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Sjuksköterskors upplevelser av att vårda personer med demenssjukdom inom slutenvård: En litteraturstudie
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare, Caring Science/Nursing.
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare, Caring Science/Nursing.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Nurses’ experiences of caring for people with dementia in a hospital setting : A literature review (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Demenssjukdom är ett samlingsnamn för sjukdomar som leder till kognitiv svikt. Ett personcentrerat förhållningssätt utgör basen för omvårdnad av personer med demenssjukdom. Syfte: Denna litteraturöversikt syftar till att belysa sjuksköterskors upplevelser av att vårda personer med demenssjukdom inom slutenvården. Metod: Denna litteraturöversikt gjordes med inslag av den metodologi som används vid systematiska litteraturstudier. Databaserna PubMed, CINAHL och APA PsycInfo användes och de utvalda artiklarna granskades enligt Nilssons granskningsmall. Resultatet analyserades enligt Fribergs fem steg för kvalitativ analys. Resultat: Ett stort antal sjuksköterskor upplevde utmaningar i vården av personer med demenssjukdom. Press ovanifrån, personal- och tidsbrist, och dåligt kollegialt samarbete ökade användandet av psykofarmaka, liksom den stressiga miljön ökade responsiva beteenden hos personer med demenssjukdom. Distraktion var en vanlig åtgärd för att bemöta responsiva beteenden. Sjuksköterskor använde sig av personcentrerad kommunikation för att möjliggöra en god relation. Slutsats: Upplevda faktorer som tidsbrist och okunskap upplevdes bidraga till svårigheter för sjuksköterskor att kunna ge en god, personcentrerad omvårdnad. Detta kan resultera i nedsatt välbefinnande för personer med demenssjukdom när de behöver vård.

Abstract [en]

Background: Dementia is an umbrella term for illnesses that cause cognitive impairment. A person centered approach is the foundation of caring for people with dementia. The relatives to admitted patients with dementia experience the care as generally good, but with room for improvement. Aim: This literature review aims to illustrate RNs experiences in caring for persons with dementia in an inpatient hospital setting. Method: This literature review was made with a methodology similar to ones used in systematic reviews. The search engines PubMed, CINAHL and APA PsycInfo were used and the chosen articles were checked for quality according to a template for qualitative research. The results were analyzed using Fribergs five steps for qualitative analysis. Results: A large number of RNs experienced challenges in the care of PwD. Organisational pressure and a lack of interprofessional co-operation led to an increase in the use of psychotropic drugs, as the stressful environment increased the rate of responsive behaviours in PwD. Distraction was common for RNs to use to counter responsive behaviours. RNs also used person centred communication to facilitate a good relationship. Conclusions: Experienced factors like lack of time and lack of knowledge was experienced as contributing to nurses having difficulties performing person centred care. This can resultin a reduced wellbeing for people with dementia when they are in need of care.

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2023.
Keywords [en]
Dementia, registered nurses, experiences of care, hospital
Keywords [sv]
Demenssjukdom, sjuksköterskor, upplevelser av vård, slutenvård
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-46037OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-46037DiVA, id: diva2:1756625
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Caring Science/Nursing
Available from: 2023-05-12 Created: 2023-05-12

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