Perceptions of the most helpful nursing behaviors in a home-care hospice setting: Caregivers and nurses

The purpose of this study was to determine those nursing behaviorsperceived as most helpful and least helpful by primary caregivers and by hospice nurses in a home-care hospice setting. A Q-sort of 60 nursing behaviors rankedfrom most to least helpful was completed by 20 caregivers, during the berea...

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Published in:American journal of hospice & palliative medicine 1992-09, Vol.9 (5), p.22-31
Main Author: Ryan, Patricia Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Attitude to Health
Caregivers - psychology
Female
Hospice Care - standards
Hospices
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nurse-Patient Relations
Nursing
Nursing Evaluation Research
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to determine those nursing behaviorsperceived as most helpful and least helpful by primary caregivers and by hospice nurses in a home-care hospice setting. A Q-sort of 60 nursing behaviors rankedfrom most to least helpful was completed by 20 caregivers, during the bereavement period and by five hospice nurses, who were currently employed by the hospice. These nursing behaviors were categorized as: • Nursing behaviors related to the patient's physical needs; • Nursing behaviors related to the patient's psychosocial needs; and • Nursing behaviors related to the psychosocial needs of the caregivers.
ISSN:1049-9091
1938-2715
DOI:10.1177/104990919200900512