Bakgrund: Vårdmiljön på sjukhus har traditionellt utformats av arkitekter. Fokus på patienten har skiftat från subjekt till objekt, för att åter gå mot en syn som subjekt. Intresset för utformning av vårdmiljön har de senaste åren ökat. Problem: Patienterna inneliggande på sjukhus befinner sig i en utsatt situation. Sjuksköterskor på sjukhus har lite kunskap om hur vårdmiljön påverkar patienterna vilket behövs för att kunna arbeta efter ett personcentrerat perspektiv. Syfte: Att beskriva vårdmiljön på sjukhus så som den upplevs av patienter som vårdats inneliggande. Metod: En litteraturstudie med sammanställning av kvalitativa studier. Resultat: I resultatet framkom två teman och fem subteman. Första temat upplevelse av vårdmiljöns betydelse för integritet och värdighet, med subtema en miljö som delas med andra och att vara i en miljö som gör patienten utsatt och i beroende till vårdpersonal. Andra temat upplevelser av vårdmiljöns betydelse för trygghet och gemenskap med subtema att kunna dela erfarenheter med andra, fysiska aspekter som kan skapa en lugn och trygg atmosfär och att vara i trygga händer. Slutsats: Både den fysiska och psykosociala vårdmiljön har betydelse för patienternas upplevelse. För att uppnå en optimal vårdmiljö och en personcentrerad omvårdnad är det viktigt att se till patienternas individuella behov. / Background: The health facility environment has traditionally been design by architects. The approach to the patient has switched from a subject to an object, to once again look upon the patient as a subject. Designing and creating new types of health facility environments is an interest that has increased. Problem: Understanding how patients are effected by the health facility environment is necessary for nurses to be able to care for patients in a person-centered way and create conditions for a good health facility environment. Aim: To describe the health facility environment as it is experienced by patients admitted to a hospital ward. Method: A literature review with a compilation of qualitative studies. Results: Findings where categorized in two themes and five subthemes.  The first theme “Experiences of health facility environment and its importance for integrity and dignity”, describes sharing the environment with others and how the environment affect the patient to feeling exposed and addicted to the nursing staff.  The second theme “Experiences of health facility environment and its importance for security and fellowship”, describes how the patient is able to share experiences with others, physical aspects which can create calm and safe atmosphere and to feel safe in the hands of other people. Conclusion: Both the physical and psychosocial health facility environment has importance for the experiences of the patients. Respecting the patients individual needs were important to achieve person- centered nursing care and an optimal health facility environment.

Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a global problem with about 251 million people affected globally in the year 2016. There are many risk factors that can lead to the development of COPD, with smoking and old age being the most common risk factors. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease wholly affects the persons live accompanied by symptoms such as difficulty in breathing, anxiety, coughing, increment in the production of phlegm, and tiredness. Aim: the aim of the study was to describe the experiences of people living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Methodology: A literature-based study was conducted with ten qualitative articles obtained from the database CINAHL and PUBMED. The studies were subjected to a quality analysis and Friberg’s step analysis. Article searches were conducted between 2020 and 2021. Results: The results of the articles were interpreted into a new result describing the daily struggles of people living with COPD. A main theme “when everyday life becomes a struggle for survival” and four subthemes were identified. Conclusion: COPD effects the persons live in a lot of ways. People experience many limitations in their lives with the experience of guilt and shame being the strongest. To be able to minimize the suffering of people with COPD in the future, there is a much needed development in the nursing field and in the health sector on what it is like for people to live with COPD.