Engelsk titel: Informal carer involvement in nursing homes - necessary conditions
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Författare:
Norheim, Anne
;
Sommerseth, Rita
Email: anne.norheim@uis.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 32
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 14111174
Sammanfattning
Aim: This article illuminates informal carers experiences of conditions necessary to involve
themselves in collaboration with staff in nursing
homes.
Background: Several studies show that there is a need for a better collaboration between health
professionals and families.
Methods: The study has a qualitative approach. Data were collected by means of interviews with
eleven family members comprising wives, husbands, daughters, sons and daughters in law. The
transcribed material from the interviews was analysed and categorised before interpretation.
Findings: The results revealed that good communication, relationships and resources were a
prerequisite for collaboration and involvement. The family members described the importance of
being "seen" by the staff, but most of them deplored the lack of specific and professional information
based on their individual needs. There also appeared to be a need for a clarification of roles between
staff and family members to clarify what they expect from each other as a prerequisite for
cooperation.
Conclusion: It is required with a change in attitudes among staff to create an individual approach for
informal carer involvement. Such change in attitudes may take place through systematic use of
information, with time to listen to the stories told by the carers, and through that meet their needs. At
the same time lack of resources and a high turn-over may influence the possibility of availability and
continuity.