Background:<br> Eating disorders are serious conditions which also impact the families of adult patients. There are few qualitative studies of multifamily therapy with adults with severe eating disorders and none concerning the practice of therapists in multifamily therapy. <br>Objectives:<br> The aim of the study is to explore therapists’ practice in multifamily therapy. <br>Research design ...

Denne studien presenterer resultatene av et prosjekt som ble utviklet i samarbeid med avdelingsledere innenfor hjemmetjenester og sykehjem. Studien viser at å benytte digital etisk refleksjon kan øke graden av refleksjon og fremme den etiske bevisstheten hos den enkelte pleier. Digital etisk refleksjon gjorde pleierne mer oppmerksom på behovet for å ha en arena å gjøre dypere etiske diskusjoner på. ...

Background - Caring for an individual with an eating disorder involves guilt, distress and many extra burdens and unmet needs. This qualitative study explored the experiences of parents with adult daughters suffering from anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa and the strategies they adopted. A subsidiary aim of the study was to explore the relationship between the caregivers’ perceived need for ...

Home mechanical ventilation probably represents the most advanced and complicated type of medical treatment provisioned outside a hospital setting. The aim of this study was both to explore the challenges experienced by health care professionals in community health care services when caring for patients dependent on home mechanical ventilation, continual care and highly advanced technology, and their ...

<i>Aims and objectives</i> - To explore how information concerning ICU patients´ families is included in the ICU clinicians’ daily handover.<p> <p><i>Background</i> - Handover refers to the transfer of information and care responsibility between clinicians. An effective and precise handover are of great importance to ensure quality of care. Although improvements in handovers have received increasing ...

<b>Introduction:</b> Landmines are indiscriminate weapons that mainly injure poor populations in the developing world. Pre-hospital treatment by village-based paramedics and first responders has reduced mortality, but little is known about the social impact of paramedic and first responder training in villages. The aim of this study was to understand how villagers in socially deprived, mine-infested ...

Background: ICU patients’ family members are in a new, uncertain, and vulnerable situation due to the patient’s critical illness and complete dependence on the ICU nurses and physicians. Family members’ feeling of being cared for is closely linked to clinicians’ attitudes and behavior.<p> <p>Aim: To explore ICU nurses’ and physicians’ bedside interaction with critically ill ICU patients´ families ...

Background - Caring for adult patients with a temporary tracheostomy in general wards can be challenging and complex. Little research has explored registered nurses’ experiences with caring for these groups of patients.<p> <p>Objectives - This study sought to interpret and describe registered nurses’ lived experiences of caring for adult patients with a tracheostomy in general wards.<p> <p>Research ...