期刊名称：International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
电子版ISSN：1748-2631
出版年度：2015
卷号：10
DOI：10.3402/qhw.v10.28157
语种：English
出版社：Taylor & Francis
摘要：In this article, we explore how patients with health complaints attributed to dental amalgam experienced and gave meaning to changes in health complaints before, during, and after removal of all amalgam fillings. We conducted semistructured qualitative interviews with 12 participants from the treatment group in a Norwegian amalgam removal trial. Interviews took place within a couple months of the final follow-up 5 years after amalgam removal. Using the NVivo9 software, we conducted an explorative and reflective thematic analysis and identified the following themes: Something is not working: betrayed by the body, You are out there on your own, Not being sure of the importance of amalgam removal, The relief experienced after amalgam removal, and To accept, to give up, or to continue the search. We discuss the findings in the context of patients’ assigning meaning to illness experiences.Key words: Health, health seeking, illness experiences, dental amalgam, assigning meaning, reflexivity, thematic analysis(Published: 24 June 2015)Citation: Int J Qualitative Stud Health Well-being 2015, 10: 28157 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v10.28157
关键词：Psychology; Dentistry; Medicine;health; health seeking; illness experiences; dental amalgam; assigning meaning
