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Being active when living within a large body: experiences during lifestyle intervention
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Toft, Bente Skovsby Galvin, Kathleen Nielsen, Claus Vinther Uhrenfeldt, Lisbeth |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | Journal: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being Background: In-depth understanding of the experiences of both well-being and suffering in relation to being severely obese and becoming active through lifestyle intervention is lacking. Aim: to explore and describe adults' existential experiences of being active, when living within a large body—before and during a lifestyle intervention. Methods: A longitudinal design of repeated indivi dual interviews with 16 adults with BMI ≥40, based on hermeneutic phenomenology, existential philosophy and a theory of well-being was performed. The study was approved by the Danish health authorities. Results: Two dimensions of experiences were found; “Living within a downward spiral” and “Striving for enjoyment and settlement”. The themes describing suffering were: 'Sense of being thwarted and defeated ' and “Tackling energy depletion and impact of sense of self”. The themes describing well-being were: “Hoping for renewal and energised resoluteness” and “Enduring discomfort and feeling safe”. Conclusions: Interacting existential experiences can be facilitators or barriers for physical activity. It seems relevant for health care providers to address the individual's lifeworld experiences of well-being, lack of well-being and suffering. Well-being as a sense of feeling “at home” when physically active may break down an inactivity spiral. Promoting well-being is a legitimate aim of lifestyle intervention. |
| Related Links | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17482631.2020.1736769?needAccess=true https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7144297/pdf |
| e-ISSN | 17482631 |
| DOI | 10.1080/17482631.2020.1736769 |
| Journal | International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 15 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2020-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being Ethnic Studies Rehabilitation Hermeneutics Physical Activity Qualitative Study |
| Content Type | Text |
