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Nurses' Perceptions of Nursing Interventions Supporting Quality of Life in Acute Psychiatric Wards
Author(s) -
Pitkänen Anneli,
Hätönen Heli,
Kollanen Marjo,
Kuosmanen Lauri,
Välimäki Maritta
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2010.00284.x
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , nursing interventions classification , nursing , medicine , focus group , perception , qualitative research , quality of life (healthcare) , psychology , social science , marketing , neuroscience , sociology , business
PURPOSE: 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.