Facilitators and barriers to the provision of type 1 diabetes inpatient care: An interpretive phenomenological analysis

Aim The aim and objective of this study was to understand how non‐specialized nurses understand the possible barriers and facilitators of inpatient care for type 1 diabetes. Design An interpretative phenomenology approach was conducted. Methods The sample consisted of non‐specialized nurses (N = 24)...

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Published in:Nursing open 2021-03, Vol.8 (2), p.908-919
Main Authors: Nikitara, Monica, Constantinou, Costas S, Andreou, Eleni, Latzourakis, Evangelos, Diomidous, Marianna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Consent
Cyprus
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - epidemiology
Epistemology
Focus groups
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Humans
Inpatients
Interviews
Medical research
Nephrology
Nurses
nursing
Patients
Primary care
Qualitative Research
Research methodology
type 1 diabetes
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Summary:Aim The aim and objective of this study was to understand how non‐specialized nurses understand the possible barriers and facilitators of inpatient care for type 1 diabetes. Design An interpretative phenomenology approach was conducted. Methods The sample consisted of non‐specialized nurses (N = 24) working in medical, surgical and nephrology wards in the state hospitals in Cyprus. The data were collected during 2016‐2018 from one focus group with nurses (N = 6) and individual semi‐structured interviews with nurses (N = 18) conducted. The Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research checklist used to ensure the quality of the study. Results It is evident from the study findings that nurses experience several barriers in diabetes inpatient care reported which are of great concern since this could have adverse effects on patients' outcomes. Only one facilitator has been reported by few nurses.
ISSN:2054-1058
2054-1058
DOI:10.1002/nop2.699