Pernille Andreassen
Biographic Data
| ID | 183299 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pernille Andreassen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pernille |
| FAMILY NAME | Andreassen |
| SIGNATURE | ANDREASSEN P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2192-2197 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Beyond the prescription
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are transforming medicine globally. Given the efficacy and the demand for these drugs for weight loss, significant and complex social implications will follow. Drawing on our current qualitative studies with users in Brazil, Denmark, Japan, the United States, and online communities, alongside our pre-GLP-1RA studies in ten additional countries, we identify nine emerging global trends. These inc…
Tinkering with weight loss medication in clinical encounters
The introduction of semaglutide, a glucagon-like-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1ra) as a weight-loss medication, has attracted considerable public and medical attention, reporting weight reductions of up to 15 %. However, its rapid adoption highlights the growing entanglement of the pharmaceutical industry, public health agendas, and cultural body ideals. This development calls for a closer examination of how such medications impact medical practices, …
Focused ethnography as an approach in medical education research
Hiding the Plot
In this study we investigated the moral dilemmas and strategies of a group of Danish parents who were trying to help their overweight children lose weight. Data were drawn from repeated semistructured interviews carried out over a period of 2 years with 12 families with overweight children. Using a narrative approach, we show the moral dilemmas parents found themselves in when trying to further the two seemingly incompatible goals of helping thei…
Hiding the Plot
In this study we investigated the moral dilemmas and strategies of a group of Danish parents who were trying to help their overweight children lose weight. Data were drawn from repeated semistructured interviews carried out over a period of 2 years with 12 families with overweight children. Using a narrative approach, we show the moral dilemmas parents found themselves in when trying to further the two seemingly incompatible goals of helping thei…
Hiding the Plot
In this study we investigated the moral dilemmas and strategies of a group of Danish parents who were trying to help their overweight children lose weight. Data were drawn from repeated semistructured interviews carried out over a period of 2 years with 12 families with overweight children. Using a narrative approach, we show the moral dilemmas parents found themselves in when trying to further the two seemingly incompatible goals of helping thei…
Focused ethnography as an approach in medical education research
Beyond the prescription
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are transforming medicine globally. Given the efficacy and the demand for these drugs for weight loss, significant and complex social implications will follow. Drawing on our current qualitative studies with users in Brazil, Denmark, Japan, the United States, and online communities, alongside our pre-GLP-1RA studies in ten additional countries, we identify nine emerging global trends. These inc…
Tinkering with weight loss medication in clinical encounters
The introduction of semaglutide, a glucagon-like-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1ra) as a weight-loss medication, has attracted considerable public and medical attention, reporting weight reductions of up to 15 %. However, its rapid adoption highlights the growing entanglement of the pharmaceutical industry, public health agendas, and cultural body ideals. This development calls for a closer examination of how such medications impact medical practices, …
Medicine (3 works) · Obesity and Health Practices (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (2 works) · Empathy and Medical Education (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Obesity (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Weight loss (2 works)