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Kristjánsson K, Thórarinsdóttir K. Two variants of 'constrained participation' in the care of vulnerable adults: A proof-of-concept study. Nurs Ethics 2024; 31:39-51. [PMID: 37195896 PMCID: PMC10898202 DOI: 10.1177/09697330231169930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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There has been a radical turn towards ideals of patient autonomy and person-centred care, and away from historically entrenched forms of medical paternalism, in the last 50 years of nursing practice. However, along the way, some shades of grey between the areas of ideal patient participation and of outright patient non-participation have been missed. The current article constitutes an exploratory proof-of-concept study of the real-world traction of a distinction-straddling concept of 'constrained participation' and its two sub-concepts of 'fought-for participation' and 'forced-to participation'. In order to concretise these additions to the conceptual terrain of person-centred participation and its anti-theses, we apply them to themes in the care of vulnerable older adults. In the final section, we close by eliciting some characterological, educational and clinical implications of adding these new tools also to the conceptual repertoire of nursing practice and education.
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Hoffmann E, Andersen PT, Mogensen CB, Prinds C, Primdahl J. Relatives' negotiations with healthcare professionals during older people's admission in an emergency department: An ethnographic study. Nurs Open 2023; 10:6381-6389. [PMID: 37312450 PMCID: PMC10416047 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Relatives are recognised as important for older patients' care and treatment. Variations in relatives' opportunities to negotiate the quality and continuity of older people's care and treatment can potentially lead to inequality in older people's access to care and treatment. AIM This study aimed to examine relatives' opportunities and strategies for negotiation with health care professionals (HCPs) during the admission of older people to emergency departments in Denmark. MATERIALS AND METHODS We planned a qualitative ethnographical study employing a hermeneutic approach. Observations focused on social situations and interactions between relatives and HCPs. The analysis was guided by qualitative content analysis. RESULTS The analysis derived one main theme, attitude to action, containing three subthemes: frustration obtaining access, presenting the case and a powerful relationship. Being active appeared to be essential to achieving possibilities for negotiation with HCPs. DISCUSSION Inspired by Bourdieu, habitus, doxical values and institutional logics of relatives seem to affect their opportunities to negotiate with HCPs during older people's admission to an emergency department. CONCLUSION Active and proactive relatives seem to have better opportunities to negotiate with HCPs during older people's acute hospital admission than reactive, passive and hesitant relatives. The logic of public management and the medical profession seem to dominate and influence doxa in the EDs and put special demands on the relatives. This imbalance constitutes a risk of inequality in older people's access to health.
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- Eva Hoffmann
- University College South DenmarkAabenraaDenmark
- Department of Regional Health ResearchUniversity of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark
- OPEN, Open Patient data ExplorativeRegion of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark
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- Department of Regional Health ResearchUniversity of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark
- Hospital SønderjyllandUniversity Hospital of Southern DenmarkAabenraaDenmark
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- Hospital SønderjyllandUniversity Hospital of Southern DenmarkAabenraaDenmark
- Research Unit of Obstetrics and GynaecologyUniversity of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark
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- Department of Regional Health ResearchUniversity of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark
- Hospital SønderjyllandUniversity Hospital of Southern DenmarkAabenraaDenmark
- Danish Hospital for Rheumatic DiseasesUniversity Hospital of Southern DenmarkSønderborgDenmark
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Mickelson Weldingh N, Kirkevold M. What older people and their relatives say is important during acute hospitalisation: a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res 2022; 22:578. [PMID: 35488250 PMCID: PMC9052562 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07981-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Due to the growing population of older people across the world, providing safe and effective care is an increasing concern. Older persons in need for hospitalisation often have, or are susceptible to develop, cognitive impairment. Hospitals need to adapt to ensure high-quality care for this vulnerable patient group. Several age-friendly frameworks and models aiming at reducing risks and complications have been promoted. However, care for older people must be based on the persons' reported needs, and relatives are often an important part of older persons' social support. The primary aim of this study was to explore older peoples' and their relatives' experiences of acute hospitalisation and determine what is important for them to experience a good hospital stay. The study was not limited to patients with cognitive impairment; but included a wider group of older individuals vulnerable to developing delirium, with or without an underlying chronic cognitive impairment. METHODS This study had a qualitative research design in which people aged 75 years or older and their relatives were interviewed during an acute hospitalisation. The study was conducted at two medical wards at a large university hospital in Norway, and included a total of 60 participants. All interviews were informed by a semi-structured interview guide and were thematically analysed. RESULTS Four major themes were identified in the older people's and the relatives' descriptions of how they experienced the hospital stay and what was important for them during the hospital stay: being seen and valued as a person, individualised care, patient-adapted communication and information, and collaboration with relatives. The themes span both positive and negative experiences, reflecting great variability in the experiences described. The presence of these four characteristics promoted positive experiences among patients and relatives, whereas the absence or negative valuation of them promoted negative experiences. CONCLUSIONS The findings underscore the interrelatedness of older people and their relatives and that patients and relatives are quite consistent in their experiences and opinions. This suggests that listening to the concerns of relatives is important, as they can voice the older patient's needs and concerns in situations where older people might find it difficult to do so. Furthermore, the results underscore how 'small things' matter in relation to how health professionals capture the patient's individual values, need for care, information and involvement of relatives and that these are essential to ensure predictability and security and a good stay for older people and their relatives.
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- Nina Mickelson Weldingh
- Division of Research and Innovation, Department of Research Support Service, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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Tobiano G, Chaboyer W, Dornan G, Teasdale T, Manias E. Older patients' engagement in hospital medication safety behaviours. Aging Clin Exp Res 2021; 33:3353-3361. [PMID: 33945114 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-021-01866-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Increasing age is associated with more medication errors in hospitalised patients. Patient engagement is a strategy to reduce medication harm. AIMS To measure older patients' preferences for and reported medication safety behaviours, identify the relationship between preferred and reported medication safety behaviours and identify whether perceptions of medication safety behaviours differ between groups of young-old, middle-old and old-old patients (65-74 years, 75-84 years, and ≥ 85 years). METHODS A survey, which included the Inpatient Medication Safety Involvement Scale (IMSIS) was administered to 200 older patients from medical settings, at one hospital. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Spearman's rho and the Kruskal-Wallis test. RESULTS Patients reported a desire to ask questions (59.5% n = 119) and check with healthcare professionals if they perceived that a medication was wrong (86.5% n = 173) or forgotten (87.0% n = 174). Patients did not have particular preferences, which differed from their experiences in terms of viewing the medication administration chart and self-administering medications. Preferred and reported behaviours correlated positively (r = 0.46-0.58, n = 200, p ≤ 0.001). Young-old patients preferred notifying healthcare professionals of perceived medication errors more than middle-old and old-old patients (p ≤ 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Older patients may prefer verbal medication safety behaviours like asking questions and notifying healthcare professionals of medication errors, over viewing medication charts and self-administering medications. The young-old group wanted to identify perceived medication errors more than other age groups. Older patients are willing to engage in medication safety behaviours, and healthcare professionals and organisations need to embrace this engagement in an effort to reduce medication harm.
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- Georgia Tobiano
- National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence in Wiser Wound Care, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Parklands Drive, Southport, QLD, 4222, Australia.
- Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, 1 Hospital Blvd, Southport, QLD, 4215, Australia.
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- National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence in Wiser Wound Care, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Parklands Drive, Southport, QLD, 4222, Australia
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- Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, 1 Hospital Blvd, Southport, QLD, 4215, Australia
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- Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, 1 Hospital Blvd, Southport, QLD, 4215, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University and Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia
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Johnsson A, Boman Å, Wagman P, Pennbrant S. Manoeuvring between interplay and context- an ethnographic study of social interaction in encounters between registered nurses, older patients and their relatives. BMC Nurs 2021; 20:232. [PMID: 34789256 PMCID: PMC8600746 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-021-00754-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Social interactions between registered nurses, older patients and their relatives are essential and play a central role in developing a successful care relationship in healthcare encounters. How nurses interact with patients affects the patient’s well-being. Limited time and demands for efficiency influence the encounter and complaints from patients and relatives often concern social interactions. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the social interaction in encounters between registered nurses, older patients and their relatives at a department of medicine for older people. Methods The study has an ethnographic approach including participatory observations (n = 21) and informal field conversations (n = 63), followed by a thematic analysis with an abductive approach reflecting Goffman’s interactional perspective. Result The result revealed a pattern where the participants manoeuvred between interplay and context. By manoeuvring, they defined roles but also created a common social situation. Nurses led the conversation; patients followed and described their health problems, while relatives captured the moment to receive and provide information. Finally, nurses summarised the encounter using ritual language, patients expressed gratitude through verbal and non-verbal expressions, while relatives verbally confirmed the agreements. Conclusion The social interaction between registered nurses, older patients and relatives was shaped by a pattern where the participants manoeuvred between interplay and context. When all participants assume responsibility for the social interaction, they become active and listen to each other. The approach adopted by nurses is crucial, thus training in communication and social interaction skills are important. When the asymmetry due to imbalance, is reduced, less misunderstanding and a satisfactory care relationship can be achieved.
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- Anette Johnsson
- Department of Health Sciences, University West, Gustava Melins Gata 2, SE-461 86, Trollhättan, Sweden.
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- Department of Health Sciences, University West, Gustava Melins Gata 2, SE-461 86, Trollhättan, Sweden
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences, University West, Gustava Melins Gata 2, SE-461 86, Trollhättan, Sweden
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Hoffmann E, Andersen PT, Mogensen CB, Prinds C, Primdahl J. Relatives' negotiation power in relation to older people's acute hospital admission: A qualitative interview study. Scand J Caring Sci 2021; 36:1016-1026. [PMID: 34156115 DOI: 10.1111/scs.13012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Acutely admitted older people are potentially vulnerable and dependent on relatives to negotiate and navigate on their behalf. AIM This study aimed to explore relatives' experiences of their interactions with healthcare professionals during acute hospital admission of older people to derive themes of importance for relatives' negotiations with these professionals. METHOD A qualitative design was applied. Relatives of acutely admitted older people at two emergency departments in Denmark were interviewed (n = 17). The qualitative content analysis was guided by Graneheim and Lundman's concepts. RESULTS The analysis derived four themes: (a) Mandate, (b) Incentive, (c) Capability and (d) Attitude to taking action. These four sources of relatives' negotiation power can be illustrated in the MICA model. CONCLUSION Four themes were identified as important sources of relatives' negotiation power. Since the four sources of power potentially change according to the situation, relatives' negotiation power seems to be context dependent.
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- Eva Hoffmann
- University College South Denmark, Aabenraa, Denmark.,Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,OPEN, Open Patient data Explorative, Region of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Hospital Sønderjylland, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Aabenraa, Denmark
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- University College South Denmark, Aabenraa, Denmark.,Research Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Hospital Sønderjylland, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Aabenraa, Denmark.,Danish Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, Denmark
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Torossian MR. The dignity of older individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: A scoping review. DEMENTIA 2021; 20:2891-2915. [PMID: 34039079 DOI: 10.1177/14713012211021722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Supporting human dignity is the essence of delivery of care. Dignity is one's sense of self-value that is influenced by the perceived value attributed to the individual from others. Individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are at risk of violations of their dignity, due to their diminished autonomy, the alteration in their sense of self, the loss of meaningful social roles, and their limited interactions with peers and confirmation of identity. OBJECTIVES A scoping review was conducted to explore the state of art regarding the dignity of individuals with ADRD. Methods: A search was conducted using CINAHL, PubMed, Web of Science, and PsycINFO. Relevant articles were analyzed and organized based on the themes they addressed, and a narrative description of findings was presented. RESULTS Twenty-six articles were included in the review. Findings highlighted characteristics of care that affected the dignity of these individuals. Researchers found that care was task-centered, depersonalized, and lacked a genuine connection. Individuals with ADRD experienced embarrassment, lack of freedom, and powerlessness, which contributed to feelings of being devalued, and threatened their dignity. Studies testing interventions to enhance dignity were either inconclusive, lacked rigor, or had no lasting effect. Conclusion: The dignity of individuals with ADRD may be violated during healthcare interactions. More research is needed to objectively measure the dignity of these individuals and examine the effectiveness of interventions aimed at promoting dignity.
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- Maral R Torossian
- College of Nursing, 14707University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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Tobiano G, Jerofke‐Owen T, Marshall AP. Promoting patient engagement: a scoping review of actions that align with the interactive care model. Scand J Caring Sci 2020; 35:722-741. [DOI: 10.1111/scs.12914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Georgia Tobiano
- Nursing and Midwifery Education and Research Unit Gold Coast Health Southport Qld Australia
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland Griffith University Southport Qld Australia
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- Nursing and Midwifery Education and Research Unit Gold Coast Health Southport Qld Australia
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland Griffith University Southport Qld Australia
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University Southport Qld Australia
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Andersson M, Wilde-Larsson B, Persenius M. Oral care quality-Do humanity aspects matter? Nursing staff's and older people's perceptions. Nurs Open 2020; 7:857-868. [PMID: 33331694 PMCID: PMC7938398 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Aim (a) To describe and compare perceptions of humanity aspects of oral care quality in relation to nursing staff in short‐term care units and intensive care units and older people in short‐term care units and their person‐related conditions; and (b) to compare humanity aspects of oral care quality perceptions between nursing staff and older people in short‐term care units. Design Cross‐sectional study. Self‐reported questionnaire and clinical assessments. Methods Nursing staff (N = 417) and older people (N = 74) completed the modified Quality of Care from a Patient Perspective instrument and person‐related items. Older people's oral health status was clinically assessed using the Revised Oral Assessment Guide. Data were analysed using descriptive and analytic statistics. The data were collected from 2013–2016. Results Nursing staff's perceptions of humanity aspects of oral care quality were related to gender, work role and care environment. Older people's perceptions of humanity aspects of oral care quality were related to self‐reported physical health. Nursing staff in short‐term care units perceived the subjective importance of humanity aspects of oral care quality higher compared with older people in short‐term care units.
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- Maria Andersson
- Department of Health Science, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
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- Department of Health Science, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden.,Faculty of Public Health Studies, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Elverum, Norway
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- Department of Health Science, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
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Older people's experiences in acute care settings: Systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies. Int J Nurs Stud 2020; 102:103469. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Johnsson A, Wagman P, Boman Å, Pennbrant S. Striving to establish a care relationship-Mission possible or impossible?-Triad encounters between patients, relatives and nurses. Health Expect 2019; 22:1304-1313. [PMID: 31588667 PMCID: PMC6882259 DOI: 10.1111/hex.12971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background When patients, relatives and nurses meet, they form a triad that can ensure a good care relationship. However, hospital environments are often stressful and limited time can negatively affect the care relationship, thus decreasing patient satisfaction. Objective To explain the care relationship in triad encounters between patients, relatives and nurses at a department of medicine for older people. Design A qualitative explorative study with an ethnographic approach guided by a sociocultural perspective. Method Participatory observations and informal field conversations with patients, relatives and nurses were carried out from October 2015‐September 2016 and analysed together with field notes using ethnographic analysis. Result The result identifies a process where patients, relatives and nurses use different strategies for navigating before, during and after a triad encounter. The process is based on the following categories: orienting in time and space, contributing to a care relationship and forming a new point of view. Conclusion The result indicates that nurses, who are aware of the process and understand how to navigate between the different perspectives in triad encounters, can acknowledge both the patient's and relatives’ stories, thus facilitating their ability to understand the information provided, ensure a quality care relationship and strengthen the patient's position in the health‐care setting, therefore making the mission to establish a care relationship possible.
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- Anette Johnsson
- Department of Health Sciences, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden.,School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
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- School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden
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Murray J, Hardicre N, Birks Y, O'Hara J, Lawton R. How older people enact care involvement during transition from hospital to home: A systematic review and model. Health Expect 2019; 22:883-893. [PMID: 31301114 PMCID: PMC6803411 DOI: 10.1111/hex.12930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Current models of patient‐enacted involvement do not capture the nuanced dynamic and interactional nature of involvement in care. This is important for the development of flexible interventions that can support patients to ‘reach‐in’ to complex health‐care systems. Objective To develop a dynamic and interactional model of patient‐enacted involvement in care. Search strategy Electronic search strategy run in five databases and adapted to run in an Internet search engine supplemented with searching of reference lists and forward citations. Inclusion criteria Qualitative empirical published reports of older people's experiences of care transitions from hospital to home. Data extraction and synthesis Reported findings meeting our definition of involvement in care initially coded into an existing framework. Progression from deductive to inductive coding leads to the development of a new framework and thereafter a model representing changing states of involvement. Main results Patients and caregivers occupy and move through multiple states of involvement in response to perceived interactions with health‐care professionals as they attempt to resolve health‐ and well‐being‐related goals. ‘Non‐involvement’, ‘information‐acting’, ‘challenging and chasing’ and ‘autonomous‐acting’ were the main states of involvement. Feeling uninvolved as a consequence of perceived exclusion leads patients to act autonomously, creating the potential to cause harm. Discussion and conclusion The model suggests that involvement is highly challenging for older people during care transitions. Going forward, interventions which seek to support patient involvement should attempt to address the dynamic states of involvement and their mediating factors.
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- Jenni Murray
- Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Temple Bank House, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, UK
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- Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Temple Bank House, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, UK
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- Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, York, UK
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- Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Temple Bank House, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, UK.,Leeds Institute of Medical Education, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Temple Bank House, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford, UK.,School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Goodridge D, McDonald M, New L, Scharf M, Harrison E, Rotter T, Watson E, Henry C, Penz ED. Building patient capacity to participate in care during hospitalisation: a scoping review. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e026551. [PMID: 31272973 PMCID: PMC6615828 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To map the existing literature and describe interventions aimed at building the capacity of patients to participate in care during hospitalisation by: (1) describing and categorising the aspects of care targeted by these interventions and (2) identifying the behaviour change techniques (BCTs) used in these interventions. A patient representative participated in all aspects of this project. DESIGN Scoping review. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, Embase and CINAHL (Inception -2017). STUDY SELECTION Studies reporting primary research studies on building the capacity of hospitalised adult patients to participate in care which described or included one or more structured or systematic interventions and described the outcomes for at least the key stakeholder group were included. DATA EXTRACTION Title and abstract screening and full text screening were conducted by pairs of trained reviewers. One reviewer extracted data, which were verified by a second reviewer. Interventions were classified according to seven aspects of care relevant to hospital settings. BCTs identified in the articles were assigned through consensus of three reviewers. RESULTS Database searches yielded a total 9899 articles, resulting in 87 articles that met the inclusion criteria. Interventions directed at building patient capacity to participate in care while hospitalised were categorised as those related to improving: patient safety (20.9%); care coordination (5.7%); effective treatment (5.7%) and/or patient-centred care using: bedside nursing handovers (5.7%); communication (29.1%); care planning (14%) or the care environment (19.8%). The majority of studies reported one or more positive outcomes from the defined intervention. Adding new elements (objects) to the environment and restructuring the social and/or physical environment were the most frequently identified BCTs. CONCLUSIONS The majority of studies to build capacity for participation in care report one or more positive outcomes, although a more comprehensive analysis is warranted.
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- Donna Goodridge
- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- College of Education, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- School of Rehabilitation Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Healthcare Quality Programs, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Leslie and Irene Dube Health Sciences Library, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Sjögren Forss K, Nilsson J, Borglin G. Registered nurses' and older people's experiences of participation in nutritional care in nursing homes: a descriptive qualitative study. BMC Nurs 2018; 17:19. [PMID: 29760582 PMCID: PMC5946464 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-018-0289-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background The evaluation and treatment of older people’s nutritional care is generally viewed as a low priority by nurses. However, given that eating and drinking are fundamental human activities, the support and enhancement of an optimal nutritional status should be regarded as a vital part of nursing. Registered nurses must therefore be viewed as having an important role in assessing and evaluating the nutritional needs of older people as well as the ability to intervene in cases of malnutrition. This study aimed to illuminate the experience of participating in nutritional care from the perspectives of older people and registered nurses. A further aim is to illuminate the latter’s experience of nutritional care per se. Methods A qualitative, descriptive design was adopted. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews (n = 12) with eight registered nurses and four older persons (mean age 85.7 years) in a city in the southern part of Sweden. The subsequent analysis was conducted by content analysis. Result The analysis reflected three themes: ‘participation in nutritional care equals information’, ‘nutritional care out of remit and competence’ and ‘nutritional care more than just choosing a flavour’. They were interpreted to illuminate the experience of participation in nutritional care from the perspective of older people and RNs, and the latter’s experience of nutritional care in particular per se. Conclusions Our findings indicate that a paternalistic attitude in care as well as asymmetry in the nurse-patient relationship are still common characteristics of modern clinical nursing practice for older people. Considering that participation should be central to nursing care, and despite the RN’s awareness of the importance of involving the older persons in their nutritional care this was not reflected in reality. Strategies to involve older persons in their nutritional care in a nursing home context need to take into account that for this population participation might not always be experienced as an important part of nursing care.
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- Katarina Sjögren Forss
- 1Department of Care Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden
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- Malmö Town, Borough Administration West, SE-214 66 Malmö, Sweden
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- 1Department of Care Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden
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Ringdal M, Chaboyer W, Ulin K, Bucknall T, Oxelmark L. Patient preferences for participation in patient care and safety activities in hospitals. BMC Nurs 2017; 16:69. [PMID: 29200965 PMCID: PMC5696683 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-017-0266-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Active patient participation is a patient safety priority for health care. Yet, patients and their preferences are less understood. The aim of the study was to explore hospitalised patients’ preferences on participation in their care and safety activities in Sweden. Methods Exploratory qualitative study. Data were collected over a four-month period in 2013 and 2014. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 patients who were admitted to one of four medical wards at a university hospital in Sweden. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results Nine men and eleven women, whose median age was 72 years (range 22–89), were included in the study. Five themes emerged with the thematic analysis: endorsing participation; understanding enables participation; enacting patient safety by participation; impediments to participation; and the significance of participation. This study demonstrated that patients wanted to be active participants in their care and safety activities by having a voice and being a part of the decision-making process, sharing information and possessing knowledge about their conditions. These factors were all enablers for patient participation. However, a number of barriers hampered participation, such as power imbalances, lack of patient acuity and patient uncertainty. Patients’ participation in care and patient safety activities seemed to determine whether patients were feeling safe or ignored. Conclusion This study contributes to the existing literature with fundamental evidence of patients’ willingness to participate in care and safety activities. Promoting patient participation begins by understanding the patients’ unique preferences and needs for care, establishing a good relationship and paying attention to each patient’s ability to participate despite their illness.
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- Mona Ringdal
- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 457, 40530 Gothenburg, SE Sweden.,Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kungälvs hospital, Kungälv, Sweden
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- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 457, 40530 Gothenburg, SE Sweden.,National Centre of Research Excellence in Nursing Interventions (NCREN) Menzies Health Institute, School of Nursing, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 457, 40530 Gothenburg, SE Sweden.,Department of Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.,Deakin University's Centre for a Quality and Patient Safety-Alfred Health Partnership, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Box 457, 40530 Gothenburg, SE Sweden.,Department of Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Nyborg I, Danbolt LJ, Kirkevold M. Few opportunities to influence decisions regarding the care and treatment of an older hospitalized family member: a qualitative study among family members. BMC Health Serv Res 2017; 17:619. [PMID: 28859659 PMCID: PMC5579919 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2563-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The drive towards patient involvement in health services has been increasingly promoted. The World Health Organisation emphasizes the family's perspective in comprehensive care. Internationally there is an increased emphasis on what patients and their family tell about the hospital experiences. However, current literature does not adequately address the question of participation experiences among relatives of older hospitalized family members. There is a paucity of research with a generational perspective on relatives' opportunities to exert influence. The aim of the study was to explore relatives' experiences of opportunities to participate in decisions about the care and treatment of older hospitalized family members and whether there are different experiences of influence to the relatives' age. METHODS This was an explorative study applying individual qualitative interviews. The interviews were analysed following hermeneutic methodological principles. Two Norwegian geriatric wards participated: one at a university hospital and one at a local hospital. Twelve participants, six women and six men, were purposively selected. The relatives were aged from 36 to 88 (mean age 62) and were spouses, children and/or children-in-law of patients. RESULTS The relatives' experienced opportunities to exert influence were distributed along a continuum ranging from older relatives being reactive waiting for an initiative from health professionals, to younger adults being proactive securing influence. Older "invisible" carers appeared to go unnoticed by the health professionals, establishing few opportunities to influence decisions. The middle-aged relatives also experienced limited influence, but participated when the hospital needed it. However, limited participation seemed to have less impact on their lives than in the older relatives. Middle-aged relatives and younger adults identified strategies in which visibility was the key to increasing the odds of gaining participation. The exceptional case seemed to be some older carers' experiences of influencing decisions with the help of professionals. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that experiences of influence were limited regardless of age. However, the results indicated that participation among relatives decrease with age while vulnerability for not having influence seemed to increase with age. The problem of patient choice most clearly manifested among the older carers, which might indicate that the relatives' age sets terms for opportunities to participate.
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- Ingrid Nyborg
- Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Blindern, P.O. Box 1130, NO-0318 Oslo, Norway
- Innlandet Hospital Trust, Kyrre Grepps gate 11, NO-2819 Gjøvik, Norway
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- Norwegian School of Theology, Majorstuen, P.O. Box 5144, NO-0302 Oslo, Norway
- Director of The Center for the Psychology of Religion, Innlandet Hospital Trust, P.O. Box 68, NO-2312 Ottestad, Norway
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- Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Blindern, P.O. Box 1130, NO-0318 Oslo, Norway
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Nyborg I, Danbolt LJ, Kirkevold M. User participation is a family matter: A multiple case study of the experiences of older, hospitalised people and their relatives. J Clin Nurs 2017; 26:4353-4363. [DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Ingrid Nyborg
- Institute of Health and Society; University of Oslo; Oslo Norway
- Innlandet Hospital Trust; Gjøvik Norway
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- Norwegian School of Theology; Oslo Norway
- The Center for the Psychology of Religion; Innlandet Hospital Trust; Ottestad Norway
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- Institute of Health and Society; University of Oslo; Oslo Norway
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