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- Ozolins, Lise-Lotte, et al.
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Nurses’ experiences of problematic situations with migrants in emergency care in Sweden
- 2003
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Ingår i: Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing. - : Elsevier. - 1361-9004 .- 1532-9275. ; 7:2, s. 84-93
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: The aim of the study was to explore and describe nurses’ reports of situations with migrants in emergency care that have been experienced as problematic.Research design and methods: An explorative study. A purposive sample was chosen. Forty-nine registered nurses, 32 women and 17 men, experienced in emergency care, documented their experiences in written descriptions of 64 problematic situations. The data were analysed using qualitative method.Results: The results are described as nine main categories that emerged from the data. The nurses’ experiences of problematic encounters with migrants in emergency care were described as (1) difficulties related to different behaviour, (2) language barriers, (3) difficulties related to contact with relatives, (4) reliance on authorities, (5) complicating organisational factors, (6) difficulties related to gender roles, (7) situations perceived as threatening, and also (8) difficulties related to the patient’s earlier experiences of violence and (9) to the use of natural remedies.Conclusions: The results showed that the main problem was related to communication difficulties including language barriers and cultural dissimilarities. In order to diminish the problems, the use of adequate interpreters is important and training programmes must be developed to improve knowledge about the care of migrants from different parts of the world. The importance of searching for the unique individual perspective is stressed.
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- Borglin, Gunilla, et al.
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Psychometric testing of a quality of life scale among Swedish people 75 years and above in need of help with activities of daily living or not
- 2006
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Ingår i: Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing. - : Elsevier BV. - 1361-9004. ; 9:Suppl. 1, s. 25-43
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Few Quality of Life (QoL) instruments in use today were originally developed for older populations (75+). Information on their validity and reliability in this age group is sparse. The current study investigated the psychometric properties of the Life Quality Gerontological Centre Scale (LGC), a general QoL instrument designed for use among older people. A further aim was to describe and compare QoL with gender and in people needing help with Activities of Daily Living and those not needing such help. A postal questionnaire surveyed 1093 people (mean age 82.7, SD 5.3). Principal component analysis revealed that LGC was reasonably stable as the construct-and cross validation more or less replicated the suggested QoL factors. The instrument differentiated between needing help and not and between men and women. LGC needs further development with respect to reliability, face and content validity but is potentially useful as a diagnostic or an outcome assessment after interventions among older people. Individuals in need of help and women had lower scores in several QoL areas and in total QoL scores compared to those not needing help and men. Older people’s QoL may be improved by interventions directed to areas beyond health and physical functioning. Men and women might also benefit from different interventions directed towards QoL.
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