Journal of advanced nursing

AIMS: To explore the influence of endometriosis on an individual's self-concept and the potential applicability of self-compassion in addressing alterations to self-concept. DESIGN: Qualitative deductive template analysis study. METHODS: …

AIM: The study aimed to analyse selected clinical data affecting the quality of life of women with endometriosis. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. METHOD: The study was conducted in 2020-2022 among 425 women with endometriosis receiving h…

AimTo explore the experiences of sexual health and intimate relationships in women with lipedema.DesignA qualitative interview study.MethodsSixteen women with lipedema recruited from a national lipedema association group in Sweden participa…

AimTo critically appraise and synthesise qualitative evidence about patients' experiences of healthcare professionals' competence in digital counselling in healthcare settings.DesignA qualitative systematic review.MethodsThe review followed…

AIMS: To understand the experience of loss in Australian women with endometriosis. DESIGN: A total of 532 participants completed an online survey containing three open-ended questions relating to pelvic pain and activity loss due to endome…

AIMS: This protocol describes a study aiming to: (1) describe pathways and experiences of women's symptom recognition, appraisal and management of endometriosis; and (2) identify differences in pathways and experiences among a socioeconomic…

AimsTo understand the experiences of adolescents and young adults with primary dysmenorrhoea through the lens of structured frameworks extant in contemporary pain literature.DesignDescriptive qualitative study.MethodsThirty-nine adolescents…

AIM: To review systematically and integrate the findings of qualitative research to increase our understanding of patients' experiences of chronic pelvic pain. BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain is a prevalent pain condition with a high diseas…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic disease affecting between 5% and 15% of women of reproductive age. Diagnosis can be delayed for many years, despite the existence of severe pain, and women often find that their experiences are not tak…

FOCUS: Critical approaches are increasingly being used to inform theory and research within the discipline of nursing. In this paper we discuss the work of feminist writers, particularly those located within the postmodern, and Michel Fouca…