial. Long-standing pain not only has a negative impact on the individual's general health but also changes the individual's experience of him/her self and his/her world. The aim of this study was to describe how individuals with long-standing musculoskeletal pain, in a bodily existential perspective, relate to their aching body.

What promotes physical activity after spinal cord injury? An interview study from a patient perspective.

Purpose: Physical activity in people with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is of importance not only for maintaining health but also for increasing the possibilities of living an independent life. Physical inactivity leads to poorer muscular and cardiovascular conditioning and sub-optimal levels of functioning. To help people with SCI to achieve optimum physical activity, it is important to understand what promotes the incorporation of regular physical activity into daily life.