Asking about violence and abuse among patients experiencing homelessness: a focus group study with healthcare professionals.

Background: People experiencing homelessness are at increased risk of violence and abuse, however, there is insufficient knowledge about rates of inquiry or readiness of healthcare professionals to address violence and abuse among this population. This study aimed to explore healthcare professionals' experiences and perceptions of asking about violence and abuse among patients experiencing homelessness.

Methods: This study used a qualitative, interpretive, and exploratory design.

Being in-between and lost in the discharge process--an excursus of two empirical studies of older persons', their relatives', and care professionals' experience.

The discharge process (DP) is full of well-known risks, and a comprehensive and well-executed DP is especially important for older people with multiple health problems and continuing care needs, as well as for their relatives. Few studies focus on the experiences with the DP by older people in need of home care nursing and their relatives. Therefore, the aim was to deepen the understanding of the DP as a phenomenon described by older people, their relatives, and care professionals.

Getting prepared for life at home in the discharge process--from the perspective of the older persons and their relatives.

Aim: To examine how older persons in need of home-nursing care and their relatives experience the discharge process and develop a model that explains the experience.

Background: The discharge process has well-known deficiencies and is therefore a challenging issue requiring improvement in many countries. Research focusing on patient-centred factors has attracted very little critical attention.

The patient's vulnerability, dependence and exposed situation in the discharge process: experiences of district nurses, geriatric nurses and social workers.

Aim: The aim of the study was to obtain a deeper understanding of the experiences of the discharge process among different professionals.

Background: An optimal discharge process for hospitalized elderly to other forms of care is of crucial importance, especially since health and medical policies encourages shorter hospital stays and increased healthcare service in outpatient care.

Methods: Nurses and social workers from inpatient care, outpatient care, municipal care and social services were interviewed.