HIV/AIDS is an important health issue worldwide, and in Tanzania the estimated amount of people living with HIV year 2012, was around 1,5 million people. Many of them are living a restricted life at home, leaving the responsibility of care to their next of kin. This leads to a big number of care providers lacking both financial and educational resources, making it difficult to provide care. The aim of this study was to investigate next of kin’s experiences of being a care provider for a relative infected with HIV/AIDS. A qualitative design with semi-structured interviews was chosen and data were analysed using the qualitative content analysis. The result showed that the majority of care providers lived in poverty and experienced a lack of resources, unabling them to give sufficient care to the patients. Many care providers were depending on the support of food, finances and practical help from organizations, neighbours and relatives. Common care providing tasks consisted of helping the patients with their personal hygiene, washing their clothes and bed sheets, cooking, cleaning and looking after the whole family. These chores limited them to attain a sustainable income, leading to a lack of financial security. The lack of security was also amplified by a lack of training in how to give good care. According to WHO, counselling must be offered to patients infected with HIV/AIDS. However, the result in this study shows the importance of including next of kin in the counselling criteria, as they are in need of advice and education in how to give care. Care providers’ commitment to the patients was particularly visible in the lives of women, who chose to put their own future plans aside for the sake of their sick close ones. As limited resources made it difficult to provide good care, more research needs to be done about the need of sustainable support to care providers in Tanzania. / Program: Sjuksköterskeutbildning

FAKTORER HOS SJUKSKÖTERSKAN SOM PÅVERKAR PATIENTENS FÖRTROENDE OCH TRYGGHETSKÄNSLAEn intervjustudieCaroline FranssonSara PerssonFransson, C & Persson, S. Faktorer hos sjuksköterskan som påverkar patientens förtroende och trygghetskänsla. En intervjustudie. Examensarbete i omvårdnad 10 poäng. Malmö högskola: Hälsa och Samhälle, Utbildningsområde omvårdnad, 2005.Syftet: Syftet med denna studie var att belysa vilka faktorer (inre och yttre) hos sjuksköterskan som påverkar patientens förtroende och trygghetskänsla i omvårdnaden. Frågeställningarna lyder: Hur kan sjuksköterskan göra för att få patientens förtroende och känsla av trygghet? På vilket sätt påverkas förtroendet och trygghetskänslan utav sjuksköterskans bemötande? Har sjuksköterskans personliga utseende och stil någon betydelse för patienten? I denna undersökning menar författarna att yttre faktorer är t ex smycken, smink, frisyr och tatueringar. De inre faktorerna syftar mer på sjuksköterskans bemötande mot patienten. Metod: Studien var en kvalitativ empirisk intervjustudie som utfördes på sex inneliggande patienter över 60 år. Materialet bearbetades och analyserades genom kategorisering. Resultat: Resultatet av studien visar bland annat att patientens förtroende och trygghetskänsla påverkas till stor del utav sjuksköterskans inre respektive yttre faktorer. Det som påverkar patientens förtroende och trygghetskänsla är främst de inre faktorerna så som bemötandet.Nyckelord: bemötande, förtroende, personlig stil, sjuksköterska, trygghet / FACTORS IN NURSES THAT INFLUENCE THE PATIENTS TRUST AND FEELING OF SECURITYAn interview studyCaroline FranssonSara PerssonFransson, C & Persson, S. Factors in nurses that influence the patients trust and feeling of security. An interview study. Degree project, 10 Credit Points. Nursing Program, Malmö University: Health and Society, Department of Nursing, 2005.Purpose: The purpose of this study was to shed light on what factors (internal and external) the nurse has that influence the patients trust and feeling of security while in their care. The Posed Questions: What can the nurse do to gain the patients trust and feeling of security? In what ways are trust and feeling of security affected by the nurse’s personal approach? Does the nurse’s personal appearance and style have any significant influence on the patient? In this study, the authors exemplify external factors as jewellery, make-up, hair style and tattoos. The internal factors are referring to the nurse’s behaviour towards the patient. Method: The study is an empirical qualitative interview study that was conducted with six inpatients above the age of 60. The material was processed and analysed through categorisation. Results: The findings showed that the patients trust and feelings of security are largely of both by the nurse’s internal and external factors. The main influences on the patient’s trust and feeling of security are the internal factors, such as personal approach by the nurse.Keywords: feeling of security, nurse, personal approach, personal style, trust