• ‘Beyond my Control’: Dealing with the Existential Uncertainty of Cancer in Online Texts 

      Kvaale, Kaja; Lian, Olaug S.; Bondevik, Hilde (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-14)
      In this paper, we explore how existential aspects of being diagnosed and living with cancer are shared in stories that are publicly communicated online. Through a narrative analysis of online texts and blogs, we explore how people deal with their cancer experiences, how cultural norms about illness are expressed in their stories and why they write and publish their stories online. We found that the ...
    • Changes in the body image of bone sarcoma survivors following surgical treatment - A qualitative study 

      Fauske, Lena; Lorem, Geir F; Grov, Ellen Karine; Bondevik, Hilde (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-12-29)
      <b>Background and Objectives:</b> Among several long-term effects, people treated for cancer may experience an altered appearance. Our study aims to identify how visible body changes following surgical treatment affect the life and identity of primary bone sarcoma survivors 3–10 years after diagnosis. A qualitative, phenomenological, and hermeneutic design was applied. <b> Methods:</b> Sarcoma ...
    • Diagnosenes sosiologi: Medisinske forståelser av utmattede kvinner – før og nå 

      Lian, Olaug S; Bondevik, Hilde (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Praktiseringen av moderne biomedisin skal være basert på vitenskapelig kunnskap og teknologi, men medisinskfaglige forståelser av helse og sykdom preges også av tid og sted. For kroppslige plager som vanskelig lar seg entydig identifisere, forklare og kurere ved hjelp av medisinsk kunnskap og teknologi, kan den kulturelle pregningen bli særlig stor. Slike plager er derfor spesielt godt egnet som ...
    • Medical constructions of long-term exhaustion, past and present 

      Lian, Olaug S; Bondevik, Hilde (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-24)
      Culture and history affect the ways in which medical knowledge is shaped, sustained and changed. The less knowledge we have, the larger the space for the cultural imprint becomes. Based on these assumptions, we ask: how have medical constructions of long-term exhaustion changed over time, and how are changing constructions related to societal change? To discuss these questions we conducted a ...
    • Perspectives on treatment side effects in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumour: a qualitative study 

      Fauske, Lena; Hompland, Ivar; Lorem, Geir F; Bondevik, Hilde; Bruland, Øyvind S (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-30)
      <i>Background</i>: This study aims to explore how patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) experience the adverse efects of treatment, as expressed by the individuals themselves.<p> <p><i>Methods</i>: A qualitative, phenomenological and hermeneutic design was applied. Twenty patients with metastatic GIST participated in the study. In-depth and semi-structured interviews ...
    • Striving towards Normality in Daily Life: A Qualitative Study of Patients Living with Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour in Long-Term Clinical Remission 

      Fauske, Lena; Hompland, Ivar; Lorem, Geir F; Sundby Hall, Kirsten; Bondevik, Hilde (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-06)
      <i>Background</i> - This study explored how patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) experience the psychosocial challenges associated with their disease and its treatment, as well as how that experience influenced their practical, relational, vocational, and existential life. <p> <p><i>Methods</i> - This qualitative study has an explorative design and applied a phenomenological ...
    • Women With Long-Term Exhaustion in Fictional Literature: A Comparative Approach 

      Lian, Olaug S; Robson, Catherine; Bondevik, Hilde (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2017)
      The main theme of this essay is depictions of long-term exhaustion, a severe form of tiredness, in historical and contemporary fictional literature. Tiredness and exhaustion are real both in a biological and in an experiential sense: the phenomena entail experiences of biological processes that go on in the human body. In this paper, however, it is the cultural dimension of these phenomena that ...