Background: Forensic psychiatric care means restricted freedom during a long period of care. The restriction leads among other things to a loss of independent decision-making in relation to physical health in terms of time outdoors, diet and exercise. Previous research highlights how deteriorating physical health seems to go hand in hand with mental illness. In addition, nurses experience health promoting and disease prevention work within forensic psychiatric inpatient care as a challenge. Aim: To describe patients' experiences of maintaining physical health in forensic psychiatric inpatient care. Method: The study has a qualitative design with an inductive approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten patients from two forensic psychiatric clinics in central Sweden. Data was analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results: The patients' experiences are illuminated through four categories: to feel restricted, to be able to adapt to a new situation, to utilize healthcare resources and to have access to support which were further clarified by six subcategories. This led to the overarching theme of reclaiming physical health through support and adaptation in a new environment. Conclusions: The person-centered approach needs to be given even greater space within forensic psychiatric inpatient care. Consequently, nurses need to take advantage of patients' experiences to a greater extent in order to, along with the patient, find the way forward in the maintenance of physical health during the period of care. Keywords: Forensic psychiatric inpatient care, patients' experiences, physical health, qualitative content analysis, semi-structured interviews, Tidal model
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mdh-66535 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Berglind, Lina, Hallsten, Sofia |
| 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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