Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Råheim, Målfrid"
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Practicing physical activity following weight-loss surgery: The significance of joy, satisfaction and well-being
Groven, Karen Synne; Råheim, Målfrid; Natvik, Eli (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-12-14)While health care professionals advise those who have undergone weight loss surgery (WLS) to increase their levels of physical activity, research suggests that often this is not achieved. This paper explores the experiences ... -
Re-embodying Eating: Patients’ Experiences 5 Years After Bariatric Surgery
Natvik, Eli; Gjengedal, Eva; Moltu, Christian; Råheim, Målfrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-25)Health experts advise and expect patients to eat healthily after bariatric surgery. For patients, difficulties with eating might have been a long-standing, problematic part of life—a part that is not necessarily healed by ... -
Researcher-researched relationship in qualitative research: Shifts in positions and researcher vulnerability
Råheim, Målfrid; Magnussen, Liv Heide; Sekse, Ragnhild Johanne Tveit; Lunde, Åshild; Jacobsen, Torild; Blystad, Astrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06-14)Background: The researcher role is highly debated in qualitative research. This article concerns the researcher-researched relationship. Methods: A group of health science researchers anchored in various qualitative research ... -
A skin disease, a blood disease or something in between? An exploratory focus group study of patients' experiences with porphyria cutanea tarda
Andersen, Janice; Gjengedal, Eva; Sandberg, Sverre; Råheim, Målfrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-27)Background Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is characterized by fragile skin with blistering on sun-exposed areas. Symptoms typically develop in late adulthood and can be triggered by iron overload, alcohol intake, oestrogens ... -
Space perception, movement and insight: Attuning to the space of everyday life after major weight loss
Natvik, Eli; Groven, Karen Synne; Råheim, Målfrid; Gjengedal, Eva; Gallagher, Shaun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Physiotherapists are well placed to help people adjust and engage meaningfully with the world following major weight loss. Recent research indicates that the body size a patient has lived with for years can continue to ... -
Språk – uttrykk for inntrykk
Sviland, Randi; Råheim, Målfrid; Martinsen, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)I dette essayet undersøkes Braatøys1 tanker om språk i lys av Løgstrups2 sansefilosofiske perspektiv på språket. Løgstrup arbeidet med distinksjoner, som er å sette en forskjell, dvs. å beskrive det forskjellige i det ... -
Striving for a life worth living: stroke survivors' experiences of home rehabilitation
Taule, Tina; Strand, Liv Inger; Skouen, Jan Sture; Råheim, Målfrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-02-04)Background: For mild-to-moderate stroke survivors, early supported discharge from hospital, followed by home rehabilitation is preferred over conventional care. How this mode of service contributes to recovery from stroke ... -
Striving for a life worth living: stroke survivors’ experiences of home rehabilitation
Taule, Tina; Strand, Liv Inger; Skouen, Jan Sture; Råheim, Målfrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background: For mild-to-moderate stroke survivors, early supported discharge from hospital, followed by home rehabilitation is preferred over conventional care. How this mode of service contributes to recovery from stroke ... -
Totally changed, yet still the same: patients' lived experiences 5 years beyond bariatric surgery
Natvik, Eli; Gjengedal, Eva; Råheim, Målfrid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Bariatric surgery provides sustainable weight loss and increased quality of life for most, but not all patients. To increase the knowledge of this complex patient group and their needs during follow-up, we aimed to describe ... -
Translating weight loss into agency: Men’s experiences 5 years after bariatric surgery
Natvik, Eli; Gjengedal, Eva; Moltu, Christian; Råheim, Målfrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-06-09)Fewer men than women with severe obesity undergo bariatric surgery for weight loss, and knowledge about men's situation after surgery, beyond medical status, is lacking. Our aim was to explore men's experiences with life ... -
Å komme til seg selv – i bevegelse, sansning og forståelse
Sviland, Randi; Råheim, Målfrid; Martinsen, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009)I dette essayet fortolkes Trygve Braatøys tanker om nervøse og psykosomatiske lidelser i lys av Løgstrups sansefilosofi. Braatøy beskrev muskulære belastninger som vevd sammen med følelsesmessige belastninger, og bevissthet ...