The experiences of dealing with consequences of an avalanche – surviving soldiers’ perspectives
Purpose: The aim of the study was to explore and describe experiences of daily life after having experienced an avalanche three decades ago. Method: This paper presents a qualitative study of 12 male survivors of an avalanche during their military service, interviewed 30 years post-disaster. Finding...
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| author | Lars-Petter Bakker Siren Eriksen Jon Gerhard Reichelt Ellen Karine Grov |
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| description | Purpose: The aim of the study was to explore and describe experiences of daily life after having experienced an avalanche three decades ago. Method: This paper presents a qualitative study of 12 male survivors of an avalanche during their military service, interviewed 30 years post-disaster. Findings: A comprehensive understanding of the categories led to the latent theme “Finding my own way of managing and dealing with life”. Findings revealed three categories describing experiences of daily living: (i) A comfortable life; (ii) A challenging, yet accomplished life; (iii) A demanding life. The first category represents a greater degree of using adaptive coping strategies for managing everyday life compared to the other two categories. The third category represents the group having the most challenging consequences. Among the three, the latter category conveys the most maladaptive coping strategies. Conclusions:The participants had different experiences with regards to their health and how they coped with their everyday life after the avalanche disaster. Insights into coping strategies may provide a guide for appropriate interventions for survivors dealing with traumatic events. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43c4c89ee8cf4607afc18b73934069a62024-02-01T14:39:34ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being1748-26231748-26312019-01-0114110.1080/17482631.2019.16890661689066The experiences of dealing with consequences of an avalanche – surviving soldiers’ perspectivesLars-Petter Bakker0Siren Eriksen1Jon Gerhard Reichelt2Ellen Karine Grov3Institute of Military PsychiatryTønsberg, Norway, and VID Specialized universityInstitute of Military PsychiatryOslo Metropolitan UniversityPurpose: The aim of the study was to explore and describe experiences of daily life after having experienced an avalanche three decades ago. Method: This paper presents a qualitative study of 12 male survivors of an avalanche during their military service, interviewed 30 years post-disaster. Findings: A comprehensive understanding of the categories led to the latent theme “Finding my own way of managing and dealing with life”. Findings revealed three categories describing experiences of daily living: (i) A comfortable life; (ii) A challenging, yet accomplished life; (iii) A demanding life. The first category represents a greater degree of using adaptive coping strategies for managing everyday life compared to the other two categories. The third category represents the group having the most challenging consequences. Among the three, the latter category conveys the most maladaptive coping strategies. Conclusions:The participants had different experiences with regards to their health and how they coped with their everyday life after the avalanche disaster. Insights into coping strategies may provide a guide for appropriate interventions for survivors dealing with traumatic events.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2019.1689066healthavalanchetraumacoping strategiesdaily lifequalitative interviewscontent analysiswell-being |
| spellingShingle | Lars-Petter Bakker Siren Eriksen Jon Gerhard Reichelt Ellen Karine Grov The experiences of dealing with consequences of an avalanche – surviving soldiers’ perspectives International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being health avalanche trauma coping strategies daily life qualitative interviews content analysis well-being |
| title | The experiences of dealing with consequences of an avalanche – surviving soldiers’ perspectives |
| title_full | The experiences of dealing with consequences of an avalanche – surviving soldiers’ perspectives |
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| title_short | The experiences of dealing with consequences of an avalanche – surviving soldiers’ perspectives |
| title_sort | experiences of dealing with consequences of an avalanche surviving soldiers perspectives |
| topic | health avalanche trauma coping strategies daily life qualitative interviews content analysis well-being |
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