Research Centre Innovations in Care, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
J Adv Nurs. 2019 Aug;75(8):1732-1740. doi: 10.1111/jan.14027. Epub 2019 Jun 6.
To explore situations in daily home nursing regarding meaning in life of older adults.
Qualitative research design.
In total, 197 participant observations were conducted during home nursing visits between September 2015-May 2018. Descriptions were thematically analysed. The themes of this analysis were subsequently linked to dimensions of meaning in life. Dialogue in research groups expanded understanding.
RESULTS/FINDINGS: Four main themes were found namely: being in a private environment; nurse-patient encounter embedded in a relationship; personal care; and conversation.
Meaning in life of older adults may come to light in every situation during daily care. Hence there are many opportunities for nurses to attune their work to patients' meaning in life. Nurse education and health management should enable them to do so.
探索老年人日常生活护理中生命意义的情况。
定性研究设计。
2015 年 9 月至 2018 年 5 月期间,在家庭护理访问期间共进行了 197 次参与者观察。对描述进行了主题分析。该分析的主题随后与生命意义的维度联系起来。研究小组中的对话扩展了理解。
结果/发现:发现了四个主要主题:处于私人环境中;护士-患者在关系中相遇;个人护理;以及对话。
老年人的生命意义可能在日常生活护理的每一个情境中显现出来。因此,护士有很多机会将他们的工作与患者的生命意义相协调。护士教育和健康管理应该使他们能够做到这一点。