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Sjuksköterskans erfarenheter gällande behovet av psykosocialt stöd för anhöriga till personer med demenssjukdom.: En kvalitativ intervjustudie
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare.
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The nurse’s experience regarding the need for psychosocial support for relatives of people with dementia : A qualitative study (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: I och med att befolkningen blir äldre och fler förväntas antalet drabbade av demenssjukdom att öka med åren. Att drabbas av en demenssjukdom leder så småningom till att personen blir i behov av mer hjälp av sin omgivning än tidigare. Detta leder till att anhöriga till personer med demenssjukdom ofta utför så kallad informell vård. Vården ska stödja, inte bara patienten utan även de anhöriga, i sjukdomsprocessen. Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva sjuksköterskans erfarenheter av psykosocialt stöd för anhöriga till personer med demenssjukdom. Metod: Studien var en kvalitativ intervjustudie med semistrukturerade frågor utförd i fyra kommuner och en större region i Sverige. Åtta legitimerade sjuksköterskor intervjuades. Urvalet i studien var i början ett bekvämlighetsurval och under studiens gång övergick urvalet till snöbollsurval. Intervjuerna transkriberades ordagrant med både manifest och latent innehåll för att därefter analyseras med en induktiv ansats genom kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: Studien visar att sjuksköterskors erfarenheter kring anhörigas behov av psykosocialt stöd kan tillgodoses med hjälp av sjuksköterskans förhållningssätt, tillvägagångssätt och kompetens kring den anhöriga. Slutsats: Av studien framgick att sjuksköterskans upplevelse var att den anhörige hade ett behov av individanpassade stödinsatser där sjuksköterskans förhållningssätt, kompetens och arbetssätt var av betydelse.

Abstract [en]

Background: As the population ages and more people are expected to be affected by dementia over the years, the number of people suffering from dementia is likely to increase. Being affected by a dementia disease eventually leads to the person needing more help from their surroundings than before. This leads to relatives of people with dementia often providing so-called informal care. The care should support not only the patient but also the relatives in the disease process. Aim: The aim was to describe the nurse's experience of psychosocial support for relatives of persons with dementia. Method: The study was a qualitative interview study with semi-structured questions conducted in four municipalities and a larger region in Sweden. Eight registered nurses were interviewed. The selection in the study was both a convenience sample and during the course of the study, the selection transitioned to a snowball effect. The interviews were transcribed verbatim with both manifest and latent content, and then analyzed using an inductive approach through qualitative content analysis. Results: The study shows that nurses' experiences of relatives' need for psychosocial support can be met with the help of the nurse's approach, approach and competence regarding the relative. Conclusions: The study showed that the nurse's experience was that the relative needed individualized support interventions where the nurse's approach, competence, and working methods were important.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025.
Keywords [en]
dementia, family health, nurse, professional competence, qualitative research, social support
Keywords [sv]
demenssjukdom, familjens hälsa, kvalitativ forskning, professionell kompetens, sjuksköterska, socialt stöd
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-51261OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-51261DiVA, id: diva2:1998641
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Caring Science/Nursing
Available from: 2025-09-17 Created: 2025-09-17 Last updated: 2025-10-09

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