A lonely life—A qualitative study of immigrant women on long-term sick leave in Norway

Abstract

The immigrant women on long-term sick leave live in triple jeopardy: being ill and being lonesome both at home and at the workplace. This can be described as a vicious circle where the humiliating domestic and workplace-rejection might reinforce both the women's experience of shame and avoidance of telling anybody about their illness/symptoms, which then results in more days on sick leave during which they are again isolated and lonesome. There is a need for more research on multidisciplinary rehabilitation approaches designed to cater for immigrants' special needs.

A Conceptual Review of Loneliness in Adults: Qualitative Evidence Synthesis

“…A total of 20 the 155 included studies conceptualised existential loneliness [159][160][161][162][163][164][165][166][167][168][169][170][171][172][173][174][175][176][177][178]. In contrast to emotional or social loneliness, existential loneliness was defined as a feeling of fundamental separateness from others and the wider world, not simply as the absence of meaningful relationships and negative emotional experience.…”

“…In contrast to emotional or social loneliness, existential loneliness was defined as a feeling of fundamental separateness from others and the wider world, not simply as the absence of meaningful relationships and negative emotional experience. Participants described it as a feeling that occurred when important others were absent through some form of psychological rejection or absence [159,161,162], or when people felt left behind by life events, such as death or divorce, and/or experiences of physical or mental decline or limitation through illness, traumatic experience, aging, and a sense of one's mortality [160,[163][164][165][166][167][168][169][170][171][172][173][174][176][177][178]. Similar explanations of existential loneliness were reported by healthcare professionals supporting older people experiencing this type of loneliness [175].…”

Sleep, Health and Wellness at Work: A Scoping Review

“…For example, it is often reported by top managers [ 49 ], although empirical studies do not confirm this evidence [ 50 ]. It is also common in minorities, such as migrant women [ 51 ].…”

Arbeidsmiljø og helse blant innvandrerpopulasjoner

“…I alt 21 studier (Adhikari & Melia, 2015;Agudelo-Suarez et al, 2009;Ahonen et al, 2010;Ahonen et al, 2009;Chen & Skillen, 2006;Dean & Wilson, 2009;Facey, 2003;Friberg et al, 2014;Galon et al, 2014;Jensen et al, 2011;Kosny et al, 2012;Lopez-Jacob et al, 2010;Nortvedt et al, 2015;Nortvedt et al, 2016;Porthe et al, 2010;Premji et al, 2008;Ronda et al, 2016;Sarli, 2014;L. H. Smith et al, 2013;Weishaar, 2008) rapporterte ikke et kvantitativt mål på arbeidsmiljøeksponering eller helse.…”