dc.contributor.author | Krabbe, Silje Helen | |
dc.contributor.author | Groven, Karen Synne | |
dc.contributor.author | Bjorbækmo, Wenche Schrøder | |
dc.contributor.author | Sveen, Unni | |
dc.contributor.author | Mengshoel, Anne Marit | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-05T12:07:29Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-05T12:07:29Z | |
dc.date.created | 2023-01-04T16:40:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. 2023, 18 (1), 1-14 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1748-2623 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3041216 | |
dc.description | This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose: To 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.
Method: A 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.
Results: The 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.
Conclusion: Recovering 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. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en_US |
dc.rights | Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no | * |
dc.subject | narratives | en_US |
dc.subject | lived experiences | en_US |
dc.subject | recovery | en_US |
dc.subject | myalgic encephalomyelitis | en_US |
dc.subject | chronic fatigue syndrome | en_US |
dc.subject | women | en_US |
dc.subject | children | en_US |
dc.subject | adolescents | en_US |
dc.title | The fragile process of homecoming - Young women in recovery from severe ME/CFS | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group | en_US |
dc.source.pagenumber | 1-14 | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 18 | en_US |
dc.source.journal | International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being | en_US |
dc.source.issue | 1 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/17482631.2022.2146244 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2100850 | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |