
SAGE » Health
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Health is an interdisciplinary journal that engages with and interrogates health and healthcare from the perspectives of the social sciences and the humanities. Focusing on the critique of norms and power relationships, the journal provides an international forum for articles reporting on original research, theoretical pieces and review essays from around the world.
SAGE » Health
3w ago
Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>Caring practices during vaccination encounters are deeply interwoven with materiality, encompassing everyday objects and elements that play a crucial role for all actors involved. However, the significance of these materialities in shaping caring relationships within vaccination practices has been largely overlooked. This research seeks to fill that gap by exploring how mundane elements, such as the objects present during vaccination, contribute to the relational dynamics of the experience. Through a qualitative approach involving participant observation of v ..read more
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3w ago
Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) refers to initiatives undertaken by corporations that aim to make a positive impact on society. It is unclear to what extent these aims are achieved in relation to population health. We explored the evidence for mechanisms by which CSR has positive or negative effects on population health through a systematic-narrative hybrid review of 97 relevant articles. We found few examples overall that could trace a CSR initiative through to verifiable impacts on the population. Our review found that generally the evidence for the i ..read more
SAGE » Health
1M ago
Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>The present study examined how individuals who have been clinically diagnosed as obese explain their decision to undergo bariatric surgery and how they deal with the stigmatization that such a decision may entail. A total of 23 participants (15 women and 8 men) who were awaiting bariatric surgery within the Spanish healthcare system, were interviewed about their weight trajectory and their decision to undergo this surgery. In order to examine the participants’ stories, a narrative analysis of the interviews was conducted, with attention to both content (what ..read more
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1M ago
Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>For people with mental and somatic illnesses, the interpretive process of attending to a multitude of bodily sensations and recognising them as potential symptoms represents daily and ‘chronic homework’. Based on 16 months of ethnographic fieldwork in Denmark, this study explores diagnostic work and healthcare seeking among people with severe mental and somatic illnesses. As multiple studies have shown, the transformation process for a perceived sensation to become a symptom is a socially constructed interpretative process highly dependent on social legitimis ..read more
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1M ago
Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>In this study, we examine how Danish general practitioners (GPs) and general practice staff have fitted their use of video consultation to align with their conceptualisations of good care. Political stakeholders are repeatedly encouraging the use of video consultation in the healthcare sector, discursively referring to optimised use of healthcare resources, increased efficiency and flexibility for and geographical equality among patients. By the end of 2024, it will be mandatory for GPs to offer video consultations to patients in Danish general practice. This ..read more
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1M ago
Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>Australia is world renowned when it comes to its successful response to HIV prevention, but their HIV epidemiological trend has shifted towards the increase of new HIV diagnoses among migrants. This paper reveals a neglected determinant of migrants’ health within Australian HIV care, and that is: racism. To provoke a debate on the saliency of racism, I used autoethnographic case study to analyse my encounter with racism in Australian HIV care. I argue migrants who live with HIV can be racially classified by health care professionals into ‘good’ or ‘bad migran ..read more
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1M ago
Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently ended their anti-doping partnership amidst controversy. We treat this decision, and the motivations underpinning it, as a means of exploring the complexities of anti-doping norms and the blurred lines between image and performance enhancing drug (IPED) use in sport and wider society. Drawing ideas from assemblage thinking, we analyse the evolving power dynamics surrounding IPED use, anti-doping policy, and the role of popular athletes in shaping societal perceptions of the use ..read more
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2M ago
Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>A great deal of research has shown that health inequalities are the product of socially unequal wear and tear of bodies, socially differentiated use of the healthcare system and unequal access to care, as well as healthcare professionals’ differentiating practices. However, public policies are rarely the focus of recent investigations on the production of health inequalities. How can public policies produce or even amplify health inequalities, but also reduce them, or fail to do so? This study aims to investigate the impact of online appointment booking on ef ..read more
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2M ago
Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>For people in suicidal crisis, referral to a psychiatric hospital is common. However, acute psychiatry is characterized by a lack of resources in terms of time and beds, making it challenging for therapists to provide person-centered care. In this qualitative study, we explored the experiences and positionings of therapists and suicidal patients in an acute psychiatric ward in Norway. We generated data through participatory observation and interviews with therapists and patients and analyzed the material using principles from Systematic Text Condensation supp ..read more
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2M ago
Health, Ahead of Print. <br/>Our study focuses on exploring the embodied experiences of genetic inheritance within and between bodies. Drawing on insights from studies on embodied experiences and family risk we examine how interviewees perceive their vulnerability, negotiate family narratives, genetic inheritance, and the transmission of genetic knowledge within families. To answer these questions, we conducted an interpretative phenomenological analysis, based on 10 in-depth interviews with patients with thrombophilia diagnosis and venous thromboembolic disease, in Hungary. Three Experi ..read more