Nelson Jenenne P
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA.
J Holist Nurs. 2006 Sep;24(3):152-61. doi: 10.1177/0898010105282524.
Complementary therapies are commonly used by the public. Increasingly, complementary therapies are being used in hospices for symptom management; however, little research is available on their effect on patient well-being.
This study explores experiences of 15 hospice residents who received complementary therapies and describes the hospice cultural patterns where complementary therapies were delivered.
Ethnography was used to guide data collection. Data were collected by participant observations, formal and informal interviews, and complementary therapy charts in a residential hospice during 9 months.
Three themes of experiencing complementary therapies, reconnecting to life through caring, and presence in relationship were uncovered during data analysis.
Study results suggest that presence may be more important to the patient's well-being than the physical responses of complementary therapies. Also, a caring culture may influence staff job satisfaction and retention.
补充疗法被公众广泛使用。在临终关怀机构中，补充疗法越来越多地用于症状管理；然而，关于其对患者幸福感影响的研究却很少。
本研究探讨了15名接受补充疗法的临终关怀患者的体验，并描述了提供补充疗法的临终关怀机构的文化模式。
采用民族志方法指导数据收集。在9个月的时间里，通过参与观察、正式和非正式访谈以及住院临终关怀机构的补充疗法图表收集数据。
数据分析揭示了体验补充疗法、通过关爱重新与生活建立联系以及关系中的存在这三个主题。
研究结果表明，存在对患者的幸福感可能比补充疗法的身体反应更重要。此外，关爱文化可能会影响员工的工作满意度和留任率。
