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Girardi G, Farnese ML, Scarponi F, De Tanti A, Bartolo M, Intiso D, Formisano R, Antonucci G. User-centered practices in the eyes of informal caregivers of in-patients with severe acquired brain injury: needs, caring experience, and satisfaction. Brain Inj 2021; 35:1402-1412. [PMID: 34487469 DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2021.1972338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study examines the perceived needs, experience, and satisfaction of informal caregivers (ICGs) in in-hospital settings, related to their involvement in the design and delivery of services together with hospital staff, namely co-production. DESIGN To obtain a picture of current ICG-staff relationship, a multicenter observational study was carried out. Participants were 75 ICGs recruited in five dedicated in-patient neurorehabilitation wards. Participants answered a self-report questionnaire tapping perceived information/communication needs, emotional/social needs, and their satisfaction; family-centered practices implemented by the staff (namely involving practices and cooperative communication); and ICGs' satisfaction with the service. RESULTS Need satisfaction related positively to staff practices aimed at involving IGCs in treatment and training, but not in decision-making. Involving practices concerning treatment also related positively to ICGs' information/communication needs. In addition, the more the staff involved ICGs in decision-making and promoted cooperative communication regarding treatment, the more ICGs felt that their collaboration in the healthcare process was valuable. Finally, all involvement practices and cooperative communication were positively related to ICGs' overall satisfaction with the service. CONCLUSION The results of the study help to identify gaps in meeting ICGs' needs and to promote strategies to implement family participation toward co-production in in-hospital settings.
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- Giovanna Girardi
- Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Istituto S. Stefano Riabilitazione, Centro Cardinal Ferrari, Fontanellato, PR, Italy
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- Neurorehabilitation Unit, Department of Rehabilitation, HABILITA Zingonia, Bergamo, Italy
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- UOC di Medicina Fisica e Riabilitativa, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,IRCSS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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Sørensen KE, Dreyer P, Rasmussen M, Simonsen CZ, Andersen G. Endovascular therapy after acute ischaemic stroke-Experiences and needs of relatives. J Clin Nurs 2018; 28:792-800. [PMID: 30184281 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To explore the experiences and needs of relatives being part of the endovascular therapy (EVT) pathway. BACKGROUND Ischaemic stroke is the third leading cause of death and the most common cause of acquired disability among adults in the Western world. The most recently approved treatment for major stroke is EVT. Removing the arterial occlusion has proven to be the best predictor of outcome. While patients are treated, relatives are left waiting. Facing the massive shock of their loved ones having a stroke may cause emotional turmoil and leave relatives with various needs. No previous studies have explored experiences and needs of relatives who are part of an EVT pathway. DESIGN A qualitative design using a phenomenological-hermeneutic approach. METHODS Semi-structured interviews and participant observations were carried out. Data were collected from April 2016-January 2017. Data were analysed using Ricoeur's theory of interpretation, capturing meaning and ensuring comprehensive understanding. RESULTS Four themes emerged are as follows: (a) The first phase-shock, chaos and feeling paralysed; (b) the all-important information-sharing is pivotal; (c) professional loving care-being seen and heard by caring health professionals; and (d) adjusting to new roles. One essential finding that emerged across all themes was relatives' constant need for care, for support and for health professionals to "be there." CONCLUSION Relatives need support and care during the entire EVT pathway. They tend to be modest and ignore their own needs. Relatives who experience chaos, fear and worry need to be met by professionals with real presence. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE These findings will be used as a foundation for development of local structures and policies that should provide knowledge and ensure a consistent and proactive approach to meet the needs of the relatives in a timely and efficient manner.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Priorities for Closing the Evidence-Practice Gaps in Poststroke Aphasia Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2017; 99:1413-1423.e24. [PMID: 28923500 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.08.474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2016] [Revised: 07/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify implementation priorities for poststroke aphasia management relevant to the Australian health care context. DATA SOURCES Using systematized searches of databases (CINAHL and MEDLINE), guideline and stroke websites, and other sources, evidence was identified and extracted for 7 implementation criteria for 13 topic areas relevant to aphasia management. These 7 priority-setting criteria were identified in the implementation literature: strength of the evidence, current evidence-practice gap, clinician preference, patient preference, modifiability, measurability, and health effect. STUDY SELECTION Articles were included if they were in English, related to a specific recommendation requiring implementation, and contained information pertaining to any of the 7 prioritization criteria. DATA EXTRACTION The scoping review methodology was chosen to address the broad nature of the topic. Evidence was extracted and placed in an evidence matrix. After this, evidence was summarized and then aphasia rehabilitation topics were prioritized using an approach developed by the research team. DATA SYNTHESIS Evidence from 100 documents was extracted and summarized. Four topic areas were identified as implementation priorities for aphasia: timing, amount, and intensity of therapy; goal setting; information, education, and aphasia-friendly information; and constraint-induced language therapy. CONCLUSIONS Closing the evidence-practice gaps in the 4 priority areas identified may deliver the greatest gains in outcomes for Australian stroke survivors with aphasia. Our approach to developing implementation priorities may be useful for identifying priorities for implementation in other health care areas.
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Rejnö Å, Danielson E, Berg L. Next of kin's experiences of sudden and unexpected death from stroke - a study of narratives. BMC Nurs 2013; 12:13. [PMID: 23590246 PMCID: PMC3637261 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6955-12-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2012] [Accepted: 04/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Death always evokes feelings in those close to the afflicted person. When death comes suddenly the time for preparation is minimal and the next of kin have to cope with the situation despite their own sorrow. The suddenness is found to be stressful for the next of kin and communication both with healthcare professionals and information about what has happened has been found helpful. The aim of this study was to illuminate the experiences of next of kin from the sudden and unexpected death of a relative from acute stroke. METHODS Data was collected over a 12-month period in 2009-2010. Twelve next of kin of patients cared for in stroke units who died suddenly and unexpectedly from stroke were interviewed using a narrative method. The narratives were analyzed using narrative thematic analysis. RESULTS Three themes emerged showing facets of next of kin's experiences of a relative's sudden and unexpected death from stroke: Divided feelings about the sudden and unexpected death; Perception of time and directed attention when keeping vigil; Contradictions and arbitrary memories when searching for understanding. CONCLUSIONS To have to live in the aftermath of severe stroke is absolute horror in people's imagination and death is seen as the lesser of two evils. The sudden and unexpected death totally pervades the next of kin's life, directs their attention to the dying person and even causes them to forget themselves and their own needs, and leads to difficulties in information intake. It is a challenge for the healthcare professionals to be able to identify the individual needs of the next of kin in this situation.
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- Åsa Rejnö
- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, University of Gothenburg, The Sahlgrenska Academy, Box 45740530, Göteborg, Sweden
- The Stroke Unit, Kärnsjukhuset, Skaraborg Hospital, 54185, Skövde, Sweden
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- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, University of Gothenburg, The Sahlgrenska Academy, Box 45740530, Göteborg, Sweden
- Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, 83125, Östersund, Sweden
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- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, University of Gothenburg, The Sahlgrenska Academy, Box 45740530, Göteborg, Sweden
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Haesler E, Bauer M, Nay R. Factors associated with constructive staff-family relationships in the care of older adults in the institutional setting. INT J EVID-BASED HEA 2012; 4:288-336. [PMID: 21631773 DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-6988.2006.00053.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Background Modern healthcare philosophy espouses the virtues of holistic care and acknowledges that family involvement is appropriate and something to be encouraged due to the role it plays in physical and emotional healing. In the aged care sector, the involvement of families is a strong guarantee of a resident's well-being. The important role family plays in the support and care of the older adult in the residential aged care environment has been enshrined in the Australian Commonwealth Charter of Residents' Rights and Responsibilities and the Aged Care Standards of Practice. Despite wide acknowledgement of the importance of family involvement in the healthcare of the older adult, many barriers to the implementation of participatory family care have been identified in past research. For older adults in the healthcare environment to benefit from the involvement of their family members, healthcare professionals need an understanding of the issues surrounding family presence in the healthcare environment and the strategies to best support it. Objectives The objectives of the systematic review were to present the best available evidence on the strategies, practices and organisational characteristics that promote constructive staff-family relationships in the care of older adults in the healthcare setting. Specifically this review sought to investigate how staff and family members perceive their relationships with each other; staff characteristics that promote constructive relationships with the family; and interventions that support staff-family relationships. Search strategy A literature search was performed using the following databases for the years 1990-2005: Ageline, APAIS Health, Australian Family and Society Abstracts (FAMILY), CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Dare, Dissertation Abstracts, Embase, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Social Science Index. Personal communication from expert panel members was also used to identify studies for inclusion. A second search stage was conducted through review of reference lists of studies retrieved during the first search stage. The search was limited to published and unpublished material in English language. Selection criteria The review was limited to studies involving residents and patients within acute, subacute, rehabilitation and residential settings, aged over 65 years, their family and healthcare staff. Papers addressing family members and healthcare staff perceptions of their relationships with each other were considered for this review. Studies in this review also included those relating to interventions to promote constructive staff-family relationships including organisational strategies, staff-family meetings, case conferencing, environmental approaches, etc. The review considered both quantitative and qualitative research and opinion papers for inclusion. Data collection and analysis All retrieved papers were critically appraised for eligibility for inclusion and methodological quality independently by two reviewers, and the same reviewers collected details of eligible research. Appraisal forms and data extraction forms designed by the Joanna Briggs Institute as part of the QARI and NOTARI systematic review software packages were used for this review. Findings Family members' perceptions of their relationships with staff showed that a strong focus was placed on opportunities for the family to be involved in the patient's care. Staff members also expressed a theoretical support for the collaborative process, however, this belief often did not translate to the staff members' clinical practice. In the studies included in the review staff were frequently found to rely on traditional medical models of care in their clinical practice and maintaining control over the environment, rather than fully collaborating with families. Four factors were found to be essential to interventions designed to support a collaborative partnership between family members and healthcare staff: communication, information, education and administrative support. Based on the evidence analysed in this systematic review, staff and family education on relationship development, power and control issues, communication skills and negotiating techniques is essential to promoting constructive staff-family relationships. Managerial support, such as addressing workloads and staffing issues; introducing care models focused on collaboration with families; and providing practical support for staff education, is essential to gaining sustained benefits from interventions designed to promote constructive family-staff relationships.
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- Emily Haesler
- Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC), Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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Hafsteinsdóttir TB, Vergunst M, Lindeman E, Schuurmans M. Educational needs of patients with a stroke and their caregivers: a systematic review of the literature. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2011; 85:14-25. [PMID: 20869189 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.07.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2009] [Revised: 07/28/2010] [Accepted: 07/29/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To systematically review the research on stroke patients' and caregivers' educational needs. METHODS A search of the literature prior to and including the year January 2009 was conducted using Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsychINFO and the Cochrane Library, yielding 959 articles. Of these, 21 studies were included in the review. RESULTS Stroke patients and caregivers reported many and diverse educational needs, which often were not met. The educational needs of stroke patients and caregivers concerned knowledge about the clinical aspects of stroke, prevention, treatment and functional recovery. The most commonly reported needs of caregivers involved patients' moving and lifting, exercises, psychological changes and nutritional issues. Patients and caregivers wanted information that was tailored to their situation. CONCLUSION Patients and caregivers have many unmet educational needs. The findings call for improved education of patients and caregivers on various issues that are specific to the various recovery phases after stroke. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS The findings of this review can be used to develop educational interventions for stroke patients and caregivers. Further research is needed to investigate the feasibility and effects of educational interventions and whether they meet the educational needs of patients and caregivers.
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- Thóra B Hafsteinsdóttir
- Department of Rehabilitation, Nursing Science and Sport medicine, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Wallengren C, Segesten K, Friberg F. Relatives' information needs and the characteristics of their search for information--in the words of relatives of stroke survivors. J Clin Nurs 2010; 19:2888-96. [PMID: 20846233 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03259.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM AND OBJECTIVES To explore relatives' information needs and the characteristics of their information-seeking process shortly after the stroke event and six months later. BACKGROUND Providing relatives of stroke survivors with information is important, as lack of information increases their uncertainty and risk becoming the 'second patient in the family' and early death. Therefore, it is essential to be aware of relatives' information needs and information-seeking process the first six months after stroke. DESIGN This qualitative study has a descriptive design. METHOD Open-ended interviews were conducted with sixteen relatives after stroke survivor's admission to stroke unit and six months later with nine of these relatives. Data were analysed by means of content analysis. RESULTS The identified information needs covered the spectrum from stroke survivor's medical condition because nurses' actions to relatives' changed health and life situation. Furthermore, relatives' information-seeking process was found to be related to their level of personal involvement, situational circumstances, different forms of knowledge and sources of information. CONCLUSIONS Relatives' search for information emerges when health and lifestyle changes occur in survivors or themselves. It is important that this information affect them personally. Also, they need to develop different forms of knowledge when they cannot trust their own competences. As a result, instead of following established curricula based on their beliefs of relatives' information needs, nurses need to practice on identifying relatives' information needs. RELEVANCE TO PRACTICE Different information needs and characteristics described in the study can serve as guidance in the development and implementation of pedagogical interventions to support relatives of stroke survivors. One pedagogical implication is to explore what a specific relative wants to know by how he/she talks or thinks about it. Thus, it must be taken into consideration that level of personal involvement, situational circumstances, sources of information and factual knowledge, understanding and skills are intertwined.
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- Catarina Wallengren
- Department of Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Social and Life Science, School of Health Sciences, University College of Borås, Borås, Sweden.
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Haesler E, Bauer M, Nay R. Recent evidence on the development and maintenance of constructive staff-family relationships in the care of older people--a report on a systematic review update. INT J EVID-BASED HEA 2010; 8:45-74. [PMID: 20923509 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1609.2010.00165.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM This paper is an update to a systematic review that presents the best available evidence on the factors that are most effective in promoting constructive staff-family relationships in the care of older people in the institutional healthcare setting. METHODS Systematic review. RESULTS The updated review supports findings from the earlier review. Additional evidence points to the importance of monitoring care, family involvement in decision-making, staff upholding the uniqueness of the older person, trust, the involvement of the multidisciplinary care team and family dynamics as factors underpinning effective staff-family relationships. CONCLUSION A number of factors critical to the development and maintenance of positive staff-family relationships in the institutional setting have been identified. The delivery of quality care is predicated on staff having an understanding of these factors.
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- Emily Haesler
- Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
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Almborg AH, Ulander K, Thulin A, Berg S. Discharge planning of stroke patients: the relatives' perceptions of participation. J Clin Nurs 2010; 18:857-65. [PMID: 19239664 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02600.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS To describe relatives' perceived participation in discharge planning for patients with stroke and identify correlates to perceived participation. BACKGROUND Stroke affects both patients and their relatives and previous research shows that relatives were often dissatisfied with their perceived involvement in discharge planning and the information they get. DESIGN Prospective cross-sectional study. METHODS The study comprised 152 consecutively enrolled relatives (mean age = 60.8 years) of acute stroke patients admitted to a stroke unit in southern Sweden during 2003-2005. Data were collected through interviews 2-3 weeks after discharge using 'Relative's Questionnaire about Participation in Discharge planning'. This instrument measures perceived participation in three subscales: R-Information-Illness, R-Information-Care/support, and R-Goals and Needs. The Overall Rating of Relative's Perceived Participation in Discharge Planning was measured by a visual analogue scale (VAS) (1-10 score). RESULTS Among the relatives, 56-68% reported positively according to R-Information-Illness, but 46-53% perceived that they did not receive any information about care/medication/rehabilitation/support. About 80% perceived no participation at all in goals and needs. The mean value of the VAS was 3.89 (SD 3.40) score. Regression analyses revealed that longer stay at hospital, patients with higher education, and relatives of female patients and female relatives were associated with relatives' perceptions of higher participation in discharge planning. CONCLUSIONS Relatives perceived that they needed more information and knowledge about stroke and care/medication/rehabilitation/support. They also needed to be more involved in goal-setting and in identifying patient needs. Professionals should take into consideration these associated variables to improve relatives' perceived participation. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Clinicians should give more attention to the altered situation of stroke patients' relatives when planning for continuing care and when setting postdischarge goals for the patients. The professionals need to develop strategies to involve relatives in sharing information, goal-setting and needs assessment in discharge planning.
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- Ann-Helene Almborg
- Institute of Gerontology, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.
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Lovat A, Mayes R, McConnell D, Clemson L. Family caregivers' perceptions of hospital-based allied health services post-stroke: use of the Measure of Processes of Care to investigate processes of care. Aust Occup Ther J 2010; 57:167-73. [PMID: 20854585 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2009.00828.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM To investigate family caregiver perceptions of allied health professional processes of care and support in hospital following stroke, and to test an adapted version of the Measure of Processes of Care (MPOC) for its suitability of use in the stroke care setting. METHODS The first stage involved the adaptation and refinement of the MPOC, designed to measure caregiver perceptions of processes of professional care and support across five care dimensions. The second stage involved mailing out of questionnaires to primary caregivers of stroke survivors. A total of 107 completed questionnaires were included in the analysis. The reliability of the adapted questionnaire was assessed and summary statistics were computed. RESULTS The reliability of the adapted MPOC was found to be high, with good internal consistency of items within each subscale. Mean scores indicated that caregivers were most likely to report negative perceptions of the way allied health professionals engaged with and supported them, particularly in the area of information provision. CONCLUSION The number of families being affected by stroke is predicted to rise substantially in the near future. Allied health professionals have a significant role to play in supporting family caregivers. Results highlight caregiver-identified areas of weakness in current clinical practice.
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- Annette Lovat
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
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Haesler E, Bauer M, Nay R. Recent evidence on the development and maintenance of constructive staff–family relationships in the care of older people – a report on a systematic review update. INT J EVID-BASED HEA 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-6988.2010.00165.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Jonasson LL, Liss PE, Westerlind B, Berterö C. Ethical values in caring encounters on a geriatric ward from the next of kin's perspective: an interview study. Int J Nurs Pract 2010; 16:20-6. [PMID: 20158544 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172x.2009.01805.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The aim of this study was to identify and describe the governing ethical values that next of kin experience in interaction with nurses who care for elderly patients at a geriatric clinic. Interviews with 14 next of kin were conducted and data were analysed by constant comparative analysis. Four categories were identified: receiving, showing respect, facilitating participation and showing professionalism. These categories formed the basis of the core category: 'Being amenable', a concept identified in the next of kin's description of the ethical values that they and the elderly patients perceive in the caring encounter. Being amenable means that the nurses are guided by ethical values; taking into account the elderly patient and the next of kin. Nurses' focusing on elderly patients' well-being as a final criterion affects the next of kin and their experience of this fundamental condition for high-quality care seems to be fulfilled.
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- Lise-Lotte Jonasson
- Department of Nursing Science, School of Health Sciences, University of Jönköping, SE-551 11Jönköping, Sweden.
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Høye S, Severinsson E. Multicultural family members' experiences with nurses and the intensive care context: a hermeneutic study. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2009; 26:24-32. [PMID: 20036542 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2009.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2008] [Revised: 10/10/2009] [Accepted: 10/21/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to illuminate the experiences of multicultural family members in intensive care units in hospitals, when a loved one was critically ill. An increasing migration from non-Western countries to Norway and potential double-stress for multicultural families experiencing critical illness are pre-understandings. METHODS The study utilised a Gadamerian hermeneutic design. Data were collected through in-depth-interviews (n=5) and interpreted, inspired by Lindseth and Norberg's phenomenological hermeneutical method. FINDINGS Multicultural family members' experiences of their encounters with nurses were understood as: 'Struggling to preserve the families' cultural belonging within the health care system', based on four themes: (a) filtering information to reduce concern; (b) understanding and being understood; (c) protecting cultural traditions and (d) interaction between roles, rules and expectations. CONCLUSION Family members with a non-Western ethnic background experienced several challenges within the complex ICU environment. Multicultural family members had distinct strategies to deal with the hospitalisation of a critically ill loved one. Interaction difficulties and cultural traditions were not influenced by the environment alone, however the challenges seemed to deal with universal human interaction independent of the context. Nurses need to be sensitive to the families' cultural customs in order to meet their expectations in a respectful way.
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- Sevald Høye
- Department of Nursing, Hedmark University College, Kirkeveien 47, Elverum, Norway.
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Haesler E, Bauer M, Nay R. Staff–family relationships in the care of older people: A report on a systematic review. Res Nurs Health 2007; 30:385-98. [PMID: 17654525 DOI: 10.1002/nur.20200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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This article reports on a systematic review of the strategies, practices, and organizational characteristics that promote constructive staff-family relationships in the care of older adults in the health care setting. Research evidence points to the need to address power and control issues, communication, and collaborative approaches to care. Interventions designed to promote family-staff relationships are more likely to achieve maximum benefit when implemented with accompanying information sharing, education, and managerial support.
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- Emily Haesler
- Australian Centre for Evidenced Based Aged Care, La Trobe University, 1231 Plenty Rd., Bundoora, Vic. 3083, Australia
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Factors associated with constructive staff–family relationships in the care of older adults in the institutional setting. INT J EVID-BASED HEA 2006. [DOI: 10.1097/01258363-200612000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Belciug MP. Concerns and anticipated challenges of family caregivers following participation in the neuropsychological feedback of stroke patients. Int J Rehabil Res 2006; 29:77-80. [PMID: 16432394 DOI: 10.1097/01.mrr.0000185954.25423.b7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Forty-five family caregivers participated in the feedback session on the neuropsychological test results of their close ones, victims of stroke. Following the feedback, the caregivers were presented with an open-ended list of concerns regarding the patients' level of functioning and care needs, and were asked to identify the concerns which they had and the challenge that they represented to them. A hierarchy of concerns was established based upon their frequency and the challenge that they represented. Results indicated that "making sure that the patient is safe at all times", "knowing what his/her future needs will be", "knowing what to do in specific situations in which the patient is unable to perform the task independently" and "dealing with the emotional aspects of the patient" are the caregivers' most prominent concerns. The hierarchy of concerns is discussed from the perspective of its relevance to clinical work and the need for clinicians to incorporate it in plans for rehabilitation.
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- Marian P Belciug
- Chedoke Hospital, Hamilton Health Sciences, Holbrook Building Suite D 177, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada.
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Haesler E, Bauer M, Nay R. Factors associated with constructive staff-family relationships in the care of older adults in the institutional setting. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 4:1-72. [PMID: 27819917 DOI: 10.11124/01938924-200604090-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Modern healthcare philosophy espouses the virtues of holistic care and acknowledges that family involvement is appropriate and something to be encouraged due to the role it plays in physical and emotional healing. In the aged care sector, the involvement of families is a strong guarantee of a resident's well-being. The important role family plays in the support and care of the older adult in the residential aged care environment has been enshrined in the Australian Commonwealth Charter of Residents' Rights and Responsibilities and the Aged Care Standards of Practice. Despite wide acknowledgement of the importance of family involvement in the healthcare of the older adult, many barriers to the implementation of participatory family care have been identified in past research. For older adults in the healthcare environment to benefit from the involvement of their family members, healthcare professionals need an understanding of the issues surrounding family presence in the healthcare environment and the strategies to best support it. OBJECTIVES The objectives of the systematic review were to present the best available evidence on the strategies, practices and organisational characteristics that promote constructive staff-family relationships in the care of older adults in the healthcare setting. Specifically this review sought to investigate how staff and family members perceive their relationships with each other; staff characteristics that promote constructive relationships with the family; and interventions that support staff-family relationships. SEARCH STRATEGY A literature search was performed using the following databases for the years 1990-2005: Ageline, APAIS Health, Australian Family and Society Abstracts (FAMILY), CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Dare, Dissertation Abstracts, Embase, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Social Science Index. Personal communication from expert panel members was also used to identify studies for inclusion. A second search stage was conducted through review of reference lists of studies retrieved during the first search stage. The search was limited to published and unpublished material in English language. SELECTION CRITERIA The review was limited to studies involving residents and patients within acute, subacute, rehabilitation and residential settings, aged over 65 years, their family and healthcare staff. Papers addressing family members and healthcare staff perceptions of their relationships with each other were considered for this review. Studies in this review also included those relating to interventions to promote constructive staff-family relationships including organisational strategies, staff-family meetings, case conferencing, environmental approaches, etc. The review considered both quantitative and qualitative research and opinion papers for inclusion. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS All retrieved papers were critically appraised for eligibility for inclusion and methodological quality independently by two reviewers, and the same reviewers collected details of eligible research. Appraisal forms and data extraction forms designed by the Joanna Briggs Institute as part of the QARI and NOTARI systematic review software packages were used for this review. FINDINGS Family members' perceptions of their relationships with staff showed that a strong focus was placed on opportunities for the family to be involved in the patient's care. Staff members also expressed a theoretical support for the collaborative process, however, this belief often did not translate to the staff members' clinical practice. In the studies included in the review staff were frequently found to rely on traditional medical models of care in their clinical practice and maintaining control over the environment, rather than fully collaborating with families. Four factors were found to be essential to interventions designed to support a collaborative partnership between family members and healthcare staff: communication, information, education and administrative support. Based on the evidence analysed in this systematic review, staff and family education on relationship development, power and control issues, communication skills and negotiating techniques is essential to promoting constructive staff-family relationships. Managerial support, such as addressing workloads and staffing issues; introducing care models focused on collaboration with families; and providing practical support for staff education, is essential to gaining sustained benefits from interventions designed to promote constructive family-staff relationships.
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- Emily Haesler
- Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC), Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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Rizzo VM. Social work support services for stroke patients: interventions and outcomes. SOCIAL WORK IN HEALTH CARE 2006; 43:33-56. [PMID: 16723334 DOI: 10.1300/j010v43n01_03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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This study aims to better understand the influence of social work support services on the efficient use of rehabilitation services (LOS-EFF) and total hospital charges for individuals participating in an inpatient physical rehabilitation program following stroke. Although the effects of the social work support services on stroke outcomes were modest, the study found that these services influenced stroke outcomes. Most importantly, the study revealed that higher levels of informational social work support services were associated with lower total hospital charges.
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- Victoria M Rizzo
- School of Social Welfare, Richardson Hall, 135 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12222, USA.
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Visser-Meily JMA, Post MWM, Schepers VPM, Ketelaar M, van Heugten CM, Lindeman E. Spouses' satisfaction with caregiver support in stroke rehabilitation. Scand J Caring Sci 2005; 19:310-6. [PMID: 16324053 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2005.00355.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the satisfaction of spouses of stroke patients with the support given to them during clinical rehabilitation and to explore the relationships between satisfaction and characteristics of the support received. METHODS Spouses of patients with a first-ever supratentorial stroke were included (n = 194). Satisfaction was measured on a 0-10 scale. Bivariate and multivariate relationships were studied between overall satisfaction score and characteristics of the support provided (number of full days of attendance, participation in caregiver group, discipline providing most support), the spouses (age, gender, family situation, education and employment) and the patients (activity of daily living (ADL) dependency (Functional Independence Measure), length of stay). RESULTS The median satisfaction score was 7, and 44% of all spouses scored >or=8 (very satisfied) but 23% were dissatisfied. Spouses' and patients' characteristics and satisfaction scores were not associated. Of the support characteristics the number of full days of attendance (p = 0.02), participation in a caregiver group (p = 0.006) and support received from a team member (p = 0.000) were related to satisfaction. No differences in spouses' satisfaction scores were found between the participating rehabilitation centres. Only 39% of the spouses participated in a caregiver group. The most important reason for not participating in such a group was not being aware of the opportunity to take part in a group (49%). Spouses participating in a group showed more depressive symptoms and had a more severely disabled partner. Caregiver support was primarily given by the nurse and the social worker. One in five spouses indicated not to have been supported at all by the rehabilitation team. CONCLUSION A large proportion of the caregivers were satisfied with the care they had received, although one in four was dissatisfied. Satisfaction was related to support characteristics.
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- J M Anne Visser-Meily
- Rehabilitation Centre De Hoogstraat and Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Al-Hassan MA, Hweidi IM. The perceived needs of Jordanian families of hospitalized, critically ill patients. Int J Nurs Pract 2004; 10:64-71. [PMID: 15056344 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172x.2003.00460.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to identify needs of Jordanian families of hospitalized, critically ill patients. The Critical Care Family Needs Inventory was introduced to 158 family members who were visiting their hospitalized, critically ill relatives. The findings revealed that > or = 80% of the family members perceived 16 need statements as important or very important. The participants ranked order needs for assurance, information and proximity the highest and needs for support and comfort the lowest. Specifically, the most important needs of the families were to receive information about the patients, to feel that the hospital personnel care about the patients and to have the information given in understandable terms. Results of this study indicated that Jordanian families had specific and identifiable needs. Providing families of critically ill patients clear, simple and updated information about the patients, and assuring them about the quality of care the patients receive, should be essential components of the critical care nursing delivery system.
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- Musa Ali Al-Hassan
- School of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
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Mold F, McKevitt C, Wolfe C. A review and commentary of the social factors which influence stroke care: issues of inequality in qualitative literature. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY 2003; 11:405-414. [PMID: 14498837 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2003.00443.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Stroke is the third most common cause of death in the UK and a major cause of adult disability. Stroke services have long been criticised for being deficient and there is evidence that some aspects of care provision vary across different population groups. While there is information about the patterns of service provision, questions remain about processes which might underlie these variations. The present paper sought to assess how well the processes which might lead to inequity in the delivery and uptake of stroke services are currently understood by reviewing the qualitative literature in the area. The review was carried out by systematically searching online literature databases, using keyword and bibliographical searches, within a particular time frame. In total, 55 articles were reviewed, including studies related to primary and secondary clinical care, as well as social care. Articles focused on both professionals' and patients' perspectives. The review reports the cultural factors and processes which have been identified as possible causes of barriers to professionals' delivering stroke services, as well as issues which influence patients' uptake of services. Issues identified in the literature were categorised into four broad thematic areas: conceptualisations of stroke illness and ageing, socio-economic factors, resource allocation and information provision. These themes are then revisited through the hypothesis that the concept of social and personal identity could cast new light on our understanding of how inequity in stroke care provision might arise. It is argued that the ways in which professionals and patients view themselves and each other influences their interaction, and in turn, the delivery and demand for services. Finally, the authors suggest areas where further research is warranted.
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- Freda Mold
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Kings' College London, London, UK.
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