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Sjuksköterskors stöd till anhöriga som vårdar personer med demens: En litteraturöversikt
Jönköping University, School of Health Science, HHJ, Dep. of Nursing Science.
Jönköping University, School of Health Science, HHJ, Dep. of Nursing Science.
2008 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 points / 15 hpStudent thesisAlternative title
Nurses´support to relatives caring for persons with dementia : A literature review (English)
Abstract [sv]

Uppskattningsvis lever 24 miljoner personer med en demenssjukdom idag, en siffra som förväntas öka. En demenssjukdom innebär ett lidande för personer med demens eftersom de som drabbas får svårigheter att sköta sitt dagliga liv. En demenssjukdom innebär också ett lidande för anhöriga. Över hela världen utför anhöriga den största delen av omvårdnaden för personer med demens. Anhöriga till personer med demens bär ofta ett stort ansvar och upplever sig psykiskt belastade, övergivna och i behov av stöd. Syftet med den här studien var att undersöka sjuksköterskors stöd till anhöriga som vårdar personer med demens. Studien genomfördes som en litteraturöversikt där 14 vetenskapliga studier granskades och analyserades. Huvudfynden visar att sjuksköterskorna gav både individbaserat och gruppbaserat stöd genom individuella behovsbedömningar, emotionellt och socialt stöd, samt stöd genom undervisning och information. Oavsett vilken typ av stödåtgärd som användes tycktes uppmärksamheten på och engagemanget för anhöriga vara det viktigaste stödet. De olika typerna av stödåtgärderna ledde till att anhöriga fick ökade färdigheter i omvårdnaden och till att anhörigas psykiska hälsa förbättrades. Det sågs att det är en viktig del i sjuksköterskornas arbete att uppmärksamma anhörigas behov, vara medvetet närvarande i mötet med dem och visa ett aktivt engagemang för dem.

Abstract [en]

Approximately 24 million people are living with a dementia disease today, a number which is expected to increase.  A dementia disease entails suffering for persons with dementia because they experience difficulties in their daily life. A dementia disease also entails suffering for the relatives. All over the world the relatives are largely responsible for the caring of persons with dementia. Relatives to persons with dementia often carry a great deal of responsibility and a feeling of psychological burden, abandonment and they are in need of support. The aim of this study was to investigate how nurses can support the relatives caring for persons with dementia. A literature review was used where fourteen scientific articles were investigated and analyzed. The main findings showed that nurses gave both individually based and group based support through individual needs assessment, emotionally and social support, as well as support by teaching and information. Irrespective of the type of intervention it was the nurses´ attentiveness on and their commitment for the relatives that was the most important support. The different types of interventions resulted in that the relatives gained increased caring potential and experienced improved mental health. It was noticed that an important part of nurses´ work is to be attentive to the relatives´ needs, being consciously aware in the meeting with them and showing an active attentiveness for them.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2008. , p. 33
Keywords
dementia, relatives, nurses, support
Keywords
demens, anhöriga, sjuksköterskor, stöd
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-6567OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-6567DiVA, id: diva2:54435
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