'It struck at the heart of who I thought I was': A meta‐synthesis of the qualitative literature examining the experiences of people with multiple sclerosis

J Desborough, C Brunoro, A Parkinson… - Health …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background People with multiple sclerosis (MS) have varied experiences and approaches
to self‐management. This review aimed to explore the experiences of people with MS, and …

Parenting with a physical disability and cognitive impairments: A scoping review of the needs expressed by parents

E Pituch, AM Bindiu, M Grondin… - Disability and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Parents, whose daily activities are limited by a disability, account for 6.2% of the
American population with minor children. Considering the prevailing knowledge gaps …

“A day-to-day struggle”: A comparative qualitative study on experiences of women with endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain

A Hawkey, KJ Chalmers, S Micheal… - Feminism & …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women is a term that encompasses a range of conditions,
including endometriosis, vulvodynia, painful bladder syndrome and adenomyosis. Given the …

This changes everything: A critical reflection on the impact of internalized ableist constructs on becoming a disabled mother

M Aunos, M Spencer, L Pacheco, E Pituch - Disability & Society, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The lived experiences of women with disabilities within their mothering role have received
little attention in the literature. Even more scant is the perspective of women who become …

[HTML][HTML] Pregnancy and motherhood concerns surrounding women with multiple sclerosis: a qualitative content analysis

F Ghafoori, N Dehghan-Nayeri… - … journal of community …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: There is a high prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) among Iranian women of
reproductive age. However, very few studies have been conducted in Iran to assess the …

[PDF][PDF] Towards a mother-centred maternal health promotion

E Neely, A Reed - Health Promotion International, 2023 - academic.oup.com
A transformative approach to maternal health promotion should be mother-centred, context-
driven and grounded in lived experiences. Health promotion can achieve this by drawing on …

Boy Interrupted–Biographical disruption during the transition to adulthood

N Wedgwood, L Smith, T Hendl… - Sociology of health & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Most studies on the gendered aspects of biographical disruption are predicated on adult
experiences of chronic illness, often based on heterogeneous samples. This paper goes …

Parenting with a physical disability: A scoping review of assessment methods

N Pastor‐Bédard, E Pituch, E Lamata… - Australian …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Daily childcare can be challenging for parents with a physical disability who
have young children. Occupational therapists are valuable facilitators to family participation …

[HTML][HTML] Disrupted mothering in Iranian mothers with breast cancer: a hybrid concept analysis

E Mazaheri, A Ghahramanian, L Valizadeh… - BMC Women's …, 2021 - Springer
Background Defining the disrupted mothering would contribute to developing strategies to
support mothers with breast cancer. The aim of this study was to analyze the concept of …

[HTML][HTML] The co-conditioning of dis/ability and gender: An intersectionality study of Powerchair Hockey

L Paccaud - Frontiers in sports and active living, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This paper aims at initiating scholars to consider dis/ability as a category of analysis when
doing intersectionality in sociology of sport. First, it introduces a conceptual framework that …