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Health Promotion in Practice - District Nurses Experiences of Working with Health Promotion and Lifestyle Interventions among Patients at Risk of Developing Cardiovascular Disease
Department of Nursing, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden; Husum Health Center, Västernorrland County Council, Husum, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7804-5266
Department of Nursing, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden; Louis Bolk Institute, Driebergen, The Netherlands; National Information and Knowledge Center for Integrative Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of Nursing, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7959-606X
Department of Nursing, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden.
2017 (English)In: Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing, ISSN 1550-8307, E-ISSN 1878-7541, Vol. 13, no 2, p. 108-115Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Objective

Health Promotion Practice (HPP) has the objective to promote a healthier lifestyle and reduce the risk of disease. The aim of this study was to examine district nurses׳ experiences of working with health preventive actions among patients with risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and to identify facilitators and obstacles in HPP.

Design/Setting

The study was carried out with a qualitative approach where individual semistructured interviews were performed with a total of 12 district nurses in primary care. Data transcripts were analyzed with a manifest content analysis.

Findings

Five categories were identified. Firstly, informants regarded HPP as the core essence of their work. Secondly, counseling and coaching were reported as crucial elements in working with HPP. Thirdly, informants identified tools such as motivational interviewing (MI) to facilitate HPP. In the fourth category facilitators and barriers of HPP appeared, consisting of both positive and negative attitudes and presence as well as lack of organizational culture and structure. Finally, some informants were dissatisfied with HPP and viewed it as compulsory or as a burden, while others were satisfied and experienced it as a stimulating challenge.

Conclusion

This study identified that HPP is the core of the district nurses׳ work to promote a healthier lifestyle in individuals with CVD. Organizational structures and culture need to be improved in order to support district nurses to successfully work with HPP. To optimize health promotion and strengthen patients׳ self-care, it is recommended that HPP include holistic elements of care.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
New York, 2017. Vol. 13, no 2, p. 108-115
Keywords [en]
cardiovascular disease, counseling, health behavior, primary care, risk reduction behavior
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Other Medical Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-27166DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2016.12.001ISI: 000402588400011PubMedID: 28094228Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85009788198OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-27166DiVA, id: diva2:1220991
Available from: 2018-06-19 Created: 2018-06-19 Last updated: 2022-09-15Bibliographically approved
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1. Aspects of Health Promotion Practice in Swedish primary healthcare: Perspectives from staff and patients related to working conditions of district nurses and lifestyle habit management in patients with risk factors for cardiovascular disease
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Aspects of Health Promotion Practice in Swedish primary healthcare: Perspectives from staff and patients related to working conditions of district nurses and lifestyle habit management in patients with risk factors for cardiovascular disease
2021 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

The overall aim of present thesis was to generate knowledge about aspects of Health Promotion Practice (HPP) related to district nurses’ working conditions and their professional patient-related work. Further, the aim was to study lifestyle habit management and experiences of caring encounters in patients with risk factors of developing CVD. Various approaches of both a qualitative and quantitative nature were used. In Study I, data were collected by interviews to describe district nurses ׳ experiences of working with health promotion actions among patients with risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Study II was performed as a pilot using an intervention consisting of Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Physical Activity on Prescription (PAP), aiming to investigate exercise levels in patients. Study III was a feasibility study using an intervention of the “Attending Nurse Caring Model” (ANCM) among district nurses, to describe working life and working health. In Study IV, interviews were performed to describe patients’ experiences of the caring encounter between district nurses and patients. From the district nurses’ perspective, HPP was viewed as the essence of their work but organizational structures in primary healthcare were regarded as obstacles that complicated the prioritization of HPP, and their reports of dissatisfaction and stress due to not being able to complete their HPP were also a distinguishing feature (Study I). MI and PAP were piloted and studied concerning the impact on patients suffering from risk factors for CVD. This resulted in improvements in various health variables, both physical and psychosocial, among the patients studied (Study II). The feasibility of the ANCM was studied concerning district nurses’ own experiences of stress, burnout, empathy, and self-care in connection with work. Improvements were observed in all variables and indicated increased awareness of their patterns of action in their work (Study III). Moreover, the ANCM feasibility study also showed a strengthening in the caring encounter between patients and district nurses (Study IV). A theory-guided nursing practice consisting of elements that strengthened reflection activities of self-care and self-awareness in the district nurses was regarded as a valuable addition to a health-promoting working life as well as beneficial to their patients.   

Abstract [sv]

Det övergripande syftet med avhandlingen var att generera kunskap om aspekter av hälsofrämjande arbete relaterade till distriktssköterskors arbetsförhållanden och deras patientrelaterade arbete. Syftet var vidare att studera hantering av livsstilsförändringar och erfarenheter av vårdmöten bland patienter med riskfaktorer för hjärt-kärlsjukdom. Olika metoder av både kvalitativ och kvantitativ karaktär användes. I studie I samlades data in genom intervjuer för att beskriva distriktssköterskors erfarenheter av att arbeta med hälsofrämjande åtgärder bland patienter med riskfaktorer för hjärt-kärlsjukdom. Studie II utfördes som en pilotstudie med en intervention bestående av Motiverande samtal (MI) och Fysisk aktivitet på Recept (FaR), i syfte att undersöka aktivitetsnivåer hos patienter. Studie III undersökte genomförbarheten av en relationsscentrerad vårdmodell ”Attending Nurse Caring Model” (ANCM) (bestående av komponenter för reflektion och egenvård) bland distriktssjuksköterskor för att beskriva deras arbetsliv och arbetshälsa. I Studie IV genomfördes intervjuer för att beskriva patienters upplevelser av vårdmötet mellan distriktssköterskor och patienter efter genomförandet av ANCM-interventionen. Ur distriktssköterskans perspektiv betraktades det hälsofrämjande arbetet som kärnan i deras arbete men struktur och kultur inom primärvårdsorganisationen utgjorde hinder som komplicerade prioriteringen av det hälsofrämjande arbetet. Att inte kunna genomföra sitt arbete på ett tillfredsställande vis skapade missnöje och stress (Studie I). Tillämpningen av MI och FaR resulterade i förbättringar i flera hälsovariabler, både fysiska och psykosociala, bland de studerade patienterna (Studie II). Interventionen av ANCM bland distriktssköterskor visade förbättringar i stress, utbrändhetssymtom, empati och egenvård. Erfarenheter visade också en ökad självmedvetenhet och en medvetenhet kring egna handlingsmönster i arbetet vilket på sikt kan förbättra arbetslivet och arbetshälsan (Studie III). Intervjuer med patienter gav en god beskrivning om vårdmötet mellan patient och distriktssköterska och antydde att ANCM haft positiv inverkan på patienternas livsstilsförändringar kopplade till kardiovaskulär risk (Studie IV). En teoridriven vårdverksamhet bestående av komponenter som stärker reflektionsaktiviteter för egenvård och självmedvetenhet hos personalen ansågs vara ett värdefullt tillskott till ett hälsofrämjande arbetsliv, men också värdefullt för dess klienter – patienterna.  

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Gävle: Gävle University Press, 2021. p. 59
Series
Doctoral thesis ; 20
Keywords
Cardiovascular disease, District nurse, Health Promotion, Intervention, Primary healthcare, The Theory of Human Caring, Distriktssköterska, Hjärt-kärlsjukdom, Hälsofrämjande, Intervention, Primärvård, The Theory of Human Caring
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Health Sciences
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Health-Promoting Work
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urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-35402 (URN)978-91-88145-65-9 (ISBN)978-91-88145-66-6 (ISBN)
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2021-05-07, Lilla Jadwigasalen (https://hig-se.zoom.us/j/61300450243), Kungsbäcksvägen 47, Gävle, 10:30 (Swedish)
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Available from: 2021-04-15 Created: 2021-03-08 Last updated: 2024-08-29Bibliographically approved

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