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Distriktssköterskors upplevelser av att bedöma symtom inom palliativ vård i hemsjukvård: En kvalitativ intervjustudie
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
District nurses experiences to assess symptoms within palliative care in homecare : a qualitative interview study (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Palliativ vård är en stor och viktig del i hemsjukvård. Distriktssköterskan bör tidigt sträva efter att bedöma, identifiera samt förebygga uppkomsten av symtom. Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva distriktssköterskors upplevelser av att bedöma symtom inom palliativ vård i hemsjukvård. Metod: En empirisk kvalitativ intervjustudie med induktiv ansats. Resultat: Distriktssköterskorna beskrev att hos den palliativa patienten är det vanligt med symtomsom smärta, oro och ångest, symtom som många gånger går hand i hand med varandra. I bedömningen av symtom används skattningsinstrument, klinisk blick samt anhöriga och omvårdnadspersonals patientkännedom. Brister ses dock i användningen av skattningsinstrument och i dokumentationen. Utbildning inom palliativ vård efterfrågas för hela teamet runt den palliativa patienten. Slutsats: Slutsatsen är att bedömning av symtom inom palliativ vård kan vara svårt och komplext då olika symtom ofta uppstår samtidigt eller beroende av varandra. Det finns ett behov av förbättringsarbete i hela teamet runt den palliativa patienten för ökad patientsäkerhet.

Abstract [en]

Background: Palliative care is a large and an important part of homecare. District nurses should in an early stage strive to asses’, identify and prevent the origin of symptoms. Aim: The aim was to describe district nurses experiences to asses’ symptoms within palliative care in homecare. Method: An empirical qualitative interview study with inductive approach. Results: The district nurses described that it is common for the palliative patient to have symptoms such as pain, worry and anxiety, symptoms that often go hand in hand with each other. In the assessment of symptoms, assessment instruments, clinical observation and patient knowledge of relatives and nursing staff are used. However, shortcomings are seen in the use of estimation instruments and in the documentation. Education in palliative care is requested for the entire team around the palliative patient. Conclusions: The conclusion is that assessment of symptoms in palliative care can be difficult and complex as different symptoms often occur simultaneously or depend on each other. There is a need for improvement work in the entire team around the palliative patient for increased patient safety.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025.
Keywords [en]
District nurse, home care services, palliative care, qualitative research, symptom assessment
Keywords [sv]
distriktssköterska, hemsjukvård, kvalitativ forskning, palliativ vård symtombedömning
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-50339OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-50339DiVA, id: diva2:1944367
Subject / course
Caring Science/Nursing
Available from: 2025-03-13 Created: 2025-03-13

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