International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Overview

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being is a scientific journal, published since 2006 in English. The journal's country of origin is United States and its primary focus areas are public health and health services.

Details

Abbr. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being

Start 2006

End Continuing

Frequency Quarterly

p-ISSN 1748-2623

e-ISSN 1748-2631

Country United States

Language English

Specialties Public Health
Health Services

Metrics

h-index / Ranks: 7705 47

SJR / Ranks: 5596 768

CiteScore / Ranks: 8993 2.80

Recent Articles

Advancing virtual and hybrid team well-being through a job demand-resources lens

Coulston C, Shergill S, Twumasi R, Duncan M

Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being . 2025 Mar; 20(1):2472460. PMID: 40078070

As the modern workplace evolves, the shift to virtual and hybrid team working necessitates a re-evaluation of well-being. While workplace well-being research has predominantly focused on the individual level, understanding...

"From my life, she will never be gone, even though she is no longer here" - a single case interpretative phenomenological analysis on spousal loss and resilience

Beeris C, Niemeijer A, Bisseling R, Machielse A

Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being . 2025 Mar; 20(1):2477372. PMID: 40078062

Older people often face drastic life events, such as spousal loss, that profoundly affect their daily lives. Consequently, resilience-how one navigates life's changes to avoid further adverse outcomes-is increasingly relevant...

Making people meet: volunteers' contributions to social connection for the well-being of self and others

Reed N, Hagen J

Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being . 2025 Mar; 20(1):2476215. PMID: 40054858

Purpose: Social isolation and loneliness are significant public health challenges that reduce well-being. The voluntary sector is suggested to be an important contributor in reducing loneliness and enhancing social connectedness...

Learning to swim with back pain: a qualitative study of swimmers with chronic low back pain

Oakes H, De Vivo M, Stephensen D, Mills H

Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being . 2025 Mar; 20(1):2474357. PMID: 40045813

Purpose: Swimming is one form of exercise advised to people with chronic low back pain (CLBP), there is limited research, however, supporting this recommendation and describing the experience and use...

Aware but confused: conflicted between individual and collective responsibility. A grounded theory study of norms and organisational structures relating to sexual harassment among university students in southern Sweden

Palmieri J, Emmelin M, Svensson P, Agardh A

Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being . 2025 Feb; 20(1):2471667. PMID: 40012198

Purpose: Sexual harassment in contexts of higher education is a well-documented problem with far reaching consequences for individuals and organizations. Questions remain about how sexual harassment is conceptualized and what...

Best practices for supporting researchers' mental health in emotionally demanding research across academic and non-academic contexts

Quinton M, Shepherd K, Cumming J, Tidmarsh G, Dauvermann M, Griffiths S, et al.

Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being . 2025 Feb; 20(1):2464380. PMID: 40010371

Purpose: Researcher mental health in emotionally demanding research (EDR) has been recognized as important, but research to date has often been limited to academic research contexts, qualitative research, or single...

Relating to life and death a qualitative study of individuals with a long-lasting death wish related to unbearable psychiatric suffering

Verdegem S, Rens A, Vandenberghe J, Dezutter J, Vanhie T, Bemelmans L, et al.

Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being . 2025 Feb; 20(1):2469361. PMID: 40009633

Objective: This study describes the lived experiences of persons with a long-lasting death wish related to unbearable psychiatric suffering (DWUPS) regarding their relationship to life and death. The findings are...

Turning likes into lifts: Understanding how adolescents experience fitfluencer content and the opportunities it offers them

de Brabandere M, Vanwesenbeeck I, Hudders L

Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being . 2025 Feb; 20(1):2467520. PMID: 39989142

Current research on fitfluencers and fitspiration content is mostly quantitative and emphasizes its negative impact, overlooking its opportunities. Adolescents, who are undergoing an important and delicate developmental period, are largely...

A theory of joyful experiences in Dalcroze Eurhythmics

van der Merwe L

Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being . 2025 Feb; 20(1):2468050. PMID: 39988856

This meta-synthesis aims to generate an evidence-based theory of joyful experiences in Dalcroze Eurhythmics sessions by collecting, analysing, and synthesizing findings from 49 primary qualitative Dalcroze studies published in English...

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Measuring health-related quality of life: a qualitative study of mental health patients' experiences of impacts of mental health issues

Ki Y, Mcaleavey A, Oien J, Moger T, Moltu C

Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being . 2025 Feb; 20(1):2465209. PMID: 39976423

Background: Existing instruments used in health economics to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) have been criticized as they might not sufficiently reflect the HRQoL impacts of mental health problems....