Background: People with Emotional Instable Personality (EIP) have a high comorbidity with other mental disorders and a high suicide rate. Previous research has revealed negative attitudes, in the society, toward people with EIP. They are often seen as manipulative, hard to understand and temperamental. Research has shown that this view also exists among health care professionals, who often have negative attitudes and show less empathy for patients with EIP Aim: The purpose of this study was to identify nursing interventions that can promote the quality of life for people with EIP. Method: Systematic literature review was used as a method. Thirty articles were selected for the study and these were sought in Chinal, PubMed and PsycINFO. Analysis and interpretation was done according to qualitative content analysis. Results: Five main categories were identified: Supporting components of caring; Including the patient in the care; Supportive care; Supporting activities and therapies; Supportive care interventions in inpatient care Conclusions: There is a need for more knowledge and greater understanding of people with EIP, in the society as well as in mental health services, in order to enable attitude changes and reduce the risk of further suffering. It is also important for healthcare professionals to strive for continuity in the care of people with EIP. Patients should also be involved in their own care. It is also important to take a patient's perspective and respond to patients based on their individual needs.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-61911 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Creators | Örnerfeldt, Sofia, Askbrandt Sjölander, Pia |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap (HV), Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap (HV) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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