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Nurses' perceptions of nursing interventions supporting quality of life in acute psychiatric wards
Anneli Pitkänen1, Heli Hätönen, Marjo Kollanen
1Tampere University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Finland. anneli.pitkanen@utu.fi
Purpose:
This study aimed to examine nurses' (N=29) perceptions of nursing interventions in supporting patients' quality of life (QoL) in acute psychiatric inpatient settings.
Design And Method:
An explorative descriptive study design was applied. The data were generated through seven focus group interviews and analyzed with qualitative content analysis.
Findings:
Five main categories of nursing interventions to support patients' QoL were identified. Interventions were related to care planning, empowering interventions, social interventions, activating interventions, and security interventions.
Practice Implications:
Emphasis should be placed on nurses' opportunities to improve patients' QoL according to patients' individual needs.
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