Publications by authors named "Soikkeli-Jalonen Anu"
Background: The participation of family members in inpatient palliative care has been shown to be meaningful; it contributes to the wellbeing of the patient. Even so, little is known about the perspectives of family members regarding their participation in this type of care.
Aim: The aim of this study was to describe participation in inpatient care from the perspective of family members of palliative care patients.
Aim: This study aimed to describe the psychosocial support healthcare professionals in specialist palliative inpatient units provide to family members of palliative care patients.
Design: A qualitative descriptive design.
Method: The data were collected with focus group interviews and analysed with inductive content analysis.
Purpose: The support for family members (FMs) during a patient's palliative hospital care has been rarely studied, creating a gap in how FMs can be better supported. Psychosocial support answers widely to FMs' needs. Therefore, this study aims to describe FMs' experiences of psychosocial support in specialist palliative care inpatient units from the perspective of the FMs themselves.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe study aimed to explore experiences of encounters with health care professionals among patients receiving palliative cancer care in specialist palliative care inpatient units. A qualitative explorative study design was conducted in a specialist palliative care inpatient setting. Data collection was implemented using semi-structured individual interviews (20 palliative care cancer patients) and analysed with inductive content analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To analyse how family members participate in hospital inpatient palliative care, and how their participation could be supported.
Methods: This review followed a methodology outlined in the literature for integrative reviews. A literature search supplemented by a manual search was conducted on four electronic databases during 2020 to 2021: PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Library.
Aims And Objectives: To systematically review existing literature exploring supportive interventions for family members of very seriously ill patients in inpatient care.
Background: Being around a patient with a very serious illness in inpatient care setting is stressful and burdensome for family members. There is little information available on interventions that support family members of very seriously ill patients in inpatient care.
Background: Studies of nurses' required competence in EOL care in health centres are rare. It is important to produce information about experienced nurses' perceptions of the competence they consider important in their practical work.
Aim: The aim of this study was to describe nurses' required competence in EOL care in health centre inpatient wards as experienced by nurses.
Aims And Objectives: To examine the content and reported psychometric properties of instruments for assessing nurses' palliative care knowledge and skills in specialised healthcare units.
Background: Knowledge of palliative care, and competence in the delivery of care, is essential. Assessment of competence is an important means of evaluating the knowledge and skills of practitioners in order to improve the quality of care provided for patients and their families.