Perceptions of the concept of health among nurses working in mental health services: a phenomenographic study

Jormfeldt, HenrikaLund University,Lunds universitet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper,Medicinska fakulteten,Department of Health Sciences,Faculty of Medicine,Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund (author)

Perceptions of the concept of health among nurses working in mental health services : a phenomenographic study

A new understanding of the concept of health is needed to meet the goal of mental health nursing, which besides reducing disease is to strengthen the patient's health. The aim of the present study was to describe perceptions of the concept of health among nurses working in mental health services. Twelve Swedish nurses working in mental health services were interviewed and data were analysed with a phenomenographic approach. The nurses expressed 10 perceptions, which constituted three description categories: autonomy, process, and participation. The result showed that health was more than absence of disease. Simultaneously, perceptions were expressed indicating that health was viewed as absence of disease, which implies that the concept is not sufficiently defined. The result emphasizes the need to clarify the concept of health if it is to be used as a goal in mental health nursing and to integrate a clarified definition of health at all hierarchical levels in mental health care services.

Svedberg, PetraLund University,Lunds universitet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper,Medicinska fakulteten,Department of Health Sciences,Faculty of Medicine,Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund(Swepub:lu)omv-psv (author)
Fridlund, BengtLund University,Lunds universitet,Högskolan i Halmstad,Centrum för forskning om välfärd, hälsa och idrott (CVHI),Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper,Medicinska fakulteten,Department of Health Sciences,Faculty of Medicine,Växjö universitet(Swepub:hj)frbe (author)
Arvidsson, BarbroHögskolan i Halmstad,Centrum för forskning om välfärd, hälsa och idrott (CVHI)(Swepub:hh)baar (author)
Institutionen för hälsovetenskaperMedicinska fakulteten (creator_code:org_t)

In:International Journal of Mental Health NursingOxford : Blackwell Publishing16:1, s. 50-561445-83301447-0349

By the author/editor: Jormfeldt, Henri ...; Svedberg, Petra; Fridlund, Bengt; Arvidsson, Barbr ...

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MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES: MEDICAL AND HEAL ...; and Health Sciences; and Nursing

By the university: Halmstad University; Lund University; Jönköping University

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