Background: In today's healthcare, it is common for patients to be treated with other patients in a shared room. Patients' experience of being cared for in a shared room can be experienced differently from individual to individual. Purpose: The purpose of this literature review is to investigate patients’ experience of being cared for in a shared room. Method: Literature study with qualitative studies and quantitative studies from the databases CINAHL and PubMed. Results: The result is based on 13 studies with qualitative and quantitative methods. After reviewing all the articles, it resulted in three themes, “Privacy, Well-being and Environment”. The patients had a positive experience with the shared room as it brought a community between the patients in the ward, it created an opportunity to find comfort and think about something other than their health condition. High noise level, impaired sleep, room structure with limited access to windows were perceived as something negative for the patients' experience of being cared for in a shared room. The patients also felt that their integrity and dignity were not respected to the same extent in a shared room. Conclusion: Patients' experiences of being cared for in a shared room can differ greatly. In order for nurses to be able to adapt the care, when it is possible, to each individual patient's needs, it is important to know which factors are decisive for the patients' health. The care environment is of great importance for the psychosocial environment, shared room can both increase well-being but can also give a negative experience for the patient.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-515428 |
| Date | January 2023 |
| Creators | Östensson, Alina, Heslyk, Frida |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap |
| 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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