Thesis (M.Sc.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references.

Syfte: Syftet var att undersöka sjuksköterskors uppfattningar om att använda bedömningsinstrument i preventiv vård av äldre personer inom kommunal hälso- och sjukvård. Metod: Kvalitativ ansats användes, där individuella intervjuer med sjuksköterskor inom kommunal hälso- och sjukvård genomfördes. Insamlat material analyserades med induktiv innehållsanalys.Resultat: Utifrån genomförd innehållsanalys framkom det tre kategorier: verktyg för ökad patientsäkerhet, erfarenhet och kunskap är en förutsättning, bristande verklighetsförankring och användbarhet. Till dessa finns subkategorier, där studiens syfte belystes. Resultatet visade att bedömningsinstrument kan användas som verktyg till en säkrare och mer jämlik vård, där risker kunde identifieras, skapa en objektiv och tydlig struktur. Erfarenhet och kunskap ansågs vara förutsättningar för att kunna använda bedömningsinstrument. Det fanns också svårigheter, som att bedömnings-instrumenten kunde vara svåra att tolka, missvisande och inte alltid stämde med verkligheten, vilket gör det viktigt att välja rätt bedömningsinstrument.Slutsats: Användning av bedömningsinstrument kan leda till säkrare, mer jämlik och rättvis förebyggande vård av äldre. Det krävs utbildning och kunskap för att bedömningsinstrument ska användas och vana ökade användning och acceptans. Begränsningar som upplevdes var att det kunde vara svårt eller missvisande. Vidare forskning skulle kunna vara den äldres upplevelse av bedömningsinstrumenten i den preventiva vården samt hur bedömningsinstrument används vid bedömning av äldre med kognitiv svikt.Nyckelord: Sjuksköterskors upplevelser, bedömningsinstrument, kommunal hälso- och sjukvård, preventiv vård av äldre / Aim: The purpose was to investigate the nurses perception in using the assessment instrument in preventative care of elderly within a municipal health care setting. Method: A qualitative approach was used and were performed with individual interviews of nurses. They were working in a municipal health care setting. The collected material was assessed with an inductive content analysis. Results: From the content analysis it emerged three categories, tools for increased patient safety, experience and knowledge is vital, lacking reality abutment and usability and to these sub categories where the purpose of the study where shown. The result showed that the assessment instrument can be used as a tool for a safer and more equal care. Experience and knowledge where seen as vital in order to be able to use the assessment instrument. It also emerged that there could be difficulties to interpret the assessment instrument as well as being misleading and not in touch with reality. Conclusions: The use of assessment instruments can lead to a secure, more equal and fair prevention in the care of the elderly. It is required to get education and knowledge about the assessment instrument to make sure it is being used and by using it frequently it increased use and acceptance. The limitations that were perceived were that it could be hard to understand or misleading. Further research could be the elderly experience of the assessment tools in preventive care and how assessment tools are used in assessing the elderly with cognitive impairment.Keywords: Nursing experiences, assessment tools, municipal health care, preventive care of older people.

Aim: To explore how older people (>65 years), who have been granted home care services for the first time, experienced their contact with the municipal need assessor and the process of the need assessment. Method/data: Semi-structured interviews (n=7) have been conducted with first-time users of social care for older people (>65 years) living in one district in the City of Stockholm. The interviews were thematically analysed based on the theoretical approach by Braun & Clarke (2006).Findings: Applying for home care services affects several dimensions of thoughts and emotions related to the process of ageing. Compromised ability/health/independence and the accessibility of informal care influenced the respondent’s tendency to apply. Thoughts and emotions related to identity, autonomy and managing tasks on their own was significant. Both positive and negative emotions related to the contact with the municipal need assessor was found.Conclusions: Municipal home care services include several aspects beyond the practical matters. The contact with the municipal need assessor was not the main topic discussed, instead focus was put on the thought process/introspective process leading up to an application. In addition, applying for home care services is sometimes experienced as “the last resort” when other possibilities are exhausted.

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