Background: Many elderly people today have dementia, and many people with dementia encounter health care services, including in elderly care or in hospitals. Previous research indicates that relatives feel that nurses' treatment and contact can affect their well-being, and that patients with dementia feel that the hospital is not adapted to their needs and that communication with nurses is difficult. Aim: To describe nurses' experiences of treatment of patients with dementia in hospitals. Method: A general literature study of 4 quantitative articles, 6 qualitative articles. The articles were collected from two different databases. Results: Nurses strive to establish a caring relationship with patients with dementia in order to offer good care. Some nurses found it easy and challenging to meet and communicate with patients with dementia, while some nurses found it demanding. Lack of time was identified as a factor that caused stress and anxiety in nurses when dealing with patients with dementia. Conclusion: The results show that nurses who had a care relationship with patients with dementia contributed to the experience of good treatment, despise this there are many factors that can affect nurses' treatment such as prioritizing patients, lack of time, knowledge, experience and aggressive behavior from patients with dementia.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mdh-67154 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Akhlaqi, Somaia, Eriksson, Jonna |
| Publisher | Mälardalens universitet, Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd |
| 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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