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- Källestedt, M. -LS., et al.
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When caring becomes an art - how clinical gaze are perceived to be developed
- 2023
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In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. - : NLM (Medline). - 1748-2623 .- 1748-2631. ; 18:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- PURPOSE: This qualitative study describes nurses' experiences and perceptions of how they develop the clinical gaze. METHODS: This qualitative study used an inductive approach and content analysis to assess the experiences of newly graduated nurses, nurse managers, and nursing teachers. Nineteen interviews were conducted. To achieve credibility, the study followed the guidelines of the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative research (COREQ). RESULTS: Two themes emerged: nurses' personal abilities and the learning culture. Learning culture was considered the foundation of the development of the clinical gaze. The clinical gaze was found to be developed in relationships with patients and when learning together with colleagues, in which the opportunities for reflection are central. To develop the clinical gaze, structures for learning activities, such as reflection, communication exercises, and simulation, are needed so that they become a natural part of daily work. This can also be achieved through supervision and skills training both at university and in a care context. CONCLUSIONS: Prerequisites for the development of the clinical gaze include physical presence with the patient combined with learning activities such as conscious reflection with others in a safe learning culture.
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- Letterstål, Anna, et al.
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Nursing Faculties' Perceptions of Integrating Theory and Practice to Develop Professional Competence
- 2022
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In: Journal of Nursing Education. - : SLACK, Inc.. - 0148-4834 .- 1938-2421. ; 61:5, s. 236-241
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Background: Nursing faculties??? perceptions influence nursing education. This article describes how nursing faculty perceive nursing students??? development of professional competence by integrating theory and practice, and by examining how this context influences this integration. Method: With a phenomenographic approach, interviews were conducted with nine participants and analyzed into qualitatively different categories of description. Results: The integration of theoretical and practical knowledge is perceived as a challenge or as naturally intertwined in the entire education, focusing mainly on individual prerequisites for learning. Perceptions of a common mission create coherence for students. Evident learning structures are needed, and there is a perceived discrepancy between nurses??? competence and expectations in health care. Conclusion: If the theory and practice gap could be perceived as a driving force for continuous learning, it could become an incentive for closer collaboration by creating structures for competence development that include individuals, teams, and organizations. [J Nurs Educ. 2022;61(5):236-241.]
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- Södersved Källestedt, Marie-Louise, 1976-, et al.
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Perceptions of managers regarding prerequisites for the development of professional competence of newly graduated nurses : A qualitative study
- 2020
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In: Journal of Clinical Nursing. - : WILEY. - 0962-1067 .- 1365-2702. ; 29:23-24, s. 4784-4794
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Aim and objectives: To describe perceptions of managers regarding prerequisites for professional competence development of newly graduated nurses following a 1-year residency programme.Background: In general, managers are unsatisfied with the professional competence of newly graduated nurses. Therefore, they have been involved in residency programmes to support the nurses' transition from being nursing students to professional nurses. However, perceptions of managers regarding the professional competence development of nurses have been sparingly studied.Design/Methods: Qualitative, descriptive study with a data-driven inductive approach with content analysis to obtain an understanding of the perceptions of nine managers through interviews. EQUATOR checklist COREQ is used (see FileS1).Results: Three themes emerged: (a) the nurses' relationships with their teams and patients, (b) expectations regarding the development of practical skills and leadership skills and (c) prerequisites for continuing learning by supportive structures and a mutual responsibility between the manager and the nurse. Reflection was perceived by the managers as a cornerstone in the learning and development of professional competence. Learning theory was important, but learning practical clinical skills was essential for the nurses to develop competence and be able to perform their work, including being a leader of the team. Some structures discouraged continued learning in the development of professional competence, indicating a gap between the healthcare settings and the basic nursing programme.Conclusions: There is a gap between the university and the healthcare settings in maintaining a structure for continued learning, which requires cooperation. This gap and tension can be a driving force for the learning process of competence development. Relationships with team members and patients are considered fundamental for developing professional competence. Relevance to clinical practice To overcome the gap between the university and the healthcare settings, the managers can facilitate nurses' continued learning by creating structures for reflection.
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- Widarsson, Margareta, et al.
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Newly Graduated Swedish Nurses' Inadequacy in Developing Professional Competence
- 2020
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In: Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. - : SLACK INC. - 0022-0124 .- 1938-2472. ; 51:2, s. 65-74
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Background: The learning process for student and recently graduated nurses during their transition to professional nursing is stressful and challenging. The aim of this study was to describe recent graduates' experiences of developing professional competence in their basic nursing program and during their first year.Method: A qualitative descriptive design with an inductive approach based on interviews with 11 nurses, with a qualitative content analysis.Results: Recently graduated nurses experience shortages and struggle to develop their professional competence. They find that reflection is a fundamental tool in the process of professional competence development. The competence gap is not between theoretical and practical knowledge, but rather between the university and health care organizations.Conclusion: Focusing on the intertwining of theoretical and practical knowledge can bridge the gap between these two organizations and create a foundation for lifelong learning of professional competence. Creating opportunities for reflection is central to the learning process.
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- Aryuwat, Pimwalunn, et al.
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An integrative review of resilience among nursing students in the context of nursing education
- 2022
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In: Nursing Open. - : Wiley. - 2054-1058.
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This integrative review aimed to examine empirical research on resilience among nursing students in the context of nursing education. Resilience helps nursing students handle challenges, such as changing learning styles and experiencing their first clinical practice.DesignAn integrative review.MethodsThe search terms focused on resilience and health in nursing students and nursing education. The database used in this review were CINAHL Plus, PubMed and MEDLINE. The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool appraised the studies' quality.ResultsThis study explored 52 records and revealed three current research focuses related to nursing students' resilience: (1) the concept and description of resilience, (2) the characteristics affecting resilience and (3) the mediating role of resilience in maintaining holistic health. Recommendations include adding a resilience topic to the nursing curriculum, providing resilience enhancement programs, examining the relationship between resilience and holistic health and exploring the influence of resilience about global health crises.Public Contribution Resilience among nursing students plays a vital role in helping them to overcome adversities during their nursing education. Additionally, after graduation, nursing students can continue contributing to society as resilient Registered Nurses in the future.
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- Aryuwat, Pimwalunn, et al.
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Experiences of Nursing Students Regarding Challenges and Support for Resilience during Clinical Education : A Qualitative Study
- 2024
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In: Nursing Reports. - 2039-4403. ; , s. 1604-1620
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Nursing students require resilience to navigate the complexities of clinical practice. This characteristic is essential for managing demanding workloads, unpredictable patient situations, and emotional stressors while maintaining performance and well-being. Fostering resilience helps students develop the capacity to adapt to adversity, overcome setbacks, and remain committed to providing high-quality patient care. This qualitative study explores the challenges and supports influencing nursing students’ resilience during clinical education. Interviews with 28 Thai nursing students revealed two key themes: the “experience of vulnerability” and the “experience of meaningfulness”. The sub-themes of vulnerability included “navigating uncertainty”, “transcending professional struggles”, and “being exposed to diverse encounters”. The sub-themes of meaningfulness focused on restoring strength through social interactions and engaging in positive transformation. This study highlights the need for comprehensive support systems that address personal and professional vulnerabilities. Integrating caring theory principles could further enhance resilience by emphasizing compassionate care and fostering student empathy. This suggests that instructors and stakeholders can significantly impact student well-being by creating supportive environments built on collaboration, empathy, and mentorship, all of which are aligned with caring theory.
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- Aryuwat, Pimwalunn, et al.
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Factors Associated with Resilience among Thai Nursing Students in the Context of Clinical Education : A Cross-sectional Study
- 2024
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In: Education Sciences. - 2227-7102. ; 14:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Resilience aids nursing students in dealing with adversities during their nursing education. This study examined the relationship between nursing students’ resilience and relevant variables in the context of clinical education. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to collect data from 319 undergraduate nursing students in Northeast Thailand. The Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, the Learning Experience Scale or the Personal Responsibility Orientation to Self-Direction in Learning Scale, and the Stressors in Nursing Students scale were administered. A multiple regression analysis was performed for factors presumed to be associated with resilience. Results reported that Thai nursing students’ average resilience score was 71.79 ± 16.33. Multiple regression analysis indicated factors associated with resilience, in which social support (β = 0.354, p < 0.001, 95%CI: 0.240 to 0.469) and self-directed learning (β = 0.787, p < 0.001, 95%CI: 0.606 to 0.968) showed a positive association, while stress (β = −0.083, p = 0.025, 95%CI: −0.083 to −0.006) had a negative association. The final model accounted for 43.4% of the variance in the resilience score. In conclusion, self-directed learning, social support, and perceived stress among nursing students during clinical education are associated with their resilience.
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- Beyermann, Alexandra, et al.
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Nurses’ challenges when supporting the family of patients with ALS in specialized palliative home care : A qualitative study
- 2023
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In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1748-2623 .- 1748-2631. ; 18:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Purpose: Being a family member to someone who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is demanding and often requires sacrificing a lot. Family members can experience fatigue, anxiety, guilt and need support. The aim was to explore registered nurses’ (RNs’) experiences of providing support to the families of patients with ALS within specialized palliative home care (SPHC).Methods: A qualitative explorative design. Interviews were conducted with RNs (n = 11) from five SPHCs in Sweden and analysed using qualitative content analysis.Results: The results emerged in the following categories:”To support in an increasingly difficult everyday life”, based on the sub-categories: “Creating a trusting relationship”, “Balancing between the needs of patients and their families”, and “Sharing knowledge about dying to the families”;”To support in emotionally challenging situations”, based on the sub-categories: “Harbouring family members’ difficult feelings”, “Providing support even though the situation is unpleasant” and “Being able to give support by receiving confirmation and support from others”.Conclusions: RNs working in SPHC have an important role in providing support in several ways to the families of patients with ALS, through facilitating their everyday life and giving emotional support when needed, based on the needs of both patients and the families.
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- Carnesten, Hillewi, et al.
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Caring approach for patients with chest pain : Swedish registered nurses’ lived experiences in Emergency Medical Services
- 2021
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In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1748-2623 .- 1748-2631. ; 16:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Purpose: Encountering patients with chest pain is common for Registered Nurses (RNs) in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) who are responsible for the patient’s medical and nursing care . From a lifeworld perspective, bodily illness is related to existential suffering, requiring knowledge to asses the situation from a holistic perspective . The aim of this study is to describe the caring approach when RNs encounter patients with chest pain.Methods: A phenomenological methodology to capture RNs’ lived experiences was chosen. Seven qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted at three ambulance stations in Sweden.Results: The essence of the caring approach while encountering patients with chest pain comprises two constituents; “trust based on confidence and competence” and “the collegial striving towards the best possible care”. Trust is two-parted; trust in oneself, and striving towards gaining the patient’s trust . Competence and experience when combined, develop into confidence especially in stressful situations. The caring approach is nurtured in a well-functioning collegial team.Conclusions: This study contributes to understanding the caring approach based on the specific patient’s lifeworld in holistic EMS care. By trusting oneself, the patient, and one’s colleague, RNs in EMS shift focus from medical-orientated care to a holistic lifeworld caring approach. More research is needed on trust as a phenomenon in EMS, both from caregivers’ and patients’ perspectives.
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- Hjalmarsson, Anna, 1976-, et al.
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A matter of participation? : A critical incident study of municipal care personnel in situations involving care-dependent older persons and emergency medical services
- 2022
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In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. - : Taylor & Francis Group. - 1748-2623 .- 1748-2631. ; 17:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- PURPOSE: This study aimed at describing municipal care personnel’s experiences of and actions in situations when older persons need emergency medical services (EMS) at home. METHODS: An inductive descriptive design adhering to critical incident technique (CIT) was used. Data were collected through interviews and free text written questionnaires, analysed in accordance with CIT procedure. RESULTS: Experiences related to the main areas of Lifesaving competence and Collaborative care. Lifesaving competence involved having sufficient knowledge to guide older persons in emergencies without organizational support. The lack of care alternatives carries dependence on inter-organizational collaboration, as well as having to accept the collaborative conditions provided by the EMS. Actions meant Adjusting to situational needs and EMS authority, which involved safeguarding the person while being directed by the EMS. CONCLUSIONS: Lack of organizational support, care alternatives, and structured collaboration jeopardize care-dependent older persons’ health, and ability to influence care when emergency situations occur at home. Municipal care personnel’s actions as the older person’s representative support human agency, allowing older persons to become active participants in care despite acute suffering. This study underlines the importance of further developing welfare policies that facilitate and regulate inter-organizational responsibilities of health and social care to favour older people.
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- Hjalmarsson, Anna, 1976-, et al.
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Balancing power : Ambulance personnel's lived experience of older persons' participation in care in the presence of municipal care personnel
- 2023
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In: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0283-9318 .- 1471-6712. ; 37:3, s. 766-776
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Background: Patient participation is considered to promote well- being and is, there-fore, central in care contexts. Care- dependent older persons living at home constitute a vulnerable population with increased ambulance care needs. Care transfers risk challenging participation in care, a challenge that can be accentuated in situations involving acute illness.Aim: To illuminate meanings of older persons' participation in ambulance care in the presence of municipal care personnel from the perspective of ambulance personnel.Method: A phenomenological hermeneutical method was used to analyse tran-scripts of narrative interviews with 11 ambulance personnel.Results: The ambulance personnel's lived experience of older persons' participa-tion includes passive and active dimensions and involves a balancing act between an exercise of power that impedes participation and equalisation of power that em-powers participation. The main theme ‘Balancing dignity in relation to manipulat-ing the body’ included the themes Providing a safe haven and Complying with bodily expressions, which means shouldering responsibility for existential well- being and being guided by reactions. The main theme ‘Balancing influence in relation to per-ceived health risks’ included the themes Agreeing on a common perspective, Directing decision- making mandate, and Sharing responsibility for well- being, which means shouldering responsibility for health focusing on risks. Influence is conditional and includes performance requirements for both the older person and municipal care personnel.Conclusion: Care- dependent older persons' participation in care from the per-spective of ambulance personnel means recognising passive and active dimensions involving human dignity, the ability to influence care, and optimising care efforts through collaboration. This study provides a deepened understanding of the balanc-ing of power involved in ambulance care determining participation, where power is equalised or exercised depending on personal engagement, health risks, and available care options. The knowledge provided holds the potential to improve am-bulance care to benefit older persons in critical life situations.
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- Hjalmarsson, Anna, 1976-
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Being provided with a safe haven : Care-dependent older persons' participation in prehospital emergency care
- 2023
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Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Participation in care is a key concept in many welfare societies and serves to guide clinical practice and adapt care to personal preferences and needs in order to promote well-being and quality of life. Previous research has shown that practicing participation in care is complex due to the concept not being clearly defined. A significant risk is, therefore, that participation in care is practiced based on the professional caregivers' own definitions, which might be inconsistent with the cared-for persons' perceptions of what participation is.Older persons can continue to live in their own homes with the support of municipal home care services that meet everyday care needs. Care-dependent older persons are known to have increased emergency care needs, which in Sweden require inter-organizational and inter-professional collaboration involving a care transfer between welfare levels. This thesis aimed to deepen the understanding of care-dependent older persons' participation in prehospital emergency care from lifeworld and welfare perspectives. The inductive design was based on a lifeworld approach and included triangulation of the phenomenon of participation in care using descriptive, interpretative, and comparative methods.From the perspective of care-dependent older persons, participation in prehospital emergency care means a forced transfer of life responsibility to professional caregivers when being existentially unsafe and incapacitated due to acute illness. Through authorized representation, the professional caregivers act for the older person, with the power to bring about change and create opportunities for existence. Care-dependent older persons' participation in prehospital emergency care involves a deepened dependence that necessitates coexistence and being provided with a 'safe haven' through the entire emergency care chain. A 'safe haven' can be understood as an unconditional, calm, and sheltered interpersonal space for emotional rest that is provided to the older person during an existentially challenging situation. From the perspective of care-dependent older persons, the emergency care chain transcends organizational boundaries and includes mobile safety alarm services and emergency department attendance.The involved professionals must be supported in practicing participation in care based on a comprehensive understanding of the concept, and emergency care options must be aligned with the care-dependent older persons' need for coordinated and continuous care. Collaborative challenges related to unstructured collaboration and professional hierarchy need to be addressed to support well-functioning collaboration in situations involving acutely ill older persons. The involved organizations need to recognize care-dependent older persons' deepened dependence when acutely ill, as well as their extended view of the prehospital emergency care chain.
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- Hjalmarsson, Anna, 1976-, et al.
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Characteristic patterns of emergency ambulance assignments for older adults compared with adults requiring emergency care at home in Sweden : a total population study
- 2020
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In: BMC Emergency Medicine. - : BioMed Central. - 1471-227X. ; 20, s. 1-12
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Background: Since the vast majority of older adults in Sweden live in their private homes throughout life, the emergency medical services need to adapt accordingly. Hence, we aimed to describe characteristic patterns of dyadic staffed emergency ambulance assignments for older adults aged > 70 years compared with adults aged 18– 69 years requiring emergency care at home in Sweden.Methods: A descriptive retrospective study was performed using anonymized registry data from the emergency medical services in a region of Sweden during 2017–2018. One-sample χ2 test, one-way analysis of variance, and binary logistic regression models were used for investigating group differences. Variables for analysis were age, gender, clinical assessments, on-scene time, priority levels, result of response, and temporal patterns.Results: Of all included emergency ambulance assignments (n = 28,533), 59.9% involved older adults, of which 53.8% were women. The probability for older adults to receive the highest priority was decreased for both dispatch (p < 0.001, odds ratio [OR] 0.63, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.59–0.66), and transport priorities (p < 0.001, OR 0.74, 95% CI 0.68–0.80). Older adults were more likely to receive dispatch priority levels 2 (p < 0.001, OR 1.48, 95% CI 1.40–1.56), and 3 (p < 0.001, OR 1.73, 95% CI 1.46–2.06). The older adults were similarly more likely to receive transport priority level 3 (p < 0.001, OR 1.40, 95% CI 1.28–1.52) compared with adults. Age had a small but additive effect in relation to on-scene time (p < 0.001, R2 = 0.01, F = 53.82). Distinguishing initial clinical assessments for older adults were circulatory, respiratory, trauma, infection, and nonspecific assessments. Emergency ambulance assignments for older adults were more frequently occurring on Mondays (p < 0.001, χ2 = 232.56), and in the 08:00– 11:59 interval (p < 0.001, χ2 = 1224.08).Conclusion: The issues of the lower priority level preponderance, and the decreased probability for receiving the highest priority warrant further attention in future research and clinical practice.
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- Hjalmarsson, Anna, 1976-, et al.
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Entrusting life to professionals : A phenomenological hermeneutical study of older persons' participation in prehospital emergency care involving municipal home care and ambulance services.
- 2023
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In: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0283-9318 .- 1471-6712.
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Background: Participation in care is considered to promote safe and qualitative care. Care-dependent older persons ageing in place have increased emergency care needs, which initiate inter-organisational collaboration involving municipal home care and ambulance services. Previous research concludes that uncertainties exist regarding what participation in care means in clinical practice, which necessitates the need to illuminate the phenomenon for older persons in critical life situations.Aim: This study aimed to illuminate meanings of participation in prehospital emergency care from the perspective of care-dependent older persons experiencing acute illness at home.Design: This study has a qualitative design with a lifeworld approach.Method: A phenomenological hermeneutical method was used to analyse transcribed telephone interviews with eleven care-dependent persons aged 70–93 years.Results: Care-dependent older persons' participation in prehospital emergency care means ‘Entrusting life to professional caregivers’ when being in helpless solitude and existentially unsafe, which emphasises a deepened interpersonal dependence. Meanings of participation in care from the perspective of older persons involve Being reassured in togetherness, Being pliant in trust of emergency expertise, Being enabled through the agency of professional caregivers, and Encountering readiness in the emergency care chain.Conclusion: Care-dependent older persons' participation in prehospital emergency care is existential and involves interpersonal dependence. Togetherness brings reassurance, safety and opportunity for emotional rest while accessing the professional caregivers' power, competence and abilities which provide opportunities for existence and movement towards well-being and continued living.Implications for practice: Prehospital emergency care from the perspective of care-dependent older persons transcends organisational boundaries and includes the municipal mobile safety alarm service. The involved municipal and regional organisations need to provide support by implementing lifeworld-led care models and care alternatives that enable professionals to recognise the existential dimension of participation in care.
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- Hjalmarsson, Anna, 1976-, et al.
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When older persons need Emergency Medical Services at home : a critical incident study on Swedish municipal care personnel
- 2021
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Older persons in Sweden can continue to live at home, assisted by the municipal home care services. Older age raises the risk of emergency situations that require involvement of the emergency medical services (EMS). Such situations intersect two different organizations, the municipal social care services and the regional EMS. The transfer of care between the organizations might impact the older persons´ health, and quality of life or death. Research question: How do municipal care personnel describe their experiences of and actions in situations when older persons are in need of EMS? Design: The study has a qualitative inductive design. Sample: Municipal care personnel (n=19) consisting of home care personnel and security alarm responders. Data collection and analysis: Data was collected through group interviews and free text written critical incidents analyzed according to critical incident technique. Results: Experiences related to the two main areas Lifesaving competence, and Collaborative care, which encompass the four categories Emergency knowledge, Companionship in a vulnerability, Limited caring options and Conditions for EMS collaboration. Actions related to the one main area Adjusting actions to actual conditions, which encompasses the three categories Adapting care to emergency needs, Safeguarding the person, and Adapting actions to EMS leadership.
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- Nordgren, Lena, Docent, 1963-, et al.
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Photo-elicited conversations about meetings with a therapy dog as a tool for communication in dementia care : An observational study
- 2022
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In: Dementia. - : Sage Publications. - 1471-3012 .- 1741-2684. ; 21:7, s. 2248-2263
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- INTRODUCTION: It is well-known that people with dementia living in residential care facilities spend most of their time not engaged in meaningful activities. Being involved in activities can improve their quality of life. Animal-assisted therapy is an activity that can evoke engagement and joy. Another way to create engagement and promote communication between people with dementia and caregivers is to use photos.METHODS: In this observational study, the researchers combined animal-assisted therapy and photobooks in order to explore whether photos of people with dementia who were engaged in animal-assisted therapy could be used as a tool for communication in dementia care. Ten persons (4 men and 6 women; aged 72-92) with dementia were video recorded during photo-elicited conversations with a dog handler/assistant nurse. The recordings were conducted in two residential care facilities in Sweden during 2017-2018. Each participant was video recorded 2-4 times. The recordings were analysed using The Observed Emotion Rating Scale and The Observational Measurement of Engagement-OME Modified. In addition, the video recordings were interpreted from a hermeneutic perspective.FINDINGS: The findings showed that the most frequently observed effects were pleasure and general alertness, and the participants were observed to be attentive most of the time. The most common attitude during the conversations was 'somewhat positive'. The hermeneutic interpretations were grouped into four themes: Conveys a structure for the conversation with an inherent beginning and ending; An opportunity to recognise oneself and recall a sense of belonging; Awakens emotions and creates fellowship and Entails confirmation and revitalises their identity.CONCLUSION: Photobooks can be used by caregivers as a tool for meaningful and joyful communication with people with dementia, even those with severe dementia.
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- Norfjord van Zyl, Maria, et al.
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Non-participation in mammographic screening – experiences of women from a region in Sweden
- 2020
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In: BMC Public Health. - London : BMC. - 1471-2458. ; 20:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Understanding women’s life conditions regarding their non-participation in different health-promoting and disease-preventing activities is important as it may draw attention to potential areas for improvement in the healthcare sector. Mammographic screening, a disease-preventing service, facilitates early detection of any potential malignancies and consequently prompts initiation of treatment. The reasons for non-participation in mammographic screening can be understood from different perspectives, such as socioeconomic and lifestyle-related determinants of health. This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of women’s experiences and perceptions about non-participation in mammographic screening in a Swedish region with a single mammographic facility.MethodsData from individual semi-structured interviews, conducted in 2018 with eleven women between the ages of 48 and 73, were analysed by a qualitative content analysis.ResultsThe findings reveal three main categories: 1) doubts regarding mammographic screening and its organisation, 2) sense and sensibility in the decision to refrain from mammographic screening, and 3) dependency and options. These three categories indicate aspects, such as the individual’s life situation, accessibility to the offered service, and the flexibility of the healthcare system, that need to be considered to improve the organisation of mammographic screening.ConclusionListening to the women’s voices regarding their experiences and perceptions about mammographic screening is important as individual characteristics and social circumstances interact with healthcare and affect the degree of participation.
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- Norfjord van Zyl, Maria, et al.
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The politicians’ perspectives on participation in mammographic screening: : an interview-based study from a region in Sweden
- 2021
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In: Archives of Public Health. - : BMC. - 0778-7367 .- 2049-3258. ; 79:1
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Breast cancer is the most common cancer type among women globally. To facilitate early detection,all 40–74-year-old female residents of Sweden are invited to participate in a population-based mammographic screening programme. Approximately 20% of all invited women decline the offer, and if this is due to systematic differences that can be adjusted, it can indicate inequity in healthcare. Assessment of and being updated about the health and healthcare of the residents are largely the responsibilities of the self-governed regions in Sweden. The understanding of the residents’ health serves as a basis for decision making and priority setting. This study aims todescribe how politicians representing a region in Sweden perceive women’s participation in mammographic screening and the politicians’ own possibility to promote such participation.Methods: Qualitative thematic analysis was conducted on the data obtained from individual semi-structured interviews held in 2019. The interviewees comprised ten politicians (six women and four men, 38–71 years old) representing a sub-committee focusing on public health and healthcare issues.Results: Two main themes have been identified: 1) expected actions and 2) expected conditions for acting,including a total of four sub-themes. According to the politicians, the expected actions, such as obtaining information and being updated about matters regarding mammographic screening, concern both the women invited to the screening and the politicians themselves. Additionally, for both the individual and the healthcare organisation, here represented by the politicians, expected actions entail a shared commitment to maintain health.The expected conditions for acting refer to the politician’s awareness of the factors influencing the women’s decision to undergo or refuse the screening and having the resources to enable taking actions to facilitate participation. Conclusions: Expected actions and expected conditions for acting are tightly connected and entail some form of prioritisation by the politicians. Setting the priorities can be based on information about the purpose of thescreening and an understanding of social determinants’ impacts on women’s decision to refrain frommammographic screening, as well as available resources.
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Vårdvetenskapliga begrepp i teori och praktik
- 2022. - 3
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Editorial collection (other academic/artistic)abstract
- En vetenskap och dess teorier byggs upp av begrepp som på olika sätt relaterar till varandra och beskriver vetenskapens sätt att se på den egna verksamheten. Tillsammans formar begreppen en syn på verkligheten som kan te sig mer eller mindre abstrakt, samtidigt som abstraktionsnivån också bidrar till att teorier kan ha såväl djup som omfång. Boken introducerar varför begreppsutveckling är viktigt inom vårdvetenskap, ett par metoder för begreppsutveckling samt hur reflektion och forskning om begrepp kan bidra till att vårdandet evidensbaseras. I huvuddelen av boken beskriver forskare från Sverige, Finland och Norge övergripande begrepp som exempelvis hälsa, miljö och personcentrerad vård, samt mer avgränsade begrepp som vila, vårdande kommunikation och tröst. Boken vänder sig till studerande i sjuksköterskeprogrammet och olika specialistsjuksköterskeprogram, men passar också andra yrkesgrupper i vårdande verksamheter och de som är intresserade av att förstå mer om vårdvetenskap i allmänhet, och om dess begrepp och språkanvändning i synnerhet
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- Wiklund, Lena, 1960-, et al.
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Från begrepp till handling
- 2022. - 3
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In: Vårdvetenskapliga begrepp i teori och praktik. - Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. - 9789144139555 ; , s. 21-26
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