scholarly journals From open to locked doors – From dependent to independent: Patient narratives of participation in their rehabilitation processes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elin M. Aasen ◽  
Halvard K. Nilsen ◽  
Elisabeth Dahlborg ◽  
Lindis K. Helberget ◽  
Marianne Kjelsvik
Keyword(s):  
Patient Narratives ◽  
Locked Doors

scholarly journals Detained during a Pandemic: Human Rights behind Locked Doors

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 276
Author(s):  
Justine N. Stefanelli
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Advocacy Groups ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Immigration Detention ◽  
Legal Representation ◽  
Detention Centers ◽  
United States Immigration ◽  
States Immigration ◽  
Locked Doors ◽  
The U.S

Every year, thousands of people are detained in United States immigration detention centers. Built to prison specifications and often run by private companies, these detention centers have long been criticized by academics and advocacy groups. Problems such as overcrowding and lack of access to basic healthcare and legal representation have plagued individuals in detention centers for years. These failings have been illuminated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disproportionately impacted detained migrants. Against a human rights backdrop, this article will examine how the U.S. immigration detention system has proven even more problematic in the context of the pandemic and offer insights to help avoid similar outcomes in the future.

scholarly journals Health(care) in the Crisis: Reflections in Science and Society on Opioid Addiction

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 341
Author(s):  
Roxana Damiescu ◽  
Mita Banerjee ◽  
David Y. W. Lee ◽  
Norbert W. Paul ◽  
Thomas Efferth
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Opioid Abuse ◽  
Societal Implications ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
Opioid Misuse ◽  
Post Surgery ◽  
Patient Narratives ◽  
The Relationship

Opioid abuse and misuse have led to an epidemic which is currently spreading worldwide. Since the number of opioid overdoses is still increasing, it is becoming obvious that current rather unsystematic approaches to tackle this health problem are not effective. This review suggests that fighting the opioid epidemic requires a structured public health approach. Therefore, it is important to consider not only scientific and biomedical perspectives, but societal implications and the lived experience of groups at risk as well. Hence, this review evaluates the risk factors associated with opioid overdoses and investigates the rates of chronic opioid misuse, particularly in the context of chronic pain as well as post-surgery treatments, as the entrance of opioids in people’s lives. Linking pharmaceutical biology to narrative analysis is essential to understand the modulations of the usual themes of addiction and abuse present in the opioid crisis. This paper shows that patient narratives can be an important resource in understanding the complexity of opioid abuse and addiction. In particular, the relationship between chronic pain and social inequality must be considered. The main goal of this review is to demonstrate how a deeper transdisciplinary-enriched understanding can lead to more precise strategies of prevention or treatment of opioid abuse.

scholarly journals Exploring the Legacies of Filmed Patient Narratives

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1241-1250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Adams ◽  
Glenn Robert ◽  
Jill Maben
Keyword(s):  
Patient Narratives

scholarly journals The Locked Doors

Perception ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 30 (10) ◽  
pp. 1155-1156
Author(s):  
Richard Gregory
Keyword(s):  
Locked Doors

scholarly journals Internal Tremors and Vibration Symptoms Among People with Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2: A narrative review of patient reports

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisy Massey ◽  
Anna D Baker ◽  
Diana Zicklin Berrent ◽  
Nick Güthe ◽  
Suzanne Pincus Shidlovsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Initial Symptom ◽  
Symptom Experience ◽  
Patient Reports ◽  
Common Coding ◽  
Patient Narratives ◽  
Prominent Component ◽  
Word Clouds ◽  
Patient Advocacy Group

AbstractTo introduce the perspective of patients who have PASC with vibrations and tremors as a prominent component, we leveraged the efforts by Survivor Corps, a grassroots COVID-19 patient advocacy group, to gather information from people in their Facebook group suffering from vibrations and tremors. Survivor Corps collected 140 emails and 450 Facebook comments from members. From the emails, we identified 22 themes and 7 broader domains based on common coding techniques for qualitative data and the constant comparative method of qualitative data analysis. Facebook comments were analyzed using Word Clouds to visualize frequency of terms. The respondents’ emails reflected 7 domains that formed the basis of characterizing their experience with vibrations and tremors. These domains were: (1) symptom experience, description, and anatomic location; (2) initial symptom onset; (3) symptom timing; (4) symptom triggers or alleviators; (5) change from baseline health status; (6) experience with medical establishment; and (7) impact on people’s lives and livelihood. There were 22 themes total, each corresponding to one of the broader domains. The Facebook comments Word Cloud revealed that the 10 most common words used in comments were: tremors (64), covid (55), pain (51), vibrations (43), months (36), burning (29), feet (24), hands (22), legs (21), back (20). Overall, these patient narratives described intense suffering, and there is still no diagnosis or treatment available.

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