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- Bos (Sparén), Elisabeth, 1958-, et al.
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Följsamhet till läkemedelsordinationerna
- 2010. - 1
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Ingår i: Äldre, läkemedel och specifik omvårdnad. - Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. - 9789144067698 ; , s. 93-101
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Craftman Gransjön, Åsa, et al.
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Outcomes of education in using music and caregivers singing as a tool to person centered care when working with persons with dementia
- 2018
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: A major concern in dementia care is communication problems, and thus problems in interaction with caregivers. A result of that might be that the person with dementia (PWD) express resistance of aggressiveness. Different kind of music activities, especially the method Caregivers Singing (CS) - when caregivers sing for or together with persons with dementia during caring, has shown to reduce these expressions and increase communication and cooperation.Methods and aim: 30 professional caregivers at three nursing homes for persons with dementia participated in an education program with music and CS as a tool to person centered care. They participated in group discussions about their experiences of using CS as a method in their work. The discussions were recorded and analyzed with quali-tative content analysis aiming to explore their experiences and prefer-ences, as well as when it was preferable to use music and CS in their work with PWDs, and also what the outcomes were.Results: The analysis resulted in two themes; “To facilitate care-giving situations” which included CS at the most, and the caregivers described singing songs favorable for the PWD to calm upset PWDs down and increase cooperation. The other theme; “To increase togeth-erness”, included mostly background music that were preferred by the PWD. This opened up for memories, and social activities such as dancing.Conclusions: To educate caregivers in a structured way on how to use music and CS in their everyday work can be a way to reach person centered care for PWDs, and to facilitate problematic care situ-ations, as well as increase socialization and communication between PWDs and their caregivers.
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- Craftman, Åsa
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Delegering i hälso- och sjukvård
- 2010. - 1
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Ingår i: Äldre, läkemedel och specifik omvårdnad. - Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. - 9789144067698 ; , s. 165-169
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Craftman, Åsa, et al.
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District nurses' perceptions of the concept of delegating administration of medication to home care aides working in the municipality : A discrepancy between legal regulations and practice
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Nursing. - : Wiley. - 0962-1067 .- 1365-2702. ; 22:3-4, s. 569-578
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aims and objectives. To describe district nurses perceptions of the concept of delegating medication management to unlicensed personnel working in municipal social care. Background. The delegation of medical tasks involves responsibility and is regulated by law to avoid damage and injuries and to protect the patient. The delegation of the administration of medication is a multifaceted task. The delegating district nurse is responsible for the outcome and should also follow up the delegated task. Design. A descriptive qualitative study, involving semi-structured interviews and content analysis. Methods. Twenty district nurses were interviewed. The interviews were audio taped. The data were collected from April 2009August 2010 and analysed using content analysis. Results. The findings revealed that the statutes of delegation appear to be incompatible with practice, however, mostly due to lack of time. Communication between district nurses and home care aides, as well as tutoring, was regarded as important. The district nurses found it imperative to be available to the home care aides and made an effort to create a trusting atmosphere. Conclusions. District nurses cannot manage their workload without delegating the administration of medication in the present organisational model of health care and social care. The statutes regarding delegating medicine tasks are also cumbersome and difficult to incorporate for district nurses who are responsible for the delegation. Relevance to clinical practice. The findings elucidate the current situation as regards district nurses and the need to delegate the administration of medication. Health care and social care for home-dwelling older patients, as well as statutes, needs to be evaluated and updated to meet and be prepared for the increasing demands of care.
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- Craftman, Åsa, et al.
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Home care assistants' attitudes and perceptions of caring for people at the end of life in their homes in Sweden
- 2022
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Ingår i: Health & Social Care in the Community. - : Hindawi Limited. - 0966-0410 .- 1365-2524. ; 30:5, s. e2648-e2656
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The ageing population is increasing worldwide, with older people often having multimorbidity and a need for help with activities and personal care. Home Care Assistants (HCAs) are central to the provision of care in the home. They meet older people approaching the end of life and their relatives. Little is known about HCAs attitudes towards caring for a dying person and how aspects such as education, age, earlier care experiences, care education and experience of caring for dying older people affect their attitudes. The aim was to describe HCAs' attitudes towards the care of dying persons living in their ordinary homes. This cross-sectional study used the Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying Scale (FATCOD) for data collection during December 2017 and January 2018, and descriptive statistics and regression analysis for data analysis. The participants were HCAs (n = 127, 96% of those eligible) in a municipality in central Sweden. An overall positive attitude was reported. About 32% lacked formal HCA education although 93% had experience of interacting with a dying person. Age, HCA education, internal palliative care education, number of years' experience and previous experience of caring for a dying person were independently associated with HCAs' attitudes. In the multivariate regression analysis, age and years of experience were the only significant predictors of HCAs' attitudes towards caring for dying care recipients. Young employees without HCA education and experience of a dying person might be vulnerable in situations involving caring for a dying person. Communicating about death and dying, forming a relationship with the care recipient and the family, and providing care when a person is dying can be challenging. Implications: Young employees without HCA education and experience of interacting with a dying person needs to be prepared for the situation. This needs to be considered by stakeholders and social and healthcare organisations.
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- Craftman, Åsa, et al.
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Older people's experience of utilisation and administration of medicines in a health- and social care context
- 2015
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. - : Wiley. - 0283-9318 .- 1471-6712. ; 29:4, s. 760-768
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: People living at home who lack ability to manage their medicine are entitled to assistance to improve adherence provided by a home care assistant employed by social care.Aim: The aim was to describe how older people with chronic diseases, living at home, experience the use and assistance of administration of medicines in the context of social care.Design: A qualitative descriptive study.Methods: Ten participants (age 65+) living at home were interviewed in the participants' own homes. Latent content analysis was used.Findings: The assistance eases daily life with regard to practical matters and increases adherence to a medicine regimen. There were mixed feelings about being dependent on assistance; it interferes with self-sufficiency at a time of health transition. Participants were balancing empowerment and a dubious perception of the home care assistants' knowledge of medicine and safety. Physicians' and district nurses' professional knowledge was a safety guarantee for the medicine process.Conclusions: Assistance eases daily life and medicine regimen adherence. Dependence on assistance may affect self-sufficiency. Perceived safety varied relating to home care assistants' knowledge of medicine.Relevance to Clinical Practice: A well-functioning medicine assistance is crucial to enable older people to remain at home. A person-centred approach to health-and social care delivery is efficient and improve outcome for the recipient of care.
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- Craftman, Åsa, et al.
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Unlicensed personnel administering medications to older persons living at home : a challenge for social and care services
- 2015
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Ingår i: International Journal of Older People Nursing. - : Wiley. - 1748-3735 .- 1748-3743. ; 10:3, s. 201-210
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background. Administration of medication to care recipients is delegated to home-care assistants working in the municipal social care, alongside responsibility for providing personal assistance for older people. Home-care assistants have practical administration skills, but lack formal medical knowledge.Aim. The aim of this study was to explore how home-care assistants perceive administration of medication to older people living at home, as delegated to them in the context of social care.Methods. Four focus groups consisting of 19 home-care assistants were conducted. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis.Results. According to home-care assistants, health and social care depends on delegation arrangements to function effectively, but in the first place it relieves a burden for district nurses. Even when the delegation had expired, administration of medication continued, placing the statutes of regulation in a subordinate position. There was low awareness among home-care assistants about the content of the statutes of delegation. Accepting delegation to administer medications has become an implicit prerequisite for social care work in the municipality.Conclusions. Accepting the delegation to administer medication was inevitable and routine. In practice, the regulating statute is made subordinate and consequently patient safety can be threatened. The organisation of health and social care relies on the delegation arrangement to meet the needs of a growing number of older home-care recipients. Implications for practice. This is a crucial task which management within both the healthcare professions and municipal social care needs to address, to bridge the gap between statutes and practice, to create arenas for mutual collaboration in the care recipients' best interest and to ensure patient safety.
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- Eriksson, Julia, et al.
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Registered nurses' perceptions of safe care in overcrowded emergency departments
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Nursing. - : Wiley. - 0962-1067 .- 1365-2702. ; 27:5-6, s. e1061-e1067
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: To explore registered nurses' perceptions of safe practice in care for patients with an extended length of stay in the emergency department.BACKGROUND: Extended length of stay and overcrowding in emergency departments are described internationally as one of the most comprehensive challenges of modern emergency care. An emergency department is not designed, equipped or staffed to provide care for prolonged periods of time. This context, combined with a high workload, poses a risk to patient safety, with additional medical errors and an increased number of adverse events. From this perspective, it is important to extend our knowledge and to describe registered nurses' experiences of safe practice.DESIGN: A qualitative, inductive and descriptive study.METHODS: Qualitative interview study carried out in five emergency departments. Data were analysed using a qualitative content analysis with a latent approach.RESULTS: Patient safety meets obstacles in the clinical environment involving experiencing deficiencies regarding patient safety in the clinical setting and the impact of working procedures and routines. Moreover, nurses are challenged in their professional responsibilities involving balancing essential nursing care and actual workload; it is common to experience emotional reactions based on feelings of loss of control.CONCLUSIONS: From the nurses' perspective, a prolonged stay in the emergency department may lead to negative consequences for both patient safety and care as well as registered nurses' psychosocial experiences. An extended length of stay significantly reduces the level of nursing and caring that registered nurses can perform in the emergency department. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Gellerstedt, Linda, et al.
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Men's experiences of receiving a prostate cancer diagnosis after opportunistic screening : A qualitative descriptive secondary analysis
- 2022
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Ingår i: Health Expectations. - : Wiley. - 1369-6513 .- 1369-7625. ; 25:5, s. 2485-2491
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men and could occur without symptoms. Screening has been debated but remains controversial and, in most countries, organized population-based screening does not exist. The aim of this study was to describe men's experiences of receiving a prostate cancer diagnosis after opportunistic screening.METHODS: This study is a secondary analysis from interviews with 17 men (aged 56-80 years) who had undergone curative treatment for prostate cancer. Data were collected in an urban region of Sweden through interviews conducted face to face or by telephone. An inductive content analysis was used with Consolidated criteria for Reporting Qualitative research as a reporting checklist.RESULTS: Two main categories were identified. Screening is a lifesaver enclosed by ethical dilemmas reflects how men considered screening as a lifesaving test. Testing was surrounded by injustice and an eagerness to encourage other men to undergo screening. Facing challenges during diagnosis reflects the men's experiences of being in an unknown field yet expected to engage in decision-making concerning appropriate treatment. Receiving the diagnosis rendered mixed emotions about having a cancer disease, that the treatment could cause lifelong symptom distress and the men described being hesitant to talk about their diagnosis.CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight men's opinions about screening and that the lack of routine screening represents injustice. The men considered this as an ethical question of lifesaving justice, while stakeholders may argue that screening could lead to unnecessary suffering and overtreatment. Men do not always talk openly about their diagnosis, linked to the fact that it concerns intimate areas. It is important to balance the information in relation to shared decision-making regarding treatment. Health care professionals have an ethical responsibility to support and coach the patient in their decision.PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: This study was based on interviews with men who had experienced a diagnosis of prostate cancer.
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- Gellerstedt, Linda, et al.
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Newly-graduated nurses' experiences of a trainee programme regarding the introduction process and leadership in a hospital setting : a qualitative interview study
- 2019
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Nursing. - : Wiley. - 0962-1067 .- 1365-2702. ; 28:9-10, s. 1685-1694
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- AIM AND OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to describe newly-graduated nurses' experiences of introduction processes and leadership within a hospital trainee programme.BACKGROUND: For many, being a newly-graduated nurse is associated with stress, influenced by the challenge of the transition to independent nurse, coupled with the loss of mentorship due to nurse turnover and rapidly changing demands.METHODS: A qualitative design with an inductive approach was chosen and four focus groups were convened. A total of nineteen nurses were included in the study. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. COREQ was used as EQUATOR checklist.FINDINGS: The analysis resulted in three themes: Need for an introduction when facing a complex reality, Striving to stand on my own, and The importance of having an accessible and multi-skilled manager. The transition is a complex, dynamic and demanding process.CONCLUSIONS: The orientation process from student to becoming an independent nurse is a challenging period. A flexible manager and a readily accessible leadership facilitate the newly-graduated nurse's striving to become an independent nurse. The study demonstrates that a trainee programme and support are essential in this process. There are indications that today's newly-graduated nurses have high expectations of coaching from the manager during the orientation process.RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: The hospital setting and its organisation are rapidly changing in relation to the increasing number of patients and their health status. In addition, there is a need for newly-graduated nurses to secure regrowth, to fill the ranks of experienced nurses leaving the field. Newly-graduated nurses increasingly perceive a gap between their training and clinical realities, thus necessitating changes in tutoring and their introduction to the work. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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