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1 | Aho, A. C., Hultsjö, S., & Hjelm, K. [2015]. Young adults’ experiences of living with recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy from a salutogenic orientation: An interview study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 37[22], 2083–2091. //doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2014.998782 | Semi-structured interviews | Sweden | 14 participants | |
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4 | Cilliers, F. [2011] Individual diversity management and salutogenic functioning, International Review of Psychiatry, 23:6, 501–507. //doi.org/10.3109/09540261.2011.637911 | Mixed methods: questionnaires + sequential question for each of the three components of SOC | South Africa | 33 senior financial managers | |
5 | Dunleavy, A., Kennedy, L. A., & Vaandrager, L. [2014]. Wellbeing for homeless people: a Salutogenic approach. Health Promotion International, 29[1], 144–154. //doi.org/10.1093/heapro/das045 | Open-ended interviews | England | Nine homeless people | |
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11 | Kier, A. Ø, Midtgaard, J., Hougaard, K. S., Berggreen, A., Bukh, G., Hansen, R. B., & Dreyer, L. [2016]. How do women with lupus manage fatigue? A focus group study. Clinical Rheumatology, 35[8], 1957–1965. //doi.org/10.1007/s10067-016-3307-9 | Semi-structured interviews in focus groups | Denmark | 27 women with lupus in four focus groups | |
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15 | Loeppenthin, K., Esbensen, B., Ostergaard, M., Jennum, P., Thomsen, T., & Midtgaard, J. [2014]. Physical activity maintenance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study. Clinical Rehabilitation, 28[3], 289–299. //doi.org/10.1177/0269215513501526 | In-depth, semi-structured interviews | Denmark | 16 participants with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis | |
16 | Løndal, K. [2010]. Children’s lived experience and their sense of coherence: Bodily play in a Norwegian after-school programme. Child Care in Practice, 16[4], 391–407. //doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2010.498414 | Mixed methods: observations + interviews | Norway | Observations with 36 children [8–9 years old]; interviews with nine children | |
17 | Löyttyniemi, V., Virtanen, P., & Rantalaiho, L. [2004]. Work and family as constituents of sense of coherence. Qualitative Health Research, 14[7], 924–941. | Mixed methods: SOC questionnaires + interviews | Finland | 30 medical students | |
18 | Luegmair, K., Zenzmaier, C., Oblasser, C., & König-Bachmann, M. [2018]. Women’s satisfaction with care at the birthplace in Austria: Evaluation of the Babies Born Better survey national dataset. Midwifery, 59, 130–140. //doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2018.01.003 | Three open-ended questions regarding three components of SOC | Austria | 539 women [mean age 31.6] who gave birth within 5 years prior to the survey | |
19 | Maass, R., Lindström, B., & Lillefjell, M. [2017]. Neighborhood-resources for the development of a strong SOC and the importance of understanding why and how resources work: A grounded theory approach. BMC Public Health, 17[1], 704. //doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4705-x | Mixed methods: focus groups + in-depth interviews | Norway | About 15 participants in three focus groups; general population | |
20 | Mayer, C., Surtee, S., & Barnard, A. [2015]. Women leaders in higher education: A psycho-spiritual perspective. South African Journal of Psychology, 45[1], 102–115. //doi.org/10.1177/0081246314548869 | Semi-structured interviews | South Africa | 28 women working in higher education resource services | |
21 | Midtgaard, J., Røssell, K., Christensen, J. F., Uth, J., Adamsen, L., & Rørth, M. [2012]. Demonstration and manifestation of self-determination and illness resistance--a qualitative study of long-term maintenance of physical activity in posttreatment cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer: Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 20[9], 1999–2008. //doi.org/10.1007/s00520-011-1304-8 | Longitudinal study. Interviews followed by qualitative semi-structured focus groups | Denmark | 23 cancer survivors | |
22 | Milberg, A., & Strang, P. [2003]. Meaningfulness in palliative home care: An interview study of dying cancer patients’ next of kin. Palliative and Supportive Care, 1, 171–180 | 1–3 open-ended interviews | Sweden | 19 adults, next of kin of cancer patients | Only meaningfulness was examined and discussed |
23 | Ozanne, A., Graneheim, U., Persson, L., & Strang, S. [2012]. Factors that facilitate and hinder the manageability of living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in both patients and next of kin. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 1364. | Individual semi-structured interviews | Sweden | 14 patients with ALS [age 42–80] and 13 next-of-kin [age 38–87] | Only manageability was examined and discussed |
24 | Ozanne, A. O., Graneheim, U. H., & Strang, S. [2013]. Finding meaning despite anxiety over life and death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 22[15–16], 2141–2149. //doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12071 | Individual semi-structured interviews | Sweden | 14 patients with probable or definite ALS [age 42–80] | Only meaningfulness was examined and discussed |
25 | Ozanne, A. O., Graneheim, U. H., & Strang, S. [2015]. Struggling to find meaning in life among spouses of people with ALS. Palliative & Supportive Care, 13[4], 909–916. //doi.org/10.1017/S1478951514000625 | Individual semi-structured interviews | Sweden | 13 spouses [age 38–87] of patients with ALS | Only meaningfulness was examined and discussed |
26 | Ozanne, A., & Graneheim, U. H. [2018]. Understanding the incomprehensible - patients’ and spouses’ experiences of comprehensibility before, at and after diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 32[2], 663–671. //doi.org/10.1111/scs.12492 | Semi-structured interviews | Sweden | 14 patients with ALS [age 42–80] and 13 spouses [age 38–87] | Only comprehensibility was examined and discussed |
27 | Palm, K., & Eriksson, A. [2018]. Understanding salutogenic approaches to managing intensive work: Experiences from three Swedish companies. Work [Reading, Mass.], 61[4], 627–637. //doi.org/10.3233/WOR-182830 | Open-ended interviews | Sweden | 34 employees from three different companies |