Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Natvik, Eli"
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Being recognised as a whole person: A qualitative study of inpatient experience in mental health
Eldal, Kari; Natvik, Eli; Veseth, Marius; Davidson, Larry; Skjølberg, Åse; Gytri, Dorte; Moltu, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-08)Few studies address the many challenges that are faced by staff and patients in the inpatient mental health context. In particular, there is a lack of research that explores first-hand patient experiences in order to ... -
Caregiving for frail home-dwelling older people: A qualitative study of family caregivers' experiences
Søvde, Bente Egge; Sandvoll, Anne Marie; Natvik, Eli; Drageset, Jorunn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background The increasing frailty of home-dwelling older people can lead to rising expectations from their family caregivers due to various demographic developments and political guidelines. European data show that 60% ... -
Carrying on life at home or moving to a nursing home: frail older people’s experiences of at-homeness
Søvde, Bente Egge; Sandvoll, Anne Marie; Natvik, Eli; Drageset, Jorunn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Aims and objectives The aim was to explore frail older people’s lived experiences of managing life at home on the verge of moving to a nursing home. Background As people age, their reserve capacity decreases, increasingthe ... -
Carrying the weight of uncertainty: Patients' long-term experiences after bariatric surgery
Natvik, Eli (Doctoral thesis, 2015-10-09)The prevalence of obesity and severe obesity has increased rapidly in Norway since the 1980’s. Severe obesity is a medically introduced term for large body weight that is connected to health risk and impaired quality of ... -
An Experientially Derived Model of Flexible and Intentional Actions for Weight Loss Maintenance After Severe Obesity
Natvik, Eli; Råheim, Målfrid; Andersen, John Roger; Moltu, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Knowledge about non-surgical weight loss (WL) is scarce among people with severe obesity (SO). Lifestyle changes are primarily self-driven, occasionally accompanied by professional guidance and weight-management ... -
“Finding oneself after critical illness”: voices from the remission society
Ellingsen, Sidsel; Moi, Asgjerd Litleré; Gjengedal, Eva; Flinterud, Stine Irene; Natvik, Eli; Råheim, Målfrid; Sviland, Randi; Sekse, Ragnhild Johanne Tveit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The number of people who survive critical illness is increasing. In parallel, a growing body of literature reveals a broad range of side-effects following intensive care treatment. Today, more attention is needed to improve ... -
The hamster wheel: a case study on embodied narrative identity and overcoming severe obesity
Natvik, Eli; Råheim, Målfrid; Sviland, Randi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Based in narrative phenomenology, this article describes an example of how lived time, self and bodily engagement with the social world intertwine, and how our sense of self develops. We explore this through the life story ... -
How people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder experience relationships to oneself and to others. A qualitative in-depth study
Moltu, Christian; Kverme, Britt; Veseth, Marius; Natvik, Eli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background The first-person experiences of people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) is an important area of research. It can support clinical and ethical practice, and nuance and expand on insights offered ... -
In the borderland of the body: How home-dwelling older people experience frailty
Søvde, Bente Egge; Sandvoll, Anne Marie; Natvik, Eli; Drageset, Jorunn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Rationale The increasing number of frail home-dwelling older people has sharpened the focus on discovering and implementing suitable treatment and care in clinical practice, aiming to prevent loss of physical functioning ... -
Living a successful weight loss after severe obesity
Natvik, Eli; Råheim, Målfrid; Andersen, John Roger; Moltu, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Purpose: Losing weight and keeping it off for the long term is difficult. Weight regain is common. Experiences of successful non-surgical weight loss after severe obesity are largely unexplored. We know little about long-term ... -
Living the dream – but not without hardship: stories about self-directed weight transformation from severe obesity
Råheim, Målfrid; Moltu, Christian; Natvik, Eli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The objective of this narrative study was to explore experiences and assigned meanings in stories about self-directed weight loss (WL) maintenance after severe obesity (SO). Design In-depth interviews were conducted with ... -
Moving Toward Connectedness – A Qualitative Study of Recovery Processes for People With Borderline Personality Disorder
Kverme, Britt; Natvik, Eli; Veseth, Marius; Moltu, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-28)Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health disorder estimated to affect 1–2% of the general population. As a group, people with BPD endure a high degree of suffering, often leading to suicide attempts, ... -
Patients’ experiences from basic body awareness therapy in the treatment of binge eating disorder -movement toward health: a phenomenological study
Albertsen, Marit Nilsen; Natvik, Eli; Råheim, Målfrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-21)Background Binge Eating Disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder. Patients with BED are often not diagnosed, nor offered adequate specific treatment. A great number of those who receive recommended treatment do ... -
Patients’ quest for recognition and continuity in health care: time for a new research agenda?
Gjengedal, Eva; Sviland, Randi; Moi, Asgjerd Litleré; Ellingsen, Sidsel; Flinterud, Stine Irene; Sekse, Ragnhild Johanne Tveit; Natvik, Eli; Råheim, Målfrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)User involvement is important in democratization of health care and is assumed to contribute to better and more relevant research. Despite increased requirements for user involvement in research, more studies are still ... -
Physical education classes – a double-edged sword: a qualitative study of Norwegian high-school students’ experiences
Pedersen, Janiche Helen; Thornquist, Eline; Natvik, Eli; Råheim, Målfrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Aim: The aim of this study was to explore students’ experiences of physical education (PE) and to gain insight into what contributes to engaging them in PE. Methods: A total of 316 second-year high-school students from ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...