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[Using interaction-intensive therapeutic nursing measures and "home remedies" in nursing care. An explorative study
E M Ulmer1, U Höhmann, M Linhart
1Fachbereich Pflege und Gesundheit, Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main/University of applied sciences, Nibelungenplatz 1, D-60318 Frankfurt/Main. ulmer@fbc.fh-frankfurt.de
Background:
Until today there existed no major studies about the wide range of currently utilized methods or potential sociodemographic and institutional influences on utilization despite an immense interest among nurses in alternative nursing methods (in this study referred to as home remedies).
Methods:
In this study, from standardized questionnaires with a convenience sample of three different settings of nursing practice, i.e. acute-care, nursing homes, and home health care were analyzed using the statistical program SPSS.
Results:
Our analysis showed that a wide range of traditional home remedies is being utilized, e.g. application of heat and cold or herbal infusion (herbal teas). Furthermore, lay approaches such as aromatherapy were also commonly used. The statistical analysis revealed complex influences of age, duration of nursing practice and institutional setting in the utilization of home remedies.
Conclusion:
There is need for more systematic studies to further examine the alternative methods or home remedies so popular among nurses and their patients. Regarding a more consistent naming of the variety of different methods coming from naturopathy, folk and lay medicine, the authors suggest the term "integrative nursing care".
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