Betydningen av sosiale nettverk og kvalitet på pleien for opplevelse av ensomhet blant brukere
av hjemmesykepleie
Sammanfattning
The experience of loneliness increases with age and with reduced health condition. Therefore, it
may be assumed that it is a greater
incidence of loneliness among patients in home care nursing than in the general population. The aim
of this study was to assess the
prevalence of perceived loneliness among patients in home care nursing, and to explore the
potential predictors of perceived loneliness
as the patients’ social network and the quality of nursing care. A cross-sectional design was used
and 118 patients answered a
questionnaire which included questions related to the experience of loneliness, Andersson Social
Network Contact Form and Wilde-
Larsson instrument for measuring quality of care (QPP). The main findings showed that 19.5 percent
of the patients often or always
experienced loneliness, and the patients’ health condition and residential status had a statistically
significant impact on the experienced
loneliness. A statistically significant reduction in perceived loneliness was found when the
relationship between the patient and
the social network was good, and the patient experienced high quality of nursing care.