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Äldre personers och anhörigas upplevelser av besök på akutmottagningar: en litteraturöversikt
Dalarna University, School of Education, Health and Social Studies, Caring Science/Nursing.
Dalarna University, School of Education, Health and Social Studies, Caring Science/Nursing.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Older peoples’ and relatives’ experiences of visiting emergency departments: A literature review (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund.  Äldre personer utgör för närvarande den största patientgruppen som besöker akutmottagningar världen över och har ofta med sig vårdare eller anhöriga. Den åldrande andelen av befolkningen ökar vilket leder till en större belastning på hälso- och sjukvården. Akutmottagningar erbjuder akutvårdstjänster till allmänheten men de är inte särskilt anpassade för de unika behov äldre har. Att vara medveten om de problem som äldre och medföljande anhöriga stöter på under besöket på akutmottagningen kan leda till bättre anpassad vård för denna växande del av befolkningen. Syfte. Syftet med den här litteraturöversikten är att undersöka äldre personers och anhörigas upplevelser av besök på akutmottagningar.  Metod. Metoden för denna studie är en litteraturöversikt av 14 artiklar från Australien, Europa, Nordamerika och Sydamerika. De databaser som användes för att hitta artiklarna var CINAHL och PubMed. Resultat. Resultatet delades in i positiva och negativa teman. De sex negativa teman som framkom var: Brist på kommunikation; Brist på delaktighet; Långa väntetider; Brist på uppmärksamhet; Bristfällig fysisk miljö och bristfällig hantering av behov och symtom. Det positiva temat som framkom var att akutmottagningar var lättillgängliga och tillförlitliga vårdinrättningar. Slutsats. Äldre personer och anhöriga upplever deras besök på akutmottagningar som mestadels negativa och visar att det finns ett behov av bättre kommunikationspraxis, positiva personcentrerade interaktioner mellan vårdpersonal, patienter och anhöriga samt förändringar i den fysiska miljön och organisationen på akutmottagningar.

Abstract [en]

Background.  Older people currently constitute the largest patient group visiting emergency departments worldwide and are often accompanied by carers and/or relatives. The aging part of the population is increasing which leads to a greater strain on the health care system. While emergency departments offer acute care services to the general population, they are not well suited for the particular needs of older people and their relatives. Being aware of the issues older people and their relatives face during visits to the emergency department can help to deliver better suited care for this growing part of the population.  Aim. The aim of this literature review is to investigate older peoples’ and relatives’ experiences of visiting emergency departments.  Methods. The method of this study is a literature review of 14 articles from Australia, Europe, North America and South America. The databases used to find the articles were CINAHL and PubMed. Results. Results were divided into positive and negative themes. The six negative themes that emerged were: Lack of communication; Lack of patient involvement; Long waiting times; Lack of attentiveness; Inadequate physical environment and inadequate management of needs and symptoms. The positive theme that emerged was that emergency departments as reliable and easily accessible health care facilities. Conclusions. Older people and their relatives see their emergency department experience as mostly negative, exposing a need for better communication practices, positive person-centred interactions between health care staff and patients as well as their relatives and changes to the physical environment and health care system of the emergency department.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020.
Keywords [en]
Emergency department, experiences, literature review, older people, person-centred care, relatives.
Keywords [sv]
Akutmottagning, anhöriga, litteraturöversikt, personcentrerad vård, upplevelser, äldre.
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-35153OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-35153DiVA, id: diva2:1474064
Available from: 2020-10-07 Created: 2020-10-07 Last updated: 2025-10-09

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