scholarly journals The Lived Experience of First-Episode Psychosis: A Systematic Review and Metasynthesis of Qualitative Studies

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 223-238
Author(s):  
Amelie Noiriel ◽  
Laurence Verneuil ◽  
Ingrid Osmond ◽  
Emilie Manolios ◽  
Anne Revah-Levy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Qualitative Studies ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Episode Psychosis ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Critical Appraisal Skills ◽  
Practical Implications

Both research and care have focused on first episodes of psychosis (FEPs) as a way to address the issue of early stages of schizophrenia and to reduce the duration of untreated psychosis. The objective of this study was to explore specifically the lived experience of FEP from the point of view of patients and their families by applying a metasynthetic approach, including a systematic review of the literature and analyses of qualitative studies on the subject. This metasynthesis follows thematic synthesis procedures. Four databases were systematically searched for qualitative studies reporting FEP from the patient or family’s perspective. Article quality was assessed with the Critical Appraisal Skills Program. Thematic analysis was used to identify key themes and synthesize them. Thirty-eight articles were included, covering data from 554 participants (378 patients and 176 relatives). Three themes emerged from the analyses: (1) When and how does a FEP start? (2) What are its negative and positive aspects? (3) How do patients and families recount FEPs? Our results found important discrepancies between the experiences of patients and those of their families, especially regarding positive aspects. In light of the confusion reported by patients and notable in our results, we also discuss the gap between the name, FEP, and the lived experience of patients and family members in order to explore its practical implications.

scholarly journals The lived experience of people with obesity: study protocol for a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Farrell ◽  
Marta Bustillo ◽  
Carel W. le Roux ◽  
Joe Nadglowski ◽  
Eva Hollmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Evidence Synthesis ◽  
Qualitative Studies ◽  
Qualitative Evidence Synthesis ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Critical Appraisal Skills ◽  
Health Complications

Abstract Background Obesity is a prevalent, complex, progressive and relapsing chronic disease characterised by abnormal or excessive body fat that impairs health and quality of life. It affects more than 650 million adults worldwide and is associated with a range of health complications. Qualitative research plays a key role in understanding patient experiences and the factors that facilitate or hinder the effectiveness of health interventions. This review aims to systematically locate, assess and synthesise qualitative studies in order to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the lived experience of people with obesity. Methods This is a protocol for a qualitative evidence synthesis of the lived experience of people with obesity. A defined search strategy will be employed in conducting a comprehensive literature search of the following databases: PubMed, Embase, PsycInfo, PsycArticles and Dimensions (from 2011 onwards). Qualitative studies focusing on the lived experience of adults with obesity (BMI >30) will be included. Two reviewers will independently screen all citations, abstracts and full-text articles and abstract data. The quality of included studies will be appraised using the critical appraisal skills programme (CASP) criteria. Thematic synthesis will be conducted on all of the included studies. Confidence in the review findings will be assessed using GRADE CERQual. Discussion The findings from this synthesis will be used to inform the EU Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI)-funded SOPHIA (Stratification of Obesity Phenotypes to Optimize Future Obesity Therapy) study. The objective of SOPHIA is to optimise future obesity treatment and stimulate a new narrative, understanding and vocabulary around obesity as a set of complex and chronic diseases. The findings will also be useful to health care providers and policy makers who seek to understand the experience of those with obesity. Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42020214560.

scholarly journals Experience of living with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review of qualitative studies

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. e030060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason A Wallis ◽  
Nicholas F Taylor ◽  
Samantha Bunzli ◽  
Nora Shields
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Knee Osteoarthritis ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Structural Damage ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Qualitative Studies ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Reporting Data

ObjectivesSystematically review the qualitative literature on living with knee osteoarthritis from patient and carer perspectives.DesignSystematic review of qualitative studies. Five electronic databases (CINAHL, Embase, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus) were searched from inception until October 2018. Data were synthesised using thematic and content analysis.ParticipantsStudies exploring the experiences of people living with knee osteoarthritis, and their carers were included. Studies exploring experiences of patients having participated in specific interventions, including surgery, or their attitudes about the decision to proceed to knee replacement were excluded.ResultsTwenty-six articles reporting data from 21 studies about the patient (n=665) and carer (n=28) experience of living with knee osteoarthritis were included. Seven themes emerged: (i) Perceived causes of knee osteoarthritis are multifactorial and lead to structural damage to the knee and deterioration over time (n=13 studies), (ii) Pain and how to manage it predominates the lived experience (n=19 studies), (iii) Knee osteoarthritis impacts activity and participation (n=16 studies), (iv) Knee osteoarthritis has a social impact (n=10 studies), (v) Knee osteoarthritis has an emotional impact (n=13 studies), (vi) Interactions with health professionals can be positive or negative (n=11 studies), (vii) Knee osteoarthritis leads to life adjustments (n=14 studies). A single study reporting the perspectives of carers reported similar themes. Psychosocial impact of knee osteoarthritis emerged as a key factor in the lived experience of people with knee osteoarthritis.ConclusionsThis review highlights the value of considering patient attitudes and experiences including psychosocial factors when planning and implementing management options for people with knee osteoarthritis.Trial registrationnumberCRD42018108962

scholarly journals Glucose metabolism dysregulation at the onset of mental illness is not limited to first episode psychosis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1021-1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suat Kucukgoncu ◽  
Urska Kosir ◽  
Elton Zhou ◽  
Erin Sullivan ◽  
Vinod H. Srihari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
First Episode Psychosis ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Episode Psychosis

Do well-reputed companies carry out higher quality social reporting? An empirical approach

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisca Castilla-Polo ◽  
María Del Consuelo Ruiz-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Reporting ◽  
Voluntary Disclosures ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Weighted Index ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Relative Quality

PurposeThe purpose of this research objective was to analyse social reporting within MERCO Business companies both from the point of view of the quantity of information disclosed and the references about their quality. This approach constitutes a novelty with respect to previous literature on the subject.Design/methodology/approachThis paper assesses how social reporting is being carried out by the companies included in the MERCO Corporate Reputation Business Monitor, MERCO Business, during the period 2014–2016. The methodological design include the construction of a weighted index based on two unweighted indexes related to the quantity revealed and the quality detected. In addition, this study integrates intellectual capital and social responsibility approaches in order to deep into these voluntary disclosures.FindingsWhile social reporting is considerable from a quantitative point of view within MERCO Business companies, they do not reach very high levels of quality, which is good to counteract the final value of the quantity–quality index that the authors' propose.Research limitations/implicationsIn MERCO Business companies, quantity is not a proxy for quality within social reporting. In this sense, only considering both dimensions it will be possible to assess these disclosures in a more complete way.Practical implicationsThis study allows a more accurate and comparable view of social reporting than those studies that only focus on how much information is disclosed. Besides, it involves an important advance in the identification of the relative quality of social reporting, opening a new line of research that will be key to comparing this type of disclosures in a more homogeneous way. Likewise, the results can be applied in future studies in the intellectual capital field given the complementarity between both types of disclosures.Social implicationsLikewise, these results will be of interest for future actions aimed at regulating the improvement of the quality of social reporting in the hands of managers, investors and regulators.Originality/valueThe authors have tested the value of quality in social reporting using a weighted index amongst the most reputable companies in the Spanish scenario. These disclosures have been compared with and without the use of it in order to deduce its value to obtain valid conclusions about social reporting.

scholarly journals SUN-097 PATIENTS' LIVED EXPERIENCE OF FATIGUE IN HEMODIALYSIS: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND THEMATIC ANALYSIS OF QUALITATIVE STUDIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. S196-S197
Author(s):  
A. JU ◽  
J. Jacobson ◽  
A. Baumgart ◽  
M. Unruh ◽  
D. O'Donoghue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Studies

Metasynthesis of Patients’ Perspectives about Reminiscence in Dementia Care

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (10) ◽  
pp. 852-866
Author(s):  
Abdallah Abu Khait ◽  
Juliette Shellman ◽  
Katherine Sabo
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Vulnerable Population ◽  
Qualitative Studies ◽  
Comfort Zone ◽  
Public Health Priority ◽  
Health Priority ◽  
Critical Appraisal Skills ◽  
Qualitative Literature

Dementia is a serious condition that has become a public health priority worldwide. Reminiscence is the process of recollecting personal memories from the distant past. This metasynthesis aims to present a thorough analysis of available qualitative literature concerning patients’ perspectives about reminiscence in dementia care. A search of CINAHL, PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, and ProQuest for qualitative studies published in English between 2005 and 2019 generated 110 studies. Eleven studies were retrieved, assessed for quality using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme tool, and then synthesized according to Noblit and Hare’s seven-step approach. Metaphors were arranged in a list and translated into one another. Five reciprocal themes emerged: Promoting a Comfort Zone, Keeping the Conversation Going, Creating a Dynamic Life, Reliving Painful Memories and Emotional Turmoil, and Strengthening Inner Forces. Increased awareness of patients’ perspectives about reminiscence can help design a better framework for interventions that will serve this vulnerable population.

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