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- Asp, Margareta, 1958-
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Rest : A Health-Related phenomenon and concept in Caring Science
- 2015
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In: Global Qualitative Nursing Research. - : SAGE Publications. - 2333-3936. ; 2
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Rest is a health-related phenomenon. Researchers have explored the phenomenon of rest, but further concept development is recommended. The aim of my study was to develop and describe a concept of rest, from interviews with a total of 63 participants about their lived experiences of rest. I performed the developing process in two stages: first with descriptive phenomenology and second with a hermeneutic approach. The concept of rest is comprised of the essences of both rest and “non-rest,” and there is a current movement between these two conditions in peoples’ lives. The essence of rest is being in harmony in motivation, feeling, and action. The essence of non-rest is being in disharmony in motivation, feeling, and action. The essences reveal some meaning constituents. Health care professionals and researchers can use the concept as a frame of reference in health care praxis and in applied research.
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- Backlund, Maja, et al.
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Nurses' Experiences as Care Providers for Refugees in Emergency and Critical Care in Jordan: A Qualitative Interview Study
- 2021
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In: Global Qualitative Nursing Research. - : SAGE Publications. - 2333-3936. ; 8
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- During the global refugee crisis of the 2010s, hundreds of thousands of Syrians fled to Jordan. As displaced Palestinians have had refugee status for several decades in Jordan already, this study aimed to explore nurses' perceptions of caring for Palestinian and Syrian refugees within the context of critical and emergency care. The qualitative design was executed through twelve semi-structured interviews with nurses working in refugee camps and public hospitals. Three main themes were identified describing the nurses' empathetic understanding of the refugees' situation, various challenging factors, as well as different aspects of the opportunities that they perceived in critical care and emergency care. The experiences of publicly employed nurses generally differed from those working in the camps. In addition, the findings indicate the importance of further research conducted locally, as it suggests several elements that have a negative impact on the quality of advanced healthcare for refugees.
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- Bergh, Anne-Louise, 1952-, et al.
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Registered Nurses’ Patient Education in Everyday Primary Care Practice: : Managers Discourses
- 2015
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In: Global Qualitative Nursing Research.. - : Sage Publications. - 2333-3936. ; 2
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Nurses’ patient education is important for building patients’ knowledge, understanding, and preparedness for self-management.The aim of this study was to explore the conditions for nurses’ patient education work by focusing on managers’ discoursesabout patient education provided by nurses. In 2012, data were derived from three focus group interviews with primary caremanagers. Critical discourse analysis was used to analyze the transcribed interviews. The discursive practice comprised adiscourse order of economic, medical, organizational, and didactic discourses. The economic discourse was the predominantone to which the organization had to adjust. The medical discourse was self-evident and unquestioned. Managers reorganizedpatient education routines and structures, generally due to economic constraints. Nurses’ pedagogical competencedevelopment was unclear, and practice-based experiences of patient education were considered very important, whereastheoretical pedagogical knowledge was considered less important. Managers’ support for nurses’ practical- and theoreticalbasedpedagogical competence development needs to be strengthened.
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- Bielsten, Therese, et al.
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Controlling the Uncontrollable : Patient Safety and Medication Management From the Perspective of Registered Nurses in Municipal Home Health Care
- 2022
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In: Global Qualitative Nursing Research. - : Sage Publications. - 2333-3936. ; 9
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Most adverse events in health care are related to medication management and they are almost always preventable. Increased knowledge of patient safety related to medication management in home health care is an urgent issue to provide safe care for all patients regardless of where the health care takes place. This study explored patient safety within medication management in municipal home health care. Vignettes were used as stimulus during qualitative interviews with registered nurses. Three main themes with related subthemes were identified as challenges to patient safety within medication management in home health care: (1) challenges to information transfer, (2) challenges related to delegation, and (3) challenges of advanced medical treatments in the home. The issue of transfer of information permeated our findings. Coordinating medications, delegating tasks, along with more advanced care require clear communication between care providers to be compatible with patient safety within medication management in home health care.
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- Forsberg, Anna, et al.
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Understanding the Perceived Threat of the Risk of Graft Rejections : A Middle-Range Theory
- 2015
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In: Global Qualitative Nursing Research. - : Sage Publications. - 2333-3936. ; 2
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- From a clinical viewpoint, graft rejection is one of the greatest threats faced by an organ transplant recipient (OTR). We propose a middle-range theory (MRT) of Perceived Threat of the Risk of Graft Rejection (PTRGR) as a contribution to the practice of transplant nursing. It could also apply to the detection of risky protective behavior, that is, isolation, avoidance, or non-adherence. The proposed MRT covers the following concepts and the relationship between them: transplant care needs, threat reducing interventions, intervening variables, level of PTRGR, protective strategies, and evidence-based practice. Parts of this theory have been empirically tested and support the suggested relationship between some of the concepts. Further tests are needed to strengthen the theoretical links. The conceptual framework might serve as a guide for transplant nurses in their efforts to promote post-transplant health and reduce threat-induced emotions.
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- Hamdan Alshehri, Hanan, et al.
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Healthcare Professionals’ Perspective on Palliative Care in Intensive Care Settings: An Interpretive Descriptive Study
- 2022
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In: Global Qualitative Nursing Research. - : SAGE Publications. - 2333-3936. ; 9
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- There is a growing need to integrate palliative care into intensive care units and to develop appropriate knowledge translation strategies. However, multiple challenges persist in attempts to achieve this objective. In this study, we aimed to explore intensive care professionals’ perspectives on providing palliative and end-of-life care within an intensive care context. We used an interpretive description approach and interviewed 36 intensive care professionals at four hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Our findings reflect a discourse about end-of-life care driven by a do-not-resuscitate classification and challenges associated with family involvement in care goals. We provide key insights of importance for the development of strategies for the integration and knowledge translation of palliative care into intensive care contexts.
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- Höye, Sevald, et al.
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A Healthy Person : The Perceptions of Indonesian and Scandinavian Nursing Students
- 2016
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In: Global qualitative nursing research. - : Sage Publications. - 2333-3936. ; 3
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate how nursing students in Indonesia and Scandinavia characterize a healthy person. Two hundred thirty-two nursing students from Indonesia, 50 students from Sweden, and 119 students from Norway participated by answering an open-ended question. Qualitative content analysis was used to identify patterns of health in a cultural and national context. The characteristics of a healthy person were summarized in the theme “external and inner balance,” which are intertwined because of the wholeness of self-image and appearance. The subcategories were having a strong and positive body image, feeling well and having inner harmony, following the rules of life, coping with challenges, and acting in unison with the environment. There were more similarities than differences between the Indonesian and Scandinavian nursing students’ understanding of being a healthy person. The difference is that the Scandinavian students mentioned individuality, whereas the Indonesian students referred to collective values.
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- Iyengar, Kirti, et al.
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"Who Wants to Go Repeatedly to the Hospital?" : Perceptions and Experiences of Simplified Medical Abortion in Rajasthan, India
- 2016
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In: Global qualitative nursing research. - : SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. - 2333-3936. ; 3
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim of this study is to explore women's experiences and perceptions of home use of misoprostol and of the self-assessment of the outcome of early medical abortion in a low-resource setting in India. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 women seeking early medical abortion, who administered misoprostol at home and assessed their own outcome of abortion using a low-sensitivity pregnancy test. With home use of misoprostol, women were able to avoid inconvenience of travel, child care, and housework, and maintain confidentiality. The use of a low-sensitivity pregnancy test alleviated women's anxieties about retained products. Majority said they would prefer medical abortion involving a single visit in future. This study provides nuanced understanding of how women manage a simplified medical abortion in the context of low literacy and limited communication facilities. Service delivery guidelines should be revised to allow women to have medical abortion with fewer visits.
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- Kitzmüller, Gabriele, et al.
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Filling the void : the role of adult siblings caring for a brother or sister with severe mental illness
- 2023
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In: Global Qualitative Nursing Research. - : SAGE Publications. - 2333-3936. ; 10
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Little is known about the role of adult siblings’ caregiver role within the context of mental illness. Therefore, our purpose was to explore how siblings narrate their experiences of being the main caregivers of a brother or sister with severe mental illness and how they cooperate with their ill sibling and their family of origin. We used a narrative hermeneutic approach and performed a secondary analysis of two interviews of siblings derived from a study of peoples’ experiences of hearing voices. The findings illuminate the participants’ multifaceted roles and how differently siblings might deal with the multiple challenges of caring for an ill sibling. The mediating role between their ill sibling and their family of origin to reestablish the broken family bonds was a significant aspect. Nurses’ awareness of the important and multidimensional role of caregiving siblings can improve the provision of family support and promote involvement of siblings in the treatment of an ill family member.
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- Melin-Johansson, Christina, et al.
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The Recovery Process When Participating in Cancer Support and Rehabilitation Programs in Sweden
- 2015
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In: Global qualitative nursing research. - : Sage Publications. - 2333-3936. ; 2
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The aim was to illuminate the meaning of participating in support and rehabilitation programs described by people diagnosed with cancer. Nineteen persons were interviewed in focus groups and face-to-face. Data were analyzed with a qualitative phenomenological hermeneutical method for researching lived experiences. Interpretation proceeded through three phases: naïve reading, structural analysis, and comprehensive understanding. Three themes were disclosed: receiving support for recovery when being most vulnerable, recapturing capabilities through supportive activities, and searching to find stability and well-being in a changed life situation. Participating in the programs was an existential transition from living in an unpredictable situation that was turned into something meaningful. Recovery did not mean the return to a state of normality; rather, it meant a continuing recovery from cancer treatments and symptoms involving recapturing capabilities and searching for a balance in a forever changed life. This study provides new insights about the experiences of participating in cancer support and rehabilitation programs.
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