Fanget i en "fremmed kropp" - Sykepleiers erfaringer med kroppslige endringer hos pasienter i
palliativ fase
Engelsk titel: Being trapped in an "alien body". Nurses' experiences with patients’ physical changes in the
palliative phase
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Författare:
Lorentsen, Vibeke Bruun
;
Nåden, Dagfinn
;
Saeteren, Berit
Email: vibeke.bruun-lorentsen@hioa.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 39
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 16063885
Sammanfattning
The purpose of this study is to illuminate the significance of bodily changes of patients in the
palliative care based on the nurses’ perspective. Further how nurses may help patients’
reconciliation with their changing body, if possible. Data were collected through qualitative interviews
with eight nurses working at hospices in Norway. A hermeneutic approach was used for data
interpretation. The results are summarized in two main topics: The importance of bodily changes and
nurses’ contribution in the process of reconciliation. Patient`s experiences are described as being
trapped in an «alien body», as bodily suffering in terms of disgust, as shame and loathing, and as the
decay of their body reminding the patients of the seriousness of death. The nurses are concerned
about supporting patients to experience coherence and meaning in life by inviting them to
conversations, individual care, use of touch/massage in care and highlighting the beauty in and
around the patient. The study reveals that nurses have insufficient knowledge of the body's
importance in the palliative phase.