Nurse assistants' experiences and knowledge of how they create a meaningful daily life for older persons receiving municipal home healthcare.
Scand J Caring Sci
; 38(1): 159-168, 2024 Mar.
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To explore nurse assistants' experiences and knowledge of how they create a meaningful daily life for older people receiving municipal home healthcare. DESIGN: A participatory appreciative action reflection approach. METHODS: Interviews, participant observations and informal conversations with 23 nurse assistants in municipal home healthcare generated the data. A thematic analysis was used. RESULTS: Two main themes were developed. The first main theme, building a reciprocal relationship, was structured by three subthemes: To strengthen the older person's self-esteem, to co-create care and to create equality. The second main theme, creating meaning, was structured by two subthemes: To create closeness and to receive appreciation. The two main themes are each other's prerequisite. Nursing assistants' building reciprocal relationships gives meaning; through the meaning, reciprocal relationships are achieved, and by that, meaningful daily lives for both the older people and the nurse assistants. CONCLUSION: Nurse assistants built a reciprocal relationship both for the older people and for the nurse assistant. This contributes to create a meaningful daily life for the older people. The older person was the main character, and it seems that the nurse assistants apply person-centred care, which can represent a shared common vision that can be used in the encounter.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Serviços de Assistência Domiciliar
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Assistentes de Enfermagem
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
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Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article