Aim: The aim of the current study was to investigate nurses’ experiences of caring for palliative patients in palliative home care, and to examine the coping strategies they use. Method: The study was empirical descriptive with qualitative approach. The data was collected by nine semi-structured interviews and analyzed by using manifest content analysis. Result: By analysing data three categories: Positive experiences of palliative home care, Stressful experiences of palliative home care and Problem-focused coping strategies, and 15 subcategories, were distinguished. Conclusion: Experiences of palliative home care were both of positive and challenging characters. Stressful situations were managed by problem-focused coping strategies. Nurses are in need of the work situation at home to become more ergonomic and designed to protect the nurse’s physical wellbeing. The present study was of a too small character to be transferable, thus similar studies on a larger scale are required in the future.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-191436 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Eriksson Glad, Kristin, Kunz, Rebecca |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap, 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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