Lifeworld hermeneutics: An approach and a method for research on existential issues in caring science

Palmér, Lina; Nyström, Maria; Karlsson, Katarina

doi:10.1111/scs.13201

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“…Our aforementioned research is derived from a reflective lifeworld research approach [9]. The studies are presented as an essence (descriptive) [9] or as lifeworld hermeneutics interpretation [10]. However, we adhere to the notion expressed, for example, by Finlay, in which description and interpretation are perceived not as opposing methods, but as a continuum, with the result presented in a more or less interpretative manner [11].…”

Section: E D I T O R I a L How Do We Approach The Essence Of What Mat...mentioning

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How do we approach the essence of what matters to human beings in vulnerable situations?

Lindberg,

Hörberg,

Palmér

2023

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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Section: E D I T O R I a L How Do We Approach The Essence Of What Mat...mentioning

confidence: 99%

How do we approach the essence of what matters to human beings in vulnerable situations?

Lindberg,

Hörberg,

Palmér

2023

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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Leading care close to the patient in community home care for older persons: A lifeworld hermeneutic study from nurses' perspectives

Claesson,

Ljungblad,

Lindberg

2024

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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AimTo explain and understand leading care close to older persons in community home care from the perspective of registered nurses (RNs).BackgroundLeading care close to older persons in home care is an overlooked and not well‐described phenomenon. In home care, specific demands are placed on the registered nurse, as responsible for leading care guided by the older person's expectations and desires.DesignA reflective lifeworld hermeneutic approach grounded in the philosophy of phenomenology and hermeneutics. The study followed the COREQ checklist.MethodsIndividual interviews were conducted with nine RNs working in community home care in a community in western Sweden. The data were analysed with a lifeworld hermeneutic approach.ResultsThe findings present four partially interpreted themes: leading with respect in a shared space, leadership that involves existential questions of life, balancing responsibility enables preservation of autonomy and challenges in maintaining a patient perspective. The partially interpreted themes conclude in a main interpretation: The patient perspective as an anchor when balancing responsibility for another person in an existential vulnerability of life.ConclusionLeading care means being both close to the patient and at a distance when caring is performed through the hands of others. Ethical demands are placed on RNs as they encounter the vulnerability of the older person.Relevance to Clinical PracticeThe findings can contribute to a greater understanding of the meaning of RNs as leaders and may have an impact for decision makers and policies to create conditions for leadership that contributes to dignified care for older persons in community home care.Patient of Public ContributionRegistered nurses working in community home care participated in data collection.

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Women’s lived experience of intimate partner violence manifestations during the breastfeeding period: a lifeworld hermeneutic study

Gustafsson,

Karlsson,

Jarling

et al. 2024

Int Breastfeed J

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Background One in three women will experience Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Exposure during breastfeeding endangers women’s and children’s health and wellbeing, negatively affects breastfeeding, and violates human rights and global sustainability goals. Previous qualitative studies have demonstrated that existential aspects are crucial in the separate experience of both IPV and breastfeeding. However, there is a lack of studies examining the meaning of the concurrent experience of these phenomena. An enhanced understanding of the experience of IPV manifestations during the breastfeeding period may inform the provision of care and support for women exposed to IPV. Accordingly, the study aims to explain and understand women’s lived experience of IPV manifestations during the breastfeeding period. Methods The study adopts a lifeworld hermeneutic approach based on Reflective Lifeworld Research. Data collection was conducted between June 2022 and August 2023. Swedish women with experience of the phenomenon IPV manifestations during the breastfeeding period participated either through written lifeworld stories (forty-nine women) or lifeworld interviews (nine women). Data were analysed interpretatively. The main interpretation was inspired by Liz Kelly’s theory ‘The continuum of violence’. Results The results show that women experience IPV manifestations during breastfeeding in terms of being accused, devalued, neglected, controlled, opposed, forced to adapt, and/or punished. The main interpretation suggests that the manifestations are intertwined within a multidimensional continuum where the most frequent IPV manifestations are less commonly recognised as violence. The main interpretation further illustrates that the continuum is dependent on both the subjective lifeworld of the woman and the patriarchal context in which it exists. In relation to the patriarchal context, the breastfeeding intimacy within the mother–child dyad is pivotal to explaining and understanding the phenomenon. Conclusions The breastfeeding intimacy within the mother–child dyad seems to change the intersubjective power balance in the partner relationship and provoke partners, making breastfeeding women especially vulnerable to IPV. Knowledge of breastfeeding women’s lived experience of exposure to IPV is central for carers to strengthen their ability to support women’s health and wellbeing.

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Lifeworld hermeneutics: An approach and a method for research on existential issues in caring science

Cited by 4 publications

References 30 publications

How do we approach the essence of what matters to human beings in vulnerable situations?

How do we approach the essence of what matters to human beings in vulnerable situations?

Leading care close to the patient in community home care for older persons: A lifeworld hermeneutic study from nurses' perspectives

Women’s lived experience of intimate partner violence manifestations during the breastfeeding period: a lifeworld hermeneutic study

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