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- Andersson, Morgan, et al.
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Is it possible to feel at home in a patient room in an intensive care unit? Reflections on environmental aspects in technology dense environments : Is it possible to feel at home in a patient room in an intensive care unit?
- 2019
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Ingår i: Nursing Inquiry. - London : Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.. - 1320-7881 .- 1440-1800.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper focuses on the patient’s perspective and the philosophical underpinnings that support what might be considered optimal for the future design of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patient room. It also addresses the question of whether the aspects that support at-homeness are applicable to ICU patient rooms. The concept of ‘at-homeness’ in ICUs is strongly related to privacy and control of space and territory. This study investigates whether the sense of at-homeness can be created in an ICU, when one or more patients share a room. From an interdisciplinary perspective, we critically reflect on various aspects associated with conflicts surrounding the use of ICU patient rooms. Thus, from an architectural and a caring perspective, the significance of space and personal territory in ICU patient rooms is emphasized. Recommendations for further research are suggested. In conclusion, privacy and control are deemed to be essential factors in the stimulation of recovery processes and the promotion of wellbeing in situations involving severe illness or life-threatening conditions.
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- Andersson, Morgan, 1965, et al.
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Is it possible to feel at home in a patient room in an intensive care unit? Reflections on environmental aspects in technology-dense environments
- 2019
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Ingår i: Nursing Inquiry. - : Wiley. - 1440-1800 .- 1320-7881. ; 26:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper focuses on the patient's perspective and the philosophical underpinnings that support what might be considered optimal for the future design of the intensive care unit (ICU) patient room. It also addresses the question of whether the aspects that support at-homeness are applicable to ICU patient rooms. The concept of “at-homeness” in ICUs is strongly related to privacy and control of space and territory. This study investigates whether the sense of at-homeness can be created in an ICU, when one or more patients share a room. From an interdisciplinary perspective, we critically reflect on various aspects associated with conflicts surrounding the use of ICU patient rooms. Thus, from an architectural and a caring perspective, the significance of space and personal territory in ICU patient rooms is emphasized. Recommendations for further research are suggested. In conclusion, privacy and control are deemed to be essential factors in the stimulation of recovery processes and the promotion of well-being in situations involving severe illness or life-threatening conditions.
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- Björk, Kristofer, 1985-, et al.
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Family members’ experiences of waiting in intensive care: a concept analysis
- 2019
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. - London : Wiley. - 0283-9318 .- 1471-6712. ; , s. 1-18
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- AIM:The aim of this study was to explore the meaning of family members' experience of waiting in an intensive care context using Rodgers' evolutionary method of concept analysis.METHOD:Systematic searches in CINAHL and PubMed retrieved 38 articles which illustrated the waiting experienced by family members in an intensive care context. Rodgers' evolutionary method of concept analysis was applied to the data.FINDINGS:In total, five elements of the concept were identified in the analysis. These were as follows: living in limbo; feeling helpless and powerless; hoping; enduring; and fearing the worst. Family members' vigilance regarding their relative proved to be a related concept, but vigilance does not share the same set of attributes. The consequences of waiting were often negative for the relatives and caused them suffering. The references show that the concept was manifested in different situations and in intensive care units (ICUs) with various types of specialties.CONCLUSIONS:The application of concept analysis has brought a deeper understanding and meaning to the experience of waiting among family members in an intensive care context. This may provide professionals with an awareness of how to take care of family members in this situation. The waiting is inevitable, but improved communication between the ICU staff and family members is necessary to reduce stress and alleviate the suffering of family members. It is important to acknowledge that waiting cannot be eliminated but family-centred care, including a friendly and welcoming hospital environment, can ease the burden of family members with a loved one in an ICU.
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- Dahlborg Lyckhage, Elisabeth, 1974-, et al.
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A Theoretical Framework for Emancipatory Nursing With a Focus on Environment and Persons’ Own and Shared Lifeworld : A Theoretical Framework for Emancipatory Nursing
- 2018
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Ingår i: Advances in Nursing Science. - 0161-9268 .- 1550-5014. ; 41:4, s. 340-350
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- By giving a brief overview of the meta concepts in nursing, with a focus on environment, we sketch a theoretical framework for an emancipatory perspective in nursing care practice. To meet the requirements of equality in care and treatment, we have in our theoretical framework added a critical lifeworld perspective to the anti oppressive practice, to meet requirements of equity in health care encounter. The proposed model of emancipatory nursing goes from overall ideological structures to ontological aspects of the everyday world. Based on the model, nurses could identify what kind of theoretical critical knowledge and thinking they require to conduct equal care and encounter the person behind the patient role.
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- Dahlborg Lyckhage, Elisabeth, 1956-, et al.
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Living in Liminality : Being Simultaneously Visible and Invisible: Caregivers' Narratives of Palliative Care
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care. - : Routledge. - 1552-4256 .- 1552-4264. ; 9:4, s. 272-288
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Palliative care is an integral part of care and takes place in many settings—including the home, special accommodations, and hospitals. However, research shows that palliative care often ends with a death in the hospital due to the heavy burden on the primary caregiver. This study explores the meaning of being the primary caregiver of a close one who is terminally ill and is based on qualitative interviews with six primary caregivers of a terminally ill individual at home. The findings are discussed in the light of the theoretical concepts of liminality, lived body, and power. A potential impending risk exists of being abandoned when one is the primary caregiver to a close one who is terminally ill. This situation calls for professional caregivers to take responsibility and to respond to these, often unspoken, needs. This is particularly important concerning bodily care and the medical treatment regimen. In addition, when friends and relatives are absent, there is an ethical demand on professional caregivers to compensate for this lack and to compensate for this need. Palliative home care demands care that is person-centered—including the individual’s history, family and loved ones, and individual strengths and weaknesses.
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- Egerod, I., et al.
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The patient experience of intensive care: A meta-synthesis of Nordic studies
- 2015
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Ingår i: International Journal of Nursing Studies. - : Elsevier BV. - 0020-7489 .- 1873-491X. ; 52:8, s. 1354-1361
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Sedation practices in the intensive care unit have evolved from deep sedation and paralysis toward lighter sedation and better pain management. The new paradigm of sedation has enabled early mobilization and optimized mechanical ventilator weaning. Intensive care units in the Nordic countries have been particularly close to goals of lighter or no sedation and a more humane approach to intensive care. Objectives: The aim of our study was to systematically review and reinterpret newer Nordic studies of the patient experience of intensive care to obtain a contemporary description of human suffering during life-threatening illness. Design: We conducted a meta-synthesis in which we collected, assessed, and analyzed published qualitative studies with the goal of synthesizing these findings into a new whole. Analysis was based on the scientific approach of Gadamerian hermeneutics. Methods: We performed a literature search of qualitative studies of the patient experience of intensive care based on Nordic publications in 2000-2013. We searched the following databases: PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, and PsycINFO. Each original paper was assessed by all authors using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program instrument for qualitative research. We included 22 studies, all of which provided direct patient quotes. Results: The overarching theme was identified as: The patient experience when existence itself is at stake. We constructed an organizing framework for analysis using the main perspectives represented in the included studies: body, mind, relationships, and ICU-environment. Final analysis and interpretation resulted in the unfolding of four themes: existing in liminality, existing in unboundedness, existing in mystery, and existing on the threshold. Conclusions: Our main finding was that human suffering during intensive care is still evident although sedation is lighter and the environment is more humane. Our interpretation suggested that patients with life-threatening illness descend into a liminal state, where they face the choice of life or death. Caring nurses and family members play an important role in assisting the patient to transition back to life. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Egerod, I., et al.
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Trends and recommendations for critical care nursing research in the Nordic countries: Triangulation of review and survey data
- 2020
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Ingår i: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing. - : Elsevier BV. - 0964-3397. ; 56
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Priorities for critical care nursing research have evolved with societal trends and values. In the 1980s priorities were the nursing workforce, in 1990s technical nursing, in 2000s evidence-based nursing and in 2010s symptom management and family-centred care. Objectives: To identify current trends and future recommendations for critical care nursing research in the Nordic countries. Methods: We triangulated the results of a literature review and a survey. A review of two selected critical care nursing journals (2016-2017) was conducted using content analysis to identify contemporary published research. A self-administered computerised cross-sectional survey of Nordic critical care nursing researchers (2017) reported current and future areas of research. Results: A review of 156 papers identified research related to the patient (13%), family (12%), nurse (31%), and therapies (44%). Current trends in the survey (n = 76, response rate 65%) included patient and family involvement, nurse performance and education, and evidence-based protocols. The datasets showed similar trends, but aftercare was only present in the survey. Future trends included symptom management, transitions, rehabilitation, and new nursing roles. Conclusion: Critical care nursing research is trending toward increased collaboration with patient and family, delineating a shift toward user values. Recommendations include long-term outcomes and impact of nursing. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Engwall, Marie, et al.
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Let there be light and darkness : findings from a prestudy concerning cycled light in the intensive care unit environment.
- 2014
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Ingår i: Critical Care Nursing Quarterly. - : Wolters Kluwer Health Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. - 0887-9303 .- 1550-5111. ; 37:3, s. 273-298
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The present study reports findings concerning light in an intensive care unit setting presented from 3 aspects, giving a wide view. The first part is a systematic review of intervention studies concerning cycled light compared with dim light/noncycled light. The findings showed that cycled light may be beneficial to preterm infant health. Second, a lighting intervention in the intensive care unit is presented, comparing and assessing experience of this lighting environment with that of an ordinary room. Significant differences were shown in hedonic tone, favoring the intervention environment. In the third part, measured illuminance, luminance, and irradiance values achieved in the lighting intervention room and ordinary room lighting are reported.
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- Engwall, Marie, et al.
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Lighting, sleep and circadian rhythm: An intervention study in the intensive care unit
- 2015
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Ingår i: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing. - : Elsevier BV. - 0964-3397 .- 1532-4036. ; 31:6, s. 325-335
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) may risk disruption of their circadian rhythm. In an intervention research project a cycled lighting system was set up in an ICU room to support patients' circadian rhythm. Part I aimed to compare experiences of the lighting environment in two rooms with different lighting environments by lighting experiences questionnaire. The results indicated differences in advantage for the patients in the intervention room (n=48), in perception of daytime brightness (p =0.004). In nighttime, greater lighting variation (p =0.005) was found in the ordinary room (n = 52). Part II aimed to describe experiences of lighting in the room equipped with the cycled lighting environment. Patients (n=19) were interviewed and the results were presented in categories: "A dynamic lighting environment", "Impact of lighting on patients' steep", The impact of lighting/lights on circadian rhythm" and The Lighting calms". Most had experiences from sleep disorders and half had nightmares/sights and circadian rhythm disruption. Nearly all were pleased with the cycled lighting environment, which together with daylight supported their circadian rhythm. In night's actual lighting levels helped patients and staff to connect which engendered feelings of calm. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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- Engwall, Marie, et al.
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Patients' Self-Reported Recovery After an Environmental Intervention Aimed to Support Patient's Circadian Rhythm in Intensive Care
- 2021
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Ingår i: Herd-Health Environments Research & Design Journal. - : SAGE Publications. - 1937-5867 .- 2167-5112. ; 14:4, s. 194-210
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) are among the most vulnerable, and they require support to start their recovery. The design of the patient area in the ICU can play a prominent role in both the quality of care and patients' recovery. The lighting environment has the opportunity to restore and strengthen the natural human circadian rhythm and health. Aim: To evaluate patients' self-reported recovery after being cared for in an ICU room rebuilt according to evidence-based design principles that promote recovery. Method: An intervention was set up in a two-bed patient room including a cycled lighting system. Self-reported recovery was reported at 6 and 12 months after discharge. Data were analyzed using a 2(mechanically ventilated, nonmechanically ventilated) x 2(intervention room, ordinary room) analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and 2(male, women) x 2(intervention room, ordinary room) ANCOVA. Results: Data from the different rooms showed no significant main effects for recovery after 6 months, p = .21; however, after 12 months, it become significant, p. < .05. This indicated that patient recovery was positively influenced for patients cared for in the intervention room (M = 8.88, SD = 4.07) compared to the ordinary room (M = 10.90, SD = 4.26). There were no interaction effects for gender or if the patients had been mechanically ventilated either at 6 or 12 months' postdischarge. Conclusions: A cycled lighting system may improve patient self-reported recovery after ICU care; however, more research on the topic is needed.
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- Engwall, Marie, 1964, et al.
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The effect of cycled lighting in the intensive care unit on sleep, activity and physiological parameters: A pilot study
- 2017
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Ingår i: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing. - : Elsevier BV. - 0964-3397 .- 1532-4036. ; 41, s. 26-32
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Patients in intensive care suffer from severe illnesses or injuries and from symptoms related to care and treatments. Environmental factors, such as lighting at night, can disturb patients' circadian rhythms. The aim was to investigate whether patients displayed circadian rhythms and whether a cycled lighting intervention would impact it. In this pilot study (N=60), a cycled lighting intervention in a two -bed patient room was conducted. An ordinary hospital room functioned as the control. Patient activity, heart rate, mean arterial pressure and body temperature were recorded. All data were collected during the patients' final 24h in the intensive care unit. There was a significant difference between day and night patient activity within but not between conditions. Heart rates differed between day and night significantly for patients in the ordinary room but not in the intervention room or between conditions. Body temperature was lowest at night for all patients with no significant difference between conditions. Patients in both conditions had a natural circadian rhythm; and the cycled lighting intervention showed no significant impact. As the sample size was small, a larger repeated measures study should be conducted to determine if other types of lighting or environmental factors can impact patients' well-being. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Eriksson, Thomas, et al.
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Hermeneutic observational studies: describing a method
- 2021
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. - Nordic College of Caring Science : Wiley. - 0283-9318 .- 1471-6712. ; 35:1, s. 319-327
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- There is a need to develop and use research observations in the clinical field, primarily to gain insight
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- Eriksson, Thomas, et al.
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Hermeneutiska observationsstudier : från ett metodologiskt perspektiv.
- 2013
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Sedan några år har det varit en pågående diskussion om hur observationer kan användas i den vårdvetenskapliga forskningen, när det gäller att samla in kvalitativa forskningsdata och att tolka dessa data med hjälp av hermeneutik. Syftet med denna artikel var att reflektera, argumentera och bidra med ett innehåll i en pågående diskurs som rör utveckling av hermeneutisk tolkning av observationer som vetenskaplig metod via ett exempel genomfört inom intensivvård. I den hermeneutiska observationsstudie som används för att belysa metoden ligger forskningens fokus på att fånga det vårdande i besöken av patienter som vårdas på intensivvårdsavdelning. Den främsta anledningen till varför det finns ett behov av att utveckla och använda observation som datainsamling i det kliniska fältet är behovet av att få insikt i och synliggöra vad vårdandets innersta kärna kan innebära. Men det innefattar även kunskapsbildning om det som innebär att kunna se och vittna om vad som händer.
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- Eriksson, Thomas, et al.
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The experiences of patients and their families of visiting during whilst in an intensive care unit : A hermeneutic interview study
- 2011
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Ingår i: Intensive & Critical Care Nursing. - : Elsevier. - 0964-3397 .- 1532-4036. ; 27:2, s. 60-67
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim The aim of this study was to interpret and understand the meanings of the lived experiences of visiting of patients in an ICU and their families. Method The research design was hermeneutic, based on interviews. This study includes 12 interviews with seven patients and five relatives who had been in an ICU. The interview text was interpreted in a Gadamerian manner as different plays with actors and plots. Findings Patients’ narratives could be divided into two parts; recall of real life and unreal life experiences, the unreal being more common. Relatives’ narratives are described as being on stage and being backstage, i.e. in the room with the patient and outside it. Conclusion The final interpretation elucidated the experience of visiting as the sudden shift between being present in real life vs. being present in the real life of unreality. It was a process whereby the patient and the family build a new understanding of life that creates a new form of interplay within the family. The pre-critical illness life is no longer there – a new life has begun. To support patients and their families in this process of change a family-centred care perspective is necessary.
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- Eriksson, Thomas, 1959-, et al.
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The experiences of patients and their families of visiting whilst in an intensive care unit - a hermeneutic interview study
- 2011
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Ingår i: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing. - : Elsevier BV. - 0964-3397 .- 1532-4036. ; 27:2, s. 60-66
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim The aim of this study was to interpret and understand the meanings of the lived experiences of visiting of patients in an ICU and their families. Method The research design was hermeneutic, based on interviews. This study includes 12 interviews with seven patients and five relatives who had been in an ICU. The interview text was interpreted in a Gadamerian manner as different plays with actors and plots. Findings Patients’ narratives could be divided into two parts; recall of real life and unreal life experiences, the unreal being more common. Relatives’ narratives are described as being on stage and being backstage, i.e. in the room with the patient and outside it. Conclusion The final interpretation elucidated the experience of visiting as the sudden shift between being present in real life vs. being present in the real life of unreality. It was a process whereby the patient and the family build a new understanding of life that creates a new form of interplay within the family. The pre-critical illness life is no longer there – a new life has begun. To support patients and their families in this process of change a family-centred care perspective is necessary.
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- Eriksson, Thomas, et al.
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The Nordic Association for Intensive Care Nursing Research (NOFI)
- 2011
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Nordic nursing studies have a strong tradition within the qualitative approach. This approach has been applied to explore the lived experience of critical illness and intensive care therapy from the perspectives of the patient and the patient’s family. In 2003, the Nordic Association for Intensive Care Nursing Research (NOFI) was established by nursing scholars from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The purpose of NOFI was to encourage research in intensive care nursing in the Nordic countries, to establish a network of intensive care nursing scholars, to exchange research experience and research outcomes among the Nordic research communities, and to increase the visibility of research in intensive care nursing in the Nordic countries. Although the focus was on nursing research, an interdisciplinary approach has also been encouraged with joint research and conference activities. NOFI have arranged biannual conferences for members and other individuals interested in the activities of the network. The venue has rotated among the tree Nordic countries, and the themes of the meetings have been: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) environment and acoustics, relatives of ICU-patients, ways of knowing, sedation, ethics, patient diaries, multimodal interventions, research designs, ICU-delirium, psychometrics, burns, and mechanical ventilation. Other activities have been presentations of newly completed PhD-studies in the Nordic countries. Since 2006, nursing scholars from the three Scandinavian countries have collaborated on a study of diaries written for ICU patients (patient diaries). The three countries share common values, culture and language, which has facilitated the exchange of ideas among the Nordic nurses. Intensive care nursing is a young domain of research. We still need to encourage more scholars within this area to increase our knowledge base, improve the ICU-experience and formalize rehabilitation of post-ICU patients. Intensive care is a collaborative practice and future research should reflect the interdisciplinary aspect of the field.
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- Eriksson, Thomas, et al.
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The visiting situation in an ICU : an observational hermeneutic study –oral presentation
- 2011
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: The aim was to interpret the interplay between critically ill patients and their next of kin in an ICU to understand the visiting situation. Method: A hermeneutic research design with non-participant observation was chosen as the data collection method. Ten observations of 10 patients and 24 loved ones over a 20 hour period were conducted. The text describing the observations of the interplay was interpreted in accordance with Gadamer. Data were analysed by considering the text as a play with scenes, actors and plots. Results: The interpretation of the scenes revealed two themes describing the patient’s interplay and six themes describing the next of kin’s interplay. The understanding of the plot concerns people who had entered a situation where normal everyday life was disconnected. The path from health to illness was a totally unfamiliar environment and perception of life, where the body constituted a new and unknown world. As a result of the fact that the patients were unable to use their bodies in the usual way, which sends different signals to their loved ones, who in turn have difficulty deciding how to respond. Both parties become trapped or locked out by their own bodies. Conclusion: A hindrance to the interplay could be the room, which was designed for medical and technical use and thus did not promote healing. The professionals were crucial for interpreting the signals from both patients and next of kin, as well as for finding caring strategies, such as physical contact, that promote interplay, which in turn create a caring and healing atmosphere.
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- Eriksson, Thomas, et al.
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Visits in an intensive care unit : an observational hermeneutic study
- 2010
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Ingår i: Intensive & Critical Care Nursing. - : Churchill Livingstone. - 0964-3397 .- 1532-4036. ; 26:1, s. 51-57
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim The aim was to interpret the interplay between critically ill patients and their next of kin in an ICU and to disclose a deeper understanding of the visiting situation. Method A hermeneutic research design with non-participant observation was chosen as the data collection method. Ten observations of 10 patients and 24 loved ones over a 20-h period were conducted. The text describing the observations of the interplay was interpreted in accordance with Gadamer's thoughts. Data were analysed by considering the text as a play with scenes, actors and plots. Findings Due to their medical condition the patients were unable to use their bodies in the usual way, which sends different signals to their loved ones, who in turn have difficulty deciding how to respond. Both parties become, in a manner of speaking, trapped or locked out by their own bodies. Conclusion The physical environment became a hindrance to the interplay as it was designed for medical and technical use and thus did not promote healing. The professionals are important for interpreting the signals from both patients and next of kin, as well as for finding caring strategies, such as physical contact that promote interplay, which in turn strengthens connectedness.
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- Halvorsen, K., et al.
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Patients' experiences of well-being when being cared for in the intensive care unit—An integrative review
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Nursing. - : Wiley. - 0962-1067 .- 1365-2702. ; 31:1-2, s. 3-19
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: The aim of this integrative review was to identify facilitators and barriers to patients’ well-being when being cared for in an ICU setting, from the perspective of the patients. Background: To become critically ill and hospitalised in an ICU is a stressful, chaotic event due to the life-threatening condition itself, as well as therapeutic treatments and the environment. A growing body of evidence has revealed that patients often suffer from physical, psychological and cognitive problems after an ICU stay. Several strategies, such as sedation and pain management, are used to reduce stress and increase well-being during ICU hospitalisation, but the ICU experience nevertheless affects the body and mind. Design; Methods: Since research exploring patients’ sense of well-being in an ICU setting is limited, an integrative review approach was selected. Searches were performed in CINAHL, Medline, Psych Info, Eric and EMBASE. After reviewing 66 studies, 12 studies were included in the integrative review. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the studies. The PRISMA checklist for systematic reviews was used. Results: The results are presented under one main theme, ‘Well-being as a multidimensional experience—interwoven in barriers and facilitators’ and six sub-themes representing barriers to and facilitators of well-being in an ICU. Barriers identified were physical stressors, emotional stressors, environmental disturbances and insecurity relating to time and space. Facilitators were meeting physical needs and activities that included dimensions of a caring and relational environment. Conclusion: Our main findings were that experiences of well-being were multidimensional and included physical, emotional, relational and environmental aspects, and they were more often described through barriers than facilitators of well-being. Relevance for clinical practice: This integrative review has shown that it is necessary to adopt an individual focus on patient well-being in an ICU setting since physical, emotional, relational and environmental stressors might impact each patient differently. © 2021 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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- Israelsson-Skogsberg, Åsa, 1968-, et al.
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'I'm almost never sick': Everyday life experiences of children and young people with home mechanical ventilation
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of Child Health Care. - : SAGE Publications. - 1367-4935 .- 1741-2889. ; 22:1, s. 6-18
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Developments in medical technology and treatment have increased the survival rates of children with serious illnesses or injuries, including those receiving home mechanical ventilation, which is a small but growing group. The aim of this study was to explore everyday life experiences of children and young people living with home mechanical ventilation (HMV). Data were obtained through interviews with nine participants. The interviews were supported by photovoice methodology: photographs taken by the participants before or during the interviews were used to facilitate conversation. Interview data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The findings revealed that everyday life on a ventilator can be described as including power but simultaneously as characterized by vulnerability to the outside world, comparable to balancing on a tightrope. Various types of technology, both information and communication technology (ICT) and vital medical technology, enabled the participants to engage with the world around them. This study contributes knowledge about the experiences of children and young people with HMV, who depict their lives as good and valuable. The study also underscores, when designing plans and home support, it is necessary to take a sensible approach to personal experiences of what a good life is and what resources are needed to attain and maintain health.
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- Israelsson-Skogsberg, Åsa, et al.
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Personal care assistants' experiences of caring for people on home mechanical ventilation.
- 2016
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. - : Wiley. - 0283-9318 .- 1471-6712.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- AIM: The aim of this study was to describe personal care assistants' (PCA) experiences of working with a ventilator-assisted person at home. METHODS: Data were collected from fifteen audiotaped semistructured interviews with PCAs supporting a child or adult using home mechanical ventilation (HMV). Thirteen women and two men participated; their working experience with HMV users ranged from one to 17 years (median 6 years). Data were subjected to qualitative content analysis in an inductive and interpretive manner. FINDINGS: Five categories emerged from the data: Being part of a complex work situation; Taking on a multidimensional responsibility; Caring carried out in someone's home; Creating boundaries in an environment with indistinct limits; and Being close to another's body and soul. CONCLUSIONS: The participants felt very close to the person they worked with, both physically and emotionally. They had a great responsibility and therefore a commensurate need for support, guidance and a well-functioning organisation around the HMV user. There is international consensus that advanced home care will continue to expand and personal care assistance is key in this development. We suggest that one way to move forward for PCAs working with HMV users is to create multiprofessional teams led by a key-person who coordinates the individual needs. More research is needed within this area from a broad perspective including the HMV-assisted persons, relatives, personal care assistants and management organisations.
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- Israelsson-Skogsberg, Åsa, et al.
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Young adults’ narratives about living with home mechanical ventilation – a phenomenological hermeneutical study
- 2023
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Ingår i: Disability and Rehabilitation. - 0963-8288 .- 1464-5165.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- PurposeAn increasing number of children and young adults with complex medical conditions and respiratory failure are treated with home mechanical ventilation (HMV). The current study aimed to describe how young adults using HMV experience their everyday life with the ventilator, their physical impairments and their opportunities for an educational and professional career.Materials and methodsData were collected via narrative interviews with nine young HMV users (3 females and 6 males, aged 18–31 years) in their homes. Two were ventilated invasively, six were ventilated non-invasively and one was treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) via facemask. Data were analysed using a phenomenological hermeneutical method.ResultA multi-professional team contributed to participants’ safety and ability to participate in society through higher education and professional work. A good and valuable life, mostly feeling healthy were experienced but also prejudice and stiffened social society structures.ConclusionThe findings of this study prove the importance of having long-standing access to a competent and supportive available multi-professional healthcare team when living with a long-term complex condition. These teams provided well-functioning human and technological support in everyday lives.Implications for Rehabilitation· An increasing number of children and young adults are treated with home mechanical ventilation due to respiratory failure.· The home mechanical ventilation treatment provided rest from breathing and improved sleep quality in such a way that work and higher studies could be managed.· Longstanding access to a supportive multi-professional healthcare team provided feelings of being safe, which in turn boosted self-confidence in life and preparedness to meet new challenges.
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- Johansson, K., et al.
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Moving between rooms - moving between life and death: nurses' experiences of caring for terminally ill patients in hospitals
- 2012
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Nursing. - : Wiley. - 0962-1067 .- 1365-2702. ; 21:13-14, s. 2034-2043
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim. This study describes the meanings of generalist registered nurses experiences of caring for palliative care patients on general wards in hospitals. Background. Earlier research shows that work with patients in palliative care is demanding. More research concerning palliative care is undertaken in oncological care, in hospice and in home-care settings than in general wards. It is therefore important to examine the palliative care in the context of acute-care settings to discover more about this phenomenon, to understand the experiences of nurses in this situation and to develop patient care. Design. Qualitative, descriptive and interpretive study. Method. Eight registered nurses in two different hospitals in Sweden were interviewed. The patients on these wards suffered from surgical and medical conditions, i.e. both curative and palliative care were administered. The interviews were analysed using a phenomenological hermeneutical approach inspired by Ricoeurs philosophy. Results. The registered nurses experiences are presented as seven themes and a comprehensive, interpreted whole. This latter revealed the significance of contrasts, contradictions and movement between the material and psychological experiences of the room and nursing care in this care context. Conclusions. The registered nurses say that something momentous occurred during the care process and they showed a strong determination and commitment to being part of the ending of the patients life circle, despite the situation often being one of stress. Relevance to clinical practice. The findings highlight the need for various forms of support for the nurses to meet their need for new and updated knowledge and support in existential matters. This may promote a better quality of care and confirm the nurses in their caring practice. Moreover, there is a need to introduce the hospice philosophy into acute-care settings in hospitals.
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- Johansson, Lotta, 1965, et al.
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Evaluation of a sound environment intervention in an ICU : A feasibility study
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Ingår i: Australian Critical Care. - Amsterdam : Elsevier. - 1036-7314 .- 1878-1721. ; 31:2, s. 59-70
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Currently, it is well known that the sound environment in intensive care units (ICU) is substandard. Therefore, there is a need of interventions investigating possible improvements. Unfortunately, there are many challenges to consider in the design and performance of clinical intervention studies including sound measurements and clinical outcomes.Objectives: (1) explore whether it is possible to implement a full-scale intervention study in the ICU concerning sound levels and their impact on the development of ICU delirium; (2) discuss methodological challenges and solutions for the forthcoming study; (3) conduct an analysis of the presence of ICU delirium in the study group; and (4) describe the sound pattern in the intervention rooms.Methods: A quasi-randomized clinical trial design was chosen. The intervention consisted of a refurbished two-bed ICU patient room (experimental) with a new suspended wall-to-wall ceiling and a low frequency absorber. An identical two-bed room (control) remained unchanged.Inclusion criteria: Patients >18 years old with ICU lengths of stay (LoS) >48. h. The final study group consisted of 31 patients: six from the rebuilt experimental room and 25 from the control room. Methodological problems and possible solutions were continuously identified and documented.Results: Undertaking a full-scale intervention study with continuous measurements of acoustic data in an ICU is possible. However, this feasibility study demonstrated some aspects to consider before start. The randomization process and the sound measurement procedure must be developed. Furthermore, proper education and training are needed for determining ICU delirium.Conclusion: This study raises a number of points that may be helpful for future complex interventions in an ICU. For a full-scale study to be completed a continuously updated cost calculation is necessary. Furthermore, representatives from the clinic need to be involved in all stages during the project.
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- Johansson, Lotta, 1965, et al.
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Meanings of Being Critically Ill in a Sound-Intensive ICU Patient Room : A Phenomenological Hermeneutical Study
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Ingår i: Open Nursing Journal. - : Bentham Open. - 1874-4346. ; 6, s. 108-116
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study was to illuminate the meanings of being critically ill in a sound-intensive ICU patient room, as disclosed through patients’ narratives. Patient rooms in ICUs are filled with loud activity and studies have revealed sound levels comparable to those of a busy road above the patient’s head. There is a risk that the sound or noise is disturbing and at worst a major problem for the patient, but there is a lack of knowledge concerning the patients’ own experiences. Thirteen patients were asked to narrate their experiences of the sound environment in ICU patient rooms. The interviews were analyzed using a phenomenological- hermeneutical method inspired by the philosophy of Ricoeur. Six themes emerged from the analysis. Conclusion: The meanings of being a patient in a sound- intensive environment were interpreted as never knowing what to expect next regarding noise, but also of being situated in the middle of an uncontrollable barrage of noise, unable to take cover or disappear. This condition is not to be seen as static; for some patients there is movement and change over time. The meanings indicate that the unpredictable shifts between silence and disturbing sounds stress the critically ill patient and impede sleep and recovery. Our findings indicate the need to reduce disturbing and unexpected sounds and noise around critically ill patients in high-tech environments in order to facilitate wellbeing, sleep and recovery. Nurses have a vital role in developing such an environment.
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- Johansson, Lotta, 1965, et al.
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Noise in the ICU patient room : Staff knowledge and clinical improvements
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Ingår i: Intensive & Critical Care Nursing. - Amsterdam : Elsevier. - 0964-3397 .- 1532-4036. ; 35, s. 1-9
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Introduction: The acoustic environment in the intensive care unit patient room, with high sound levels and unpredictable sounds, is known to be poor and stressful. Therefore, the present study had two aims: to investigate staff knowledge concerning noise in the intensive care unit and: to identify staff suggestions for improving the sound environment in the intensive care unit patient room.Method: A web-based knowledge questionnaire including 10 questions was distributed to 1047 staff members at nine intensive care unit. Moreover, 20 physicians, nurses and enrolled nurses were interviewed and asked to give suggestions for improvement.Results: None of the respondents answered the whole questionnaire correctly; mean value was four correct answers. In the interview part, three categories emerged: improving staff's own care actions and behaviour; improving strategies requiring staff interaction; and improving physical space and technical design.Conclusion: The results from the questionnaire showed that the staff had low theoretical knowledge concerning sound and noise in the intensive care unit. However, the staff suggested many improvement measures, but also described difficulties and barriers. The results from this study can be used in the design of future interventions to reduce noise in the intensive care unit as well as in other settings.
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- Johansson, Lotta, 1965, et al.
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The sound environment in an ICU patient room--A content analysis of sound levels and patient experiences
- 2012
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Ingår i: Intensive & Critical Care Nursing. - : Elsevier Limited. - 0964-3397 .- 1532-4036. ; 28:5, s. 269-279
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study had two aims: first to describe, using both descriptive statistics and quantitative content analysis, the noise environment in an ICU patient room over one day, a patient's physical status during the same day and early signs of ICU delirium; second, to describe, using qualitative content analysis, patients' recall of the noise environment in the ICU patient room. The final study group comprised 13 patients. General patient health status data, ICU delirium observations and sound-level data were collected for each patient over a 24-hour period. Finally, interviews were conducted following discharge from the ICU. The sound levels in the patient room were higher than desirable and the LAF max levels exceed 55dB 70-90% of the time. Most patients remembered some sounds from their stay in the ICU and whilst many were aware of the sounds they were not disturbing to them. However, some also experienced feelings of fear related to sounds emanating from treatments and investigations of the patient beside them. In this small sample, no statistical connection between early signs of ICU delirium and high sound levels was seen, but more research will be needed to clarify whether or not a correlation does exist between these two factors.
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- Johansson, Maria
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Intensivvårdsdagbok i Sverige : betydelse och tillämpning
- 2019
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Aim: The overall aim of the thesis was to explore how the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) diary was experienced by family members, family members of non-survivors and nursing staff in the ICU setting, thereby contributing to the development of national clinical practice guidelines regarding the structure, content and use of the ICU diary.Methods: A qualitative design was employed for all four studies: a hermeneutic approach was adopted in studies I and II, whilst a qualitative descriptive design with the use of focus groups interviews was chosen in study III. An Instrumental Multiple Case Study design was carried out in study IV.Main Findings: The diary symbolised the maintenance of relationships with the patients and was a substitute for the usual opportunities for communication. The diary was instrumental in meeting the needs of the majority of participant family members. The diary provided the means to be present at the patient’s bedside, to feel involved in caregiving, to maintain hope and to relay relevant information. If the critically ill family member did not survive the stay in the ICU, the diary acted as a form of bereavement support by processing the death of the patient. Nevertheless, some family members found the diary too public an arena to write in as the diary entries indicated visiting patterns which in turn provoke feelings of guilt when the visits were infrequent. Further, not knowing what to write was another source of pressure.Nursing staff experienced that writing diaries often felt meaningful and led to an increased motivation and engagement in patient care and family support. They expressed that they felt they did something good for the patient and family members. Thus, the diary can be seen as a way to promote person-centred care, where family members were offered to participate in the care. However, in the absence of guidelines or clear guidelines about the use of an ICU diary, then not many patients actually received a diary.Conclusions: Practice guidelines concerning ICU diaries would help to ensure the more widespread and consistent use of diaries for all ICU patients. As family members may benefit from the diary, even if the patient may not always be able to do so. The ICU diary can be seen as a tool to help promote person-centred care by directly involving family members and providing a human touch, thus helping to counterbalance the highly technical physical environment of ICU.
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- Karlsson, Jonas, et al.
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Critical care nurses' lived experiences of interhospital intensive care unit-to-unit transfers : A phenomenological hermeneutical study
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Ingår i: Intensive & Critical Care Nursing. - : Elsevier. - 0964-3397 .- 1532-4036. ; 61, s. 1-7
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: To explore critical care nurses' lived experiences of transferring intensive care patients between hospitals. Methods: A phenomenological hermeneutic approach using data generated through individual inter-views with 11 critical care registered nurses. Setting: Two general intensive care units in Sweden. Findings: Five themes were identified: it depends on me; your care makes a difference; being exposed; depending on interprofessional relationships; and sensing professional growth. These themes were synthesised into a comprehensive understanding showing how transferring intensive care patients between hospitals meant being on an ambivalent journey together with the patient but also on a journey within yourself in your own development and growth, where you, as a nurse, constantly are torn between contradictory feelings and experiences. Conclusion: Interhospital intensive care unit-to-unit transfers can be a challenging task for critical care nurses but also an important opportunity for professional growth. During the transfer, nurses become responsible for the patient, their colleagues and the entire transfer process. In a time of an increasing number of interhospital intensive care unit-to-unit transfers, this study illuminates the risk for missed nursing care, showing that the critical care nurse has an important role in protecting the patient from harm and safeguarding dignified care. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Karlsson, Jonas, 1972-, et al.
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Family members' lived experiences when a loved one undergoes an interhospital intensive care unit‐to‐unit transfer: A phenomenological hermeneutical study
- 2020
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Nursing. - : Wiley. - 0962-1067 .- 1365-2702.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aims and objectivesTo reveal meanings of family members' lived experiences when a loved one undergoes an interhospital intensive care unit‐to‐unit transfer.BackgroundInterhospital intensive care unit‐to‐unit transfers take place between different hospitals and their respective intensive care units (ICUs). These types of transfers are an increasing phenomenon but are sparsely studied from the family members' perspective. Indeed, the patient's critical illness and care can have a major impact on family members. During the transfer process, there is a demand for the involved intensive care health personnel to make family members feel safe and cared for.DesignA qualitative design based on phenomenological hermeneutics.MethodsThe study was conducted at two Swedish general ICUs. Data were generated through individual in‐depth interviews with seven family members and analysed using a phenomenological hermeneutical approach. The Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research principles were applied in the conduct and reporting of this study.ResultsFour themes that reveal meanings of family members' lived experiences were developed: losing your safe haven, dealing with uncertainty, carrying your own and others' burdens and a wish to be close.ConclusionsThe study reveals that an interhospital intensive care unit‐to‐unit transfer affects the whole family and is characterised by family members experiencing many negative feelings. The findings also illustrate that being a family member when a loved one is transferred means being exposed to the core existential elements of being human, such as loneliness and searching for meaning.Relevance to clinical practiceThe study highlights the importance of maintaining a family‐centred approach during the transfer process. Our findings can provide deeper knowledge for intensive care health personnel, better preparing them for the delicate task of providing family‐centred care during the interhospital intensive care unit‐to‐unit transfer process.
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- Karlsson, Jonas, 1972-, et al.
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The Patient’s Situation During Interhospital Intensive Care Unit-to-Unit Transfers: A Hermeneutical Observational Study
- 2019
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Ingår i: Qualitative Health Research. - : Sage Publications. - 1049-7323 .- 1552-7557. ; , s. 1-12
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Interhospital intensive care unit-to-unit transfers are an increasing phenomenon, earlier mainly studied from a patient safety perspective. Using data from video recordings and participant observations, the aim was to explore and interpret the observed nature of the patient’s situation during interhospital intensive care unit-to-unit transfers. Data collection from eight transfers resulted in over 7 hours of video material and field notes. Using a hermeneutical approach, three themes emerged: being visible and invisible; being in a constantly changing space; and being a fettered body in constant motion. The patient’s situation can be viewed as an involuntary journey, one where the patient exists in a constantly changing space drifting in and out of the health personnel’s attention and where movements from the journey become part of the patient’s body. Interhospital transfers of vulnerable patients emerge as a complex task, challenging the health personnel’s ability to maintain a caring atmosphere around these patients.
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- Karlsson, Veronika, 1972, et al.
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Patients' statements and experiences concerning receiving mechanical ventilation: a prospective video-recorded study
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Ingår i: Nursing Inquiry. - : Wiley. - 1320-7881 .- 1440-1800. ; 19:3, s. 247-258
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- KARLSSON V, LINDAHL B and BERGBOM I. Nursing Inquiry 2012; 19: 247258 ?Patients statements and experiences concerning receiving mechanical ventilation: a prospective video-recorded study Prospective studies using video-recordings of patients during mechanical ventilator treatment (MVT) while conscious have not previously been published. The aim was to describe patients statements, communication and facial expressions during a video-recorded interview while undergoing MVT. Content analysis and hermeneutics inspired by the philosophy of Gadamer were used. The patients experienced almost constant difficulties in breathing and lost their voice. The most common types of communication techniques patients used were nodding or shaking the head. Their expressions were interpreted as stiffened facial expression, tense body position and feelings of sadness and sorrow. Nursing care for patients conscious during MVT is challenging as it creates new demands regarding the content of the care provided. In caring for patients undergoing MVT while conscious, establishing a caring relationship, making patients feel safe and helping them to communicate seem to be most important for alleviating discomfort and instilling hope.
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- Lindahl, Berit, 1955, et al.
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A meta-synthesis describing the relationships between patients, informal caregivers and health professionals in home-care settings
- 2011
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Nursing. - : Wiley. - 0962-1067 .- 1365-2702. ; 20:3/4, s. 454-463
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The present study describes, through a meta-synthesis, the relationship between patients, informal caregivers and health professionals involved in home care. Today, many people receive help from health care professionals in their homes with the consequence that, for many health care professionals, their working place is the patients' homes. Research that addresses the dynamics in the caring relationship in home care seems to be rare. A meta-synthesis is an integrated interpretation of qualitative research findings, which is more substantive than the results from each individual investigation. We performed a systematic literature search regarding studies published during the period 1992-2005, using the search terms home nursing, professional and home health care. The included studies described relations in a home care context, between health professionals and patients or relations between health professionals, patients and their informal caregivers published in the same study. The fi ; ndings showed that when professionals entered people's home, the private area changed. The study presents an interpretation of the changed meanings of home as the place and space for professional care. We described the meanings of the relationship in two main themes with subthemes. The main themes are 'being there' and 'home care as a co-creation'. The understanding of relationships in home care is seen as the development of a professional friendship. This concept is reflected on through the writings of Aristotle and Alberoni. To address these concerns, it is important that home care providers, recipients and their family members develop friendships. These friendships should be a part of any professional relationship. When health professionals enter patients' homes, they have to be aware of the risk of transgressing borders of privacy. In addition, devaluing patients' or their informal caregivers' knowledge and their opinions about the care is interpreted as an exercise of institutiona ; l power.
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- Lindahl, Berit, et al.
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A student-centered clinical educational unit : description of a reflective learning model
- 2009
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Ingår i: Nurse Education in Practice. - : Churchill Livingstone. - 1471-5953 .- 1873-5223. ; 9:1, s. 5-12
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article describes a model of a student-centered Clinical Education Unit (CEU) within an undergraduate nursing education programme. The model comprises three various levels of learning in the nursing education programme at School of Health Sciences, University College of Borås, Sweden. The three levels of learning correspond to the first, second and third programme years of the nursing education. Each level of learning is represented by clinical training in three different hospital care settings. The educational model was developed through a co-operation between hospital representatives and nurse educators at the university college. The model is built on a human caring science perspective and knowledge that focuses on patients’ lived experience of their care and illness. The model emphasises collaboration in communion between students, hospital and faculty members as an alternative to bridge the gap between theory and practice in nursing. Reflection and critical thinking are the vital components in a clinical learning environment.
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- Lindahl, Berit, et al.
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A student-centered clinical educational unit : a description of a model
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Ingår i: Nurse Education in Practice. - : Churchill Livingstone. - 1471-5953 .- 1873-5223. ; 9:1, s. 5-12
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article describes a model of a student-centered Clinical Education Unit (CEU) within an undergraduate nursing education programme. The model comprises three various levels of learning in the nursing education programme at School of Health Sciences, University College of Borås, Sweden. The three levels of learning correspond to the first, second and third programme years of the nursing education. Each level of learning is represented by clinical training in three different hospital care settings. The educational model was developed through a co-operation between hospital representatives and nurse educators at the university college. The model is built on a human caring science perspective and knowledge that focuses on patients’ lived experience of their care and illness. The model emphasises collaboration in communion between students, hospital and faculty members as an alternative to bridge the gap between theory and practice in nursing. Reflection and critical thinking are the vital components in a clinical learning environment.
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- Lindahl, Berit, 1955, et al.
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A student-centered clinical educational unit – a description of a model. Nursing Education in Practice.
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Ingår i: Nurse Education in Practice. - : Elsevier BV. - 1471-5953. ; 9:1, s. 5-12
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article describes a model of a student-centered Clinical Education Unit (CEU) within an undergraduate nursing education programme. The model comprises three various levels of learning in the nursing education programme at School of Health Sciences, University College of Borås, Sweden. The three levels of learning correspond to the first, second and third programme years of the nursing education. Each level of learning is represented by clinical training in three different hospital care settings. The educational model was developed through a co-operation between hospital representatives and nurse educators at the university college. The model is built on a human caring science perspective and knowledge that focuses on patients’ lived experience of their care and illness. The model emphasises collaboration in communion between students, hospital and faculty members as an alternative to bridge the gap between theory and practice in nursing. Reflection and critical thinking are the vital components in a clinical learning environment. Keywords: Reflective practice; Education clinical; Student-centered; Learning environment; Education; Nursing; Students; Reflection; Student placement
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- Lindahl, Berit, et al.
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Att vårda på evidensbaserad grund
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Ingår i: Att bli sjuksköterska - en introduktion till yrke och ämne. - : Lund: Studentlitteratur AB. - 9789144054117 ; , s. 181-204
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- Lindahl, Berit, 1955, et al.
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Being the Parent of a Ventilator-Assisted Child: Perceptions of the Family-Health Care Provider Relationship When Care Is Offered in the Family Home
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Ingår i: Journal of Family Nursing. - : SAGE Publications. - 1074-8407 .- 1552-549X. ; 19:4, s. 489-508
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The number of medically fragile children cared for at home is increasing; however, there are few studies about the professional support these families receive in their homes. The aim of the study was to understand the meanings that parents had about the support they received from health care professionals who offered care for their ventilator-assisted child in the family home. A phenomenological-hermeneutic method was used. Data included the narratives of five mother-father couples living in Sweden who were receiving professional support for their ventilator-assisted child. The findings indicate that receiving professional support meant being at risk of and/or exposed to the exercise of control over family privacy. The professional support system in the families' homes worked more by chance than by competent and sensible planning. In good cases, caring encounters were characterized by a mutual relationship where various occupational groups were embraced as a part of family life. The findings are discussed in light of compassionate care, exercise of power, and the importance of holistic educational programs. © The Author(s) 2013.
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- Lindahl, Berit, 1955-, et al.
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Can an ICU-patient roompromote wellbeing and improve healthcare quality?
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- To present novel reflections on environment regarding the design of the patient room in intensive care units(ICUs).Introduction: An ICU and the patient room in particular, is a protected and closed area in that other hospital staff and visitors have no immediate access to such environment. The ICU environment often appears frightening to patients and their loved ones due to presence of technology and advanced treatments. There is evidence that sounds, light, sleep deprivation and ICU delirium impact on patients’ health and recovery. Research has described negative effects of ICU environment to staff concerning noise, high work-load, heavy responsibilities and a complex psychological proximity to patients and their loved ones. A health care environment and patient room should be safe and attractive to staff so that they continue to contribute to caring processes. However, research about ICU’s physical environment and ICU-patient room design are sparse and thus evidence about how to design such areas is weak. Recommendations: Recommendations based on evaluation of a research program concerning evidence-based design in ICU-patient rooms will be shared. Components like light, sound environment, shape, colours, decoration and view to nature will be presented, pros and con with single rooms and the concepts privacy and control will be articulated. The research program was performed within a caring science perspective and so far it has generated three PhD theses with a forth on its way. Directions for further research such as interdisciplinary collaboration, the need for development of the meta-paradigm concept environment will be suggested. The latter needs to be theorized, problematized and practically explored. ICU-nurses, nursing researchers and former patients should collaborate with architects, building planners and economists in planning of new ICUs. Concepts like enriching and healing environments should be a part of ICU-nurses education curricula.
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- Lindahl, Berit, et al.
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Caring and being cared for at home : a meta-synthesis describing the relationships between patients, informal caregivers and health professionals
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Nursing. - : Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.. - 0962-1067 .- 1365-2702. ; 20:3-4, s. 454-463
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- AIM: The present study describes, through a meta-synthesis, the relationship between patients, informal caregivers and health professionals involved in home care. BACKGROUND: Today, many people receive help from health care professionals in their homes with the consequence that, for many health care professionals, their working place is the patients' homes. Research that addresses the dynamics in the caring relationship in home care seems to be rare. DESIGN: A meta-synthesis is an integrated interpretation of qualitative research findings, which is more substantive than the results from each individual investigation. METHOD: We performed a systematic literature search regarding studies published during the period 1992-2005, using the search terms home nursing, professional and home health care. The included studies described relations in a home care context, between health professionals and patients or relations between health professionals, patients and their informal caregivers published in the same study. RESULTS: The findings showed that when professionals entered people's home, the private area changed. The study presents an interpretation of the changed meanings of home as the place and space for professional care. We described the meanings of the relationship in two main themes with subthemes. The main themes are 'being there' and 'home care as a co-creation'. The understanding of relationships in home care is seen as the development of a professional friendship. This concept is reflected on through the writings of Aristotle and Alberoni. CONCLUSION: To address these concerns, it is important that home care providers, recipients and their family members develop friendships. These friendships should be a part of any professional relationship. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: When health professionals enter patients' homes, they have to be aware of the risk of transgressing borders of privacy. In addition, devaluing patients' or their informal caregivers' knowledge and their opinions about the care is interpreted as an exercise of institutional power.
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- Lindahl, Berit, et al.
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Clinical group supervision in an intensive care unit : a space for relief, and for sharing emotions and experiences of care
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Nursing. - : Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.. - 0962-1067 .- 1365-2702. ; 11:6, s. 809-818
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Much has been written about models, aims and the concept of clinical group supervisional, although few studies are empirical or focus on intensive care. The aim of the study was to illuminate the process and describe, using qualitative content analysis, the content of conversations carried out during the course of clinical group supervision sessions among Registered Nurses (RN) and enrolled nurses (EN) working in an intensive care unit (ICU). During the supervision sessions, ENs talked about their life-world from a caring perspective, while RNs focused on their professional development. Both ENs and RNs regarded the supervision sessions as a space for relief and for sharing emotions and caring experiences, which helped to manage complex nursing care. The findings are viewed in the light of Roach's theoretical framework describing the attributes of professional care as five Cs. Clinical group supervision is interpreted as supportive in developing interpersonal skills and a sensitive nursing practice.
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