Engelsk titel: (Tele)health promotion in primary healthcare centers - an exploratory study
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Författare:
Röing, Maria
;
Hederberg, Malin
;
Holmström, Inger
Email: marta.roing@pubcare.uu.se
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 32
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 14111179
Sammanfattning
The area of interest in this study is nurses working with telenursing (telephone advice nursing)
in primary healthcare centers, and if they can take on the role as promoters of health. Public health
goals in recent years have placed increased emphasis on health promotion, for example prevention
of the harmful effects of sunbathing, alcohol, drug and tobacco abuse, promotion of physical activity,
and healthy diet habits.
These goals may imply a new undertaking for healthcare providers. This study explores if, and how
nurses working with telenursing in Swedish primary healthcare centers actively work with health
promotion, and their perceptions of factors which may hinder and/or facilitate this work. Qualitative
content analysis of open-ended interviews with eight nurses revealed hinders to health promotion
related to the organization, the callers, and among the nurses themselves. If nurses working with
telenursing are to work in a more health-promoting way, they need to have the support from
leadership and politicians. A change in understanding of what telenursing services include seems to
be needed, even among telenurses. Such a change could prove beneficiary to all citizens, and hence
to the promotion of health.