Nurses' Perceptions of nursing interventions supporting quality of life in acute psychiatric wards

Anneli Pitkänen; Heli Hätönen; Marjo Kollanen; Lauri Kuosmanen; Maritta Anneli Vaelimaeki

doi:10.1111/j.1744-6163.2010.00284.x

Nurses' Perceptions of nursing interventions supporting quality of life in acute psychiatric wards

Anneli Pitkänen, Heli Hätönen, Marjo Kollanen, Lauri Kuosmanen, Maritta Anneli Vaelimaeki

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Abstract

This study aimed to examine nurses' (N= 29) perceptions of nursing interventions in supporting patients' quality of life (QoL) in acute psychiatric inpatient settings. Design and Method: An explorative descriptive study design was applied. The data were generated through seven focus group interviews and analyzed with qualitative content analysis. Findings: Five main categories of nursing interventions to support patients' QoL were identified. Interventions were related to care planning, empowering interventions, social interventions, activating interventions, and security interventions. Practice Implications: Emphasis should be placed on nurses' opportunities to improve patients' QoL according to patients' individual needs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	167-175
Number of pages	9
Journal	Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
Volume	47
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6163.2010.00284.x
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Content analysis
Nursing intervention
Psychiatric care
Quality of life

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Phychiatric Mental Health

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