title: Meanings of being received and met by others as experienced by women with fibromyalgia.
abstract: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a common chronic pain syndrome that mostly affects middle-aged women. Our aim with this study was to elucidate meanings of being received and met by others as experienced by women with FM. Interviews with a narrative approach were conducted with 9 women. We analyzed the transcribed interviews with a phenomenological hermeneutical interpretation. The findings revealed two themes: being seen as a malingerer and being acknowledged. Meanings of being received and met by others, as experienced by women with FM, can be understood as a movement between the two perspectives. When they were acknowledged, their feelings of security and trust increased, but the women could not rely on this because others received and met them in such an unpredictable manner.
authors.affiliation: Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden Paivi.Juuso@ltu.se.
authors.forename: Päivi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Juuso
authors.affiliation: Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Skär
authors.affiliation: Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Malin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Olsson
authors.affiliation: Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Siv
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Söderberg
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008016:Life Change Events; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: fibromyalgia; hermeneutics; interviews; lived experience; nursing; phenomenology; women’s health