Engelsk titel: Patients’ experience of a nurse-led lifestyle clinic at a Swedish health centre
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Författare:
Nymberg, Peter
;
Drevenhorn, Eva
Email: peter.nymberg@skane.se
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 32
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 16083046
Sammanfattning
Background: In Sweden, 56% of the population aged 16-84 have an unhealthy lifestyle. The
primary health care (PHC) has been instructed to offer citizens health promotion and disease-
preventive actions. Very few studies have been conducted about how individuals experience
interventions from the PHC intended to help them to change lifestyle.
Aim: The purpose of the study was to explore patients’ experiences of visiting a nurse-led lifestyle
clinic.
Methods: Patients (n = 137), who participated in a screening test at a lifestyle clinic, were invited to
focus group interviews. Of these, 14 patients agreed to participate. The data were analysed using
content analysis.
Results: The patients felt that the visit to the lifestyle clinic gave insight into their habits and
diminished their fear of not being healthy. Primary health care was seen as a safe provider in this
matter. Disappointment was occasioned by the unfulfilled expectations of blood tests, lack of follow-
up visit and inconsistencies of approach during the visit to the lifestyle clinic. Personal chemistry
was perceived to be crucial for how the encounter with the public health nurse evolved.
Conclusion: Lifestyle clinics can give patients opportunity to change lifestyle and also to confirm the
good habits. It may also be important to have follow-up visits to give the patients’ support when
changing lifestyle. Nurses counselling patients about lifestyle changes need to have recurrent
training in Motivational Interviewing.Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons.