title: Refugee experiences of individual basic body awareness therapy and the level of transference into daily life. An interview study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to investigate refugee experiences of individual Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) and the level of transference into daily life.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative research using semi-structured interviews. Malterud's version of Giorgi's 4-step analysis was used to analyse the data.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three traumatised refugees with PTSD who had completed 14-20 individual BBAT sessions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The participants experienced the movements in BBAT as small and simple with big effects. BBAT was found to relieve pain and tension, bring peace of mind and body, and make it easier to sleep. Regular practice was necessary, as were instructions from a physiotherapist, to get the effect from BBAT. Positive changes in the contact to oneself and others were experienced and new coping strategies were developed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Traumatised refugees experienced positive effects from BBAT and transference into daily life was experienced to a great extent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health and Technology, Metropolitan University College, Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: staarup_@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Trine Stårup
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Madsen
authors.affiliation: Competence Centre for Transcultural Psychiatry (CTP), Mental Health Centre Ballerup, Mental Health Services of the Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark; University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carlsson
authors.affiliation: Competence Centre for Transcultural Psychiatry (CTP), Mental Health Centre Ballerup, Mental Health Services of the Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark; University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nordbrandt
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health and Technology, Metropolitan University College, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Jonna Anne
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D026441:Mind-Body Therapies / Q000379:methods*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Basic Body Awareness Therapy; Patient perspective; Physiotherapy; Post Traumatic stress disorder; Qualitative study; Torture survivors; Traumatised refugees