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R. Birkelund · SciRah

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R. Birkelund

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R. Birkelund — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 21
Works: 131
Citations: 1,773

Most-cited papers

Ricoeur's narrative philosophy: A source of inspiration in critical hermeneutic health research.
M. Missel, R. Birkelund
2020Nursing Philosophy59 citations Open access
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Dealing with existential anxiety in exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: a phenomenological-hermeneutic study of patients' lived experiences.
C. Simonÿ, B. Pedersen, P. Dreyer, R. Birkelund
2015Journal of Clinical Nursing50 citations
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Factors Affecting Patient Decision-making on Surgery for Lumbar Disc Herniation
S. Andersen, R. Birkelund, M. Andersen, L. Carreon +2 more
2019Spine33 citations
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Ethics in the communicative encounter: seriously ill patients' experiences of health professionals' nonverbal communication
Connie Timmermann, L. Uhrenfeldt, R. Birkelund
2017Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences33 citations
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What matters in clinical trial decision-making: a systematic review of interviews exploring cancer patients' experiences.
Trine A Gregersen, R. Birkelund, Maiken Wolderslund, Mette Margrethe Løwe Netsey-Afedo +2 more
2019Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences31 citations Open access
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A palliative environment: Caring for seriously ill hospitalized patients
Connie Timmermann, L. Uhrenfeldt, M. T. Høybye, R. Birkelund
2014Palliative & Supportive Care28 citations
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“Sometimes it feels like thinking in syrup” – the experience of losing sense of self in those with young onset dementia
L. M. Busted, D. Nielsen, R. Birkelund
2020International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being27 citations Open access
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Striving for Confidence and Satisfaction in Everyday Life with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Rationale and Content of the Tele-Rehabilitation Programme >C☺PD-Life>>
C. Simonÿ, Claus Riber, U. Bødtger, R. Birkelund
2019International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health26 citations Open access
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Room for caring: patients' experiences of well-being, relief and hope during serious illness.
Connie Timmermann, L. Uhrenfeldt, R. Birkelund
2015Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences26 citations
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Personal recovery and depression, taking existential and social aspects into account: A struggle with institutional structures, loneliness and identity
J. Damsgaard, Camilla Margrethe Lyhne Overgaard, R. Birkelund
2020International Journal of Social Psychiatry25 citations Open access
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A companionship between strangers – learning from fellow people with cancer in oncology wards.
L. Andersen, B. Larsen, R. Birkelund
2015Journal of Advanced Nursing22 citations
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Patients' experiences of the decision‐making process for clinical trial participation
Trine A Gregersen, R. Birkelund, Maiken Wolderslund, K. Steffensen +1 more
2022Nursing and Health Sciences21 citations Open access
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Experiences and challenges to cross-sectoral care reported by patients with low back pain. A qualitative interview study
L. Petersen, R. Birkelund, B. Schiøttz-Christensen
2020BMC Health Services Research21 citations Open access
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The Balance of Patient Involvement: Patients’ and Health Professionals’ Perspectives on Decision-Making in the Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer
M. M. Løwe, P. Osther, Jette Ammentorp, R. Birkelund
2020Qualitative Health Research19 citations
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Hospital meals are existential asylums to hospitalized people with a neurological disease: A phenomenological–hermeneutical explorative study of the meaningfulness of mealtimes
Malene Beck, R. Birkelund, I. Poulsen, Bente Martinsen
2019Nursing Open19 citations Open access
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Danish Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Shared Decision Making Questionnaire - Patient Version (SDM-Q-9-Pat)
Mette Hulbæk, M. J. Jørgensen, H. Mainz, R. Birkelund +3 more
2018European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare19 citations Open access
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The existential experience of everyday life with systemic lupus erythematosus
J. Larsen, E. Hall, S. Jacobsen, R. Birkelund
2018Journal of Advanced Nursing19 citations
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Mealtimes in a neurological ward: a phenomenological-hermeneutic study.
Malene Beck, Bente Martinsen, I. Poulsen, R. Birkelund
2016Journal of Clinical Nursing19 citations
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Transition experiences during courses of incurable cancer from the perspective of patients.
Rikke Madsen, L. Uhrenfeldt, R. Birkelund
2019European Journal of Oncology Nursing18 citations Open access
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Breathing through a troubled life – a phenomenological-hermeneutic study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients’ lived experiences during the course of pulmonary rehabilitation
C. Simonÿ, I. Andersen, U. Bødtger, R. Birkelund
2019International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being17 citations Open access
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Supporting existential care with protected mealtimes: patients' experiences of a mealtime intervention in a neurological ward
Malene Beck, R. Birkelund, I. Poulsen, Bente Martinsen
2017Journal of Advanced Nursing17 citations
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Longing for homeliness: exploring mealtime experiences of patients suffering from a neurological disease
Malene Beck, I. Poulsen, Bente Martinsen, R. Birkelund
2018Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences16 citations
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Can patients' narratives in nursing enhance the healing process?
J. Damsgaard, C. Simonÿ, M. Missel, Malene Beck +1 more
2021Nursing Philosophy15 citations Open access
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Patients’ Experiences With Illness, Treatment, and Decision-Making for Esophageal Cancer: A Qualitative Study in a Danish Hospital Setting
M. Larsen, H. Schultz, M. Mortensen, R. Birkelund
2020Global Qualitative Nursing Research15 citations Open access
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Being in a standstill‐of‐life: women's experience of being diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus a hermeneutic‐phenomenological study
J. Larsen, E. Hall, S. Jacobsen, R. Birkelund
2018Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences15 citations
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Raised illness mastering – a phenomenological hermeneutic study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients’ experiences while participating in a long-term telerehabilitation programme
C. Simonÿ, I. Andersen, U. Bødtger, M. Nyberg +1 more
2020Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology14 citations
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Raising a beautiful swan: a phenomenological-hermeneutic interpretation of health professionals’ experiences of participating in a mealtime intervention inspired by Protected Mealtimes
Malene Beck, Bente Martinsen, R. Birkelund, I. Poulsen
2017International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being13 citations Open access
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Spinal fusion surgery: From relief to insecurity.
J. Damsgaard, L. Jørgensen, A. Norlyk, R. Birkelund
2017International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing13 citations
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No time for reflection: Patient experiences with treatment-related decision-making in advanced prostate cancer.
Mette Margrethe Løwe Netsey-Afedo, Jette Ammentorp, P. Osther, R. Birkelund
2019Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences12 citations Open access
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Challenges to cross-sectoral care experienced by professionals working with patients living with low back pain: a qualitative interview study
L. Petersen, R. Birkelund, B. Schiøttz-Christensen
2020BMC Health Services Research11 citations Open access
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Refusing Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Replacement in Elderly Persons—The Same as Giving Up Life: A Qualitative Study
J. Svanholm, J. C. Nielsen, P. Mortensen, C. Christensen +1 more
2015Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE11 citations
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Acknowledging the patient with back pain: A systematic review based on thematic synthesis
J. Damsgaard, L. Jørgensen, A. Norlyk, James Thomas +1 more
201511 citations Open access
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Patient care in radiology – the staff’s perspective
K. Brask, R. Birkelund
201411 citations
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It is not just a Minor Thing – A Phenomenological‐Hermeneutic Study of Patients’ Experiences when afflicted by a Minor Heart Attack and Participating in Cardiac Rehabilitation
C. Simonÿ, P. Dreyer, B. Pedersen, R. Birkelund
2017Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences10 citations
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Empowered to gain a new foothold in life—A study of the meaning of participating in cardiac rehabilitation to patients afflicted by a minor heart attack
C. Simonÿ, P. Dreyer, B. Pedersen, R. Birkelund
2015International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being10 citations Open access
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Person-centred communication with cancer survivors: Exploring the meaning of follow-up coaching conversations.
Connie Timmermann, Jette Ammentorp, R. Birkelund
2021Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences9 citations Open access
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Being a relative on the sideline to the patient with oesophageal cancer: a qualitative study across the treatment course.
M. Larsen, R. Birkelund, M. Mortensen, H. Schultz
2020Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences9 citations Open access
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Pelvic organ prolapse and treatment decisions– developing an online preference-sensitive tool to support shared decisions
Mette Hulbaek, Eva Knutz, N. Ebbesen, J. Primdahl +2 more
2020BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making9 citations Open access
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Back pain - a feeling of being mistrusted and lack of recognition: a qualitative study.
J. Damsgaard, A. Norlyk, L. Jørgensen, R. Birkelund
2016International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing9 citations
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Experiences in responders and non-responders to pulmonary rehabilitation among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a clinical study with convergent mixed analysis
C. Simonÿ, Claus Riber Højfeld, B. Clausen, R. Birkelund +1 more
2021Disability and Rehabilitation8 citations Open access
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Transition experiences during courses of incurable cancer from the perspective of bereaved spouses.
Rikke Madsen, R. Birkelund, L. Uhrenfeldt
2019European Journal of Oncology Nursing8 citations Open access
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Patients experience major changes in life and significant others struggle with caregiving during the course of incurable cancer: a systematic review and meta-synthesis
Rikke Madsen, R. Birkelund, L. Uhrenfeldt
20188 citations Open access
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Decision making in the oesophageal cancer trajectory a source of tension and edginess to patients and relatives: a qualitative study
M. Larsen, H. Schultz, M. Mortensen, R. Birkelund
2023International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being7 citations Open access
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Psychiatric care and education understood from a student perspective: Enhancing competences empowering personal and social recovery
J. B. Damsgaard, Camilla Margrethe Lyhne Overgaard, Dorte Wiwe Dürr, Anita Lunde +2 more
2022Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences7 citations Open access
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A Preference-Sensitive Online Instrument to Support Shared Decision Making for Patients With Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Mette Hulbaek, J. Primdahl, R. Birkelund, Selwan Adnan Hussein Al-Kozai +3 more
2021Computers, Informatics, Nursing7 citations Open access
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Aesthetics sets patients ‘free’ to recover during hospitalization with a neurological disease. A qualitative study
Malene Beck, Eileen Engelke, R. Birkelund, Bente Martinsen
2021International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being7 citations Open access
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When life gives you no choice: Context of decision-making when offered an oncology clinical trial.
Trine A Gregersen, R. Birkelund, Maiken Wolderslund, K. Steffensen +1 more
2021Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences7 citations Open access
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Accommodating to a troubled life – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients’ experiences and perceptions of self-image during the course of rehabilitation
C. Simonÿ, I. Andersen, U. Bødtger, R. Birkelund
2019Disability and Rehabilitation7 citations Open access
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Becoming a nomad when hospitalized with a neurological disease: a phenomenological study
Malene Beck, Eileen Engelke, R. Birkelund, Bente Martinsen
2020International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being6 citations Open access
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Living in limbo while one's identity is changing: Patients' existential experiences 6 months after a kidney transplantation with a living donor.
I. Kristensen, R. Birkelund, Jette Henriksen, A. Norlyk
2020Journal of Advanced Nursing6 citations Open access
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