Journal Facts

Journal
International Journal of Self-Help and Self-Care
ISSN
1091-2851 (print) 1541-4450 (electronic)
Volume
3
Issue
1-2
Date
7/1/2005

Article Facts

Title
SELF-HELP GROUPS FOR WOMEN WITH PAIN-- A RESEARCH REVIEW WITH A GENDER PERSPECTIVE
DOI
10.2190/EK7C-0H24-CPMR-R8B1
Authors
  • BIRGITTA FORSBERG
  • LENNART NYGREN
  • SIV FAHLGREN
Pages
133-148
Online Date
10/02/2006

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SELF-HELP GROUPS FOR WOMEN WITH PAIN-- A RESEARCH REVIEW WITH A GENDER PERSPECTIVE

BIRGITTA FORSBERG
LENNART NYGREN
SIV FAHLGREN

DOI: 10.2190/EK7C-0H24-CPMR-R8B1

Abstract

It is the aim of this review to provide a survey of research on Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in health care with a special focus on SHGs for women with chronic muscular pain. The aim is not only to describe this field of research, but also to consider how this research relates to gender research as such. A variety of themes are examined: history, external factors that influence SHGs, internal aspects of SHGs, and gender research on SHGs. It was found that the gender perspective was relatively neglected. Our suggestion for further research notes that group members can produce new ways to manage their lives with the help of the interaction/exchange in the SHGs, regarding gender construction, knowledge, legitimacy and adaptation or transformation, and the position of activities in SHGs among societal norms and attitudes.

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