Something for the weekend, in honour of my dear friend BG, who could do with a laugh right now... Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a coloured pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling (G. K. Chesterton). How beautiful it is to do nothing and then rest afterwards (Spanish proverb). No pleasure is worth giving up for the sake of two more years in a geriatric home in Weston-super-Mare (Kingsley Amis). … [Read more...] about On pleasure
Critical physiotherapy research update
Lived Observations: Linking the Researcher’s Personal Experiences to Knowledge Development Lisbeth Thoresen & Joakim Öhlén As researchers in palliative care, we recognize how involvement with seriously ill and dying persons has an impact on us. Using one’s own senses, emotional and bodily responses in observations might open intersubjective dimensions of the research topic. The aim of the article is to highlight how phenomenological theories on intersubjectivity can be useful to develop rich and transparent data generation and analysis. We present three field note examples from observation in a hospice ward, which illuminate how researcher awareness of aspects of intersubjectivity can … [Read more...] about Critical physiotherapy research update