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dc.contributor.authorChristiansen, Bjørgen_US
dc.contributor.authorBorge, Lisbeten_US
dc.contributor.authorFagermoen, May Solveigen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T10:14:58Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T10:14:58Z
dc.date.issued2012-07-31en_US
dc.identifier.citationChristiansen, B., Borge, L. & Fagermoen, M. S. (2012). Understanding everyday life of morbidly obese adults-habits and body image. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 7: 17255 -en_US
dc.identifier.issn1748-2623en_US
dc.identifier.otherFRIDAID 934373en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10642/2033
dc.description.abstractBackground: Morbid obesity is a progressive, chronic condition associated with failed attempts at change and repeated relapses. Aim: There seems to be little previous research into the understanding of the everyday life of morbidly obese adults. We wanted to gain more knowledge about characteristics of eating habits and body image as well as motivational forces for change. Methods: A qualitative approach was chosen in order to gain insight into how morbidly obese adults experience everyday life. Qualitative interviews are well suited to provide insight into themes from the interviewee’s life story from the subjects’ own perspectives. To gain insight into such processes, a narrative approach that allowed the informants to give voice to their ways of doing, thinking and feeling in daily life, was adopted. The informants comprised seven women and four men aged of 26 56 years, recruited from a population of obese individuals who had participated in a weight reduction course. A hermeneutic approach was used where the research question was the basis for a reflective interpretation. Results: The following meaning-units were identified: to be perceived as overweight; and to see oneself as overweight. Ingrained habits: the struggle between knowing and doing; acting without knowing; and eating is soothing. Conclusions: Seeing oneself as an obese person is a gradual process that implied experiencing oneself as different from significant others, such as (slim) siblings and friends. To experience a gap between knowing and doing concerning food habits in everyday life indicates that informants value they have a choice. This is an important insight to consider when framing interventions to support this vulnerable group.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherCo-Action Publishingen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being;7en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Gasteroenterologi: 773en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Sykepleievitenskap: 808en_US
dc.subjectMorbid obesityen_US
dc.subjectFood-habitsen_US
dc.subjectBodyen_US
dc.subjectShameen_US
dc.subjectQualitative studyen_US
dc.subjectLife styleen_US
dc.subjectRoutine behaviouren_US
dc.subjectWeight-related problemsen_US
dc.titleUnderstanding everyday life of morbidly obese adults-habits and body imageen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.version2012 B. Christian et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in an y medium, provided the original work is properly citeden_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v7i0.17255


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