Patients with COPD (chronically obstuctive pulmonary disease) often experience acute episodes of the disease. On these occasions it is usual that the ambulance nurse is the patients first contact in the care. The purpose of this study is to describe patients' experiences in acute condition of the disease COPD and the Pre-hospital nursing. The method was systematic literature review with content analysis. The results show four prominent themes on the basis of patients' experiences. These themes are death anxiety, shame, loneliness and loss of control. Related to these themes different desires on care measures based on patients' experiences are described.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hik-1406 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Bergkvist, Hans, Koivisto-Eriksson, Maria |
| Publisher | Högskolan i Kalmar, Humanvetenskapliga institutionen, Högskolan i Kalmar, Humanvetenskapliga institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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