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Pain and nutrition as experienced by patients with hip fracture
Author(s) -
Hallström Inger,
Elander Gunnel,
Rooke Liselotte
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2000.00382.x
Subject(s) - empathy , health care , medicine , nursing , perception , hip fracture , participant observation , psychology , physical therapy , psychiatry , neuroscience , anthropology , economics , economic growth , sociology , osteoporosis , endocrinology
• The purpose of this study was to investigate patients’ experiences of care in connection with hip fracture. • The care process was examined through non‐participant observation, informal field interviews and healthcare records. • The findings showed that many factors in the healthcare services directly or indirectly influence patients’ perceptions of the quality of care. Some of these factors may depend upon a varying knowledge and empathy, while others are due to a lack of agreed protocols/procedures. Patients’ needs with respect to pain relief and nutrition are discussed.