ISSN:0283-9318    

DOI:10.1111/j.1471-6712.1993.tb00153.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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The paper presents reference values of the questionnaires Sense of Coherence scale (SOC), measuring self‐rated prerequisite for coping ability, and Sickness Impact Profile (SIP), measuring self‐rated functional status. The sample used is randomly selected from a Swedish urban population consisting of 145 individuals (75 women, 70 men), divided into three age groups, 26–40, 41–55 and 56–70 years.The mean SOC score was 151 (SD 18) and was not related to gender or age. The total SIP score was low (median 0) as expected in a general population. However, again as expected, the results revealed the functional status being worse in the older group of individuals than in the younger ones. The results might give further validity to the test. The SOC scores were significantly correlated to the overall SIP scores and to the subscales of mental and social character and not to those of a physical nature. Thus, the weaker the SOC the worse the functional status. These findings are suggested to give the Sense of Coherence scale a discriminating validity.A single item concerning general health was also rated by the individuals showing the better the general health the stronger the SOC and the less the dy

ISSN:0283-9318    

DOI:10.1111/j.1471-6712.1993.tb00154.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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The purpose of this paper is to describe the characteristics of clients (i.e. mothers) and public health nurses in child health services based on interviews of the mothers and the public health nurses. In addition, the meaning of the visit to the participants is described. The data were collected by interviewing 20 mothers in their homes and 20 public health nurses. Grounded theory was used in the data analysis. Four categories describing the clients were found: disengaged clients, interested but shy clients, interested but disappointed clients and eager and responsible clients. Three types of public health nurses were identified according to their own descriptions: families' needs are the more important, balancing and orders are the most important. Client's satisfaction depended on the mother's mood, the child's behavior during the visit, having the same nurse and especially the public health nurse's character or personality. The paper emphasizes the importance of nursing research on interactions in health care, especially client‐public health nurse relationships and their consequences for both partie

ISSN:0283-9318    

DOI:10.1111/j.1471-6712.1993.tb00155.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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This article looks at the psychogeriatric nurse's decision‐making process in a mental hospital. The subjects consist of 26 nurses working on the psychogeriatric wards of one hospital. The data were collected by a questionnaire (N= 26), content analysis of nursing plans (N= 56), and observation of nursing plans meetings (N= 15). The results on the different phases of the decision‐making process suggested that nurses had little difficulty with the identification of problems. Data collection tended to concentrate on the physical side of nursing work. The setting of explicit targets for nursing care proved to be difficult. The vast majority of the nurses (85%) felt that decision‐making on different nursing alternatives was only moderately or not at all successful. Over half of the nurses felt that their ability to evaluate the outcome of treatment and nursing was either satisfactory or

ISSN:0283-9318    

DOI:10.1111/j.1471-6712.1993.tb00156.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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This study aimed at describing cases of elder abuse reported by witnesses, intervention offered and opinions of further intervention strategies. Home service personnel from various parts of Sweden reported 97 cases. The abused person was a women in 75% of the cases. Many of the abused persons were physically and psychologically handicapped. In most of the cases the perpetrator was a spouse or a child and in one third of the cases they had a caregiving responsibility. Psychological abuse together with financial exploitation was most frequently reported. The perpetrators' possibilities to profit financially from the abused and the family conflicts were commonly reported to be contributory causes. In 75% of the cases intervention was offered. The Swedish welfare system has no specific intervention strategies in case of abuse of the elderly and therefore more possibilities to intervene and more research concerning intervention are needed.

ISSN:0283-9318    

DOI:10.1111/j.1471-6712.1993.tb00157.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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Nurse turnover may decrease the quality of nursing care due to the loss of knowledge. It also resuits in high costs for the employer. Hence, the factors contributing to nurse turnover, if correctly understood, are important in order to know how to reduce it. This study aimed at exploring what contributing factors nurses who had decided to leave referred to concerning their decision to resign. A questionnaire was posted to all nurses who had left within one county council and 142 nurses responded. The most important factors behind the decision to leave turned out to be the following: difficult to implement changes, lack of influence and recognition, to much weekend and evening duty as well as the psychological burden inherent in nursing. The importance of the first three factors became significantly more important when those who remained in the geographical area were compared with those who moved or started to study. The findings support the idea that job satisfaction indirectly influences nurses turnover. However, it also points to the fact that what increases job satisfaction in nursing may need further research. Psychological burden for instance has not been taken into consideration before. In order to increase job satisfaction, thereby reducing nurse turnover, influence and recognition, lessening of the psychological burden and individually planned work schedules seem to be the most important factors.

ISSN:0283-9318    

DOI:10.1111/j.1471-6712.1993.tb00158.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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The purpose of this study was to describe the attitudes towards menstruation of Icelandic female nursing students and see if a relationship exists between the attitudes with recollection of menarche and characteristics of present menstruation. Findings show that the students (N= 178) view menstruation as natural, not very predictable or debilitating, even though they do not deny that menstruation can effect behaviour in some way. Findings also indicate that the heavier the menstrual flow, the less likely the student is to deny all affects of menstruation as well as finding menstruation more debilitating and more predictable; the longer the menstrual period the more predictable is the coming of the next menstrual period and the less likely is the student to deny all effects of menstruation. It is suggested that inconveniences brought about by menstruation influence the formation of menstrual attitudes.

ISSN:0283-9318    

DOI:10.1111/j.1471-6712.1993.tb00159.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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This article discusses whether the concept of social networks can be an effective approach for use in nursing research in Norway and Scandinavia. It also describes areas which may be especially well suited for this approach. The article does not answer the question as to whether nursing research should make use of social network studies, but it is concluded that this is one of the approaches which must be considered closely in connection with nursing research.

ISSN:0283-9318    

DOI:10.1111/j.1471-6712.1993.tb00160.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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The purpose of this cross‐sectional study was to investigate conditions for breastfeeding among 452 mothers. Three different groups of women, participating in the Swedish health care system, were asked to complete a questionnaire about breastfeeding and related issues: 1) pregnant women attending the pregnancy care centres (n= 186), 2) women staying at the maternity wards after delivery (n= 171) and 3) women with two‐month‐old child attending the child health stations (n= 95). We found that the majority of the mothers were in favour of breastfeeding and intended to or had begun to breastfeed their infants. The main problems were “sore nipples”, “children who cannot take the breast” and “insufficient milk production”. Negative experiences of previous breastfeeding and overwhelming demands were motives for weaning. The personnel within the health care system were shown to be important for the mothers as regards advice and support. However, we found that certain routines could be revised to strengthen the mothers' attitude towards breastfeeding: 1) Information on and discussions about breastfeeding occurred infrequently at the pregnancy care centres. 2) Water or formulated milk was often given to the newborn baby at the maternity wards and 3) the participation of the fathers was limited. Continuous surveillance of the routines and education of the health care staff would be desirable to enable them to give the mothers the right breastfeeding support and advice

ISSN:0283-9318    

DOI:10.1111/j.1471-6712.1993.tb00161.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

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One hundred and eighty‐seven Norwegian women with urinary incontinence (UI) were interviewed after having responded to a marketing campaign for incontinence aids.Nineteen per cent stated that UI was a negligible problem. Urge incontinence was associated with more mental distress, practical inconveniences, and social restrictions than stress incontinence. Young women were more handicapped by stress incontinence than old women. Severe incontinence was associated with more mental distress and practical inconveniences than slight incontinence.A wide variety of control measures was used, the most popular being absorbent products. Only four had not used any control measure.Fifty‐seven per cent had mentioned their UI‐problem with a doctor. The consultation rate increased with the severity and duration of UI. Only 36% were satisfied with the outcome of the consult

ISSN:0283-9318    

DOI:10.1111/j.1471-6712.1993.tb00162.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY