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Nurses' perceptions to alleviate dyspnoea in inpatients with advanced cancer while receiving palliative care

AIM: To explore nurses' perceptions to alleviate dyspnoea in inpatients with advanced cancer while receiving palliative care. DESIGN: A descriptive qualitative design. METHODS: Seven focus groups were conducted with nurses (n = 27) from five specialized palliative care wards in four hospitals i...

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Autores principales: Kero, Johanna, Koivisto, Jaana‐Maija, Lee, Siew Hwa, Haavisto, Elina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10697120/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.2038
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author Kero, Johanna
Koivisto, Jaana‐Maija
Lee, Siew Hwa
Haavisto, Elina
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description AIM: To explore nurses' perceptions to alleviate dyspnoea in inpatients with advanced cancer while receiving palliative care. DESIGN: A descriptive qualitative design. METHODS: Seven focus groups were conducted with nurses (n = 27) from five specialized palliative care wards in four hospitals in south and southwest Finland. The focus groups were conducted between June and November 2019, and the transcripts were analysed using inductive analysis. RESULTS: The findings revealed three categories: recognizing dyspnoea is a multi‐faceted problem, dealing with the complexity of assessment of dyspnoea and strategies for relieving dyspnoea. Nurses perceived the complexity of dyspnoea as a symptom and emphasized the importance of utilizing patients' subjective experiences and consistent assessment scales to determine its severity. Furthermore, nonpharmacological interventions are as pertinent as pharmacological and medical interventions. The findings can assist nurses in selecting appropriate interventions for dyspnoea care, ultimately enhancing the quality of patient care and patient safety.
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spelling pubmed-106971202023-12-06 Nurses' perceptions to alleviate dyspnoea in inpatients with advanced cancer while receiving palliative care Kero, Johanna Koivisto, Jaana‐Maija Lee, Siew Hwa Haavisto, Elina Nurs Open Research Articles AIM: To explore nurses' perceptions to alleviate dyspnoea in inpatients with advanced cancer while receiving palliative care. DESIGN: A descriptive qualitative design. METHODS: Seven focus groups were conducted with nurses (n = 27) from five specialized palliative care wards in four hospitals in south and southwest Finland. The focus groups were conducted between June and November 2019, and the transcripts were analysed using inductive analysis. RESULTS: The findings revealed three categories: recognizing dyspnoea is a multi‐faceted problem, dealing with the complexity of assessment of dyspnoea and strategies for relieving dyspnoea. Nurses perceived the complexity of dyspnoea as a symptom and emphasized the importance of utilizing patients' subjective experiences and consistent assessment scales to determine its severity. Furthermore, nonpharmacological interventions are as pertinent as pharmacological and medical interventions. The findings can assist nurses in selecting appropriate interventions for dyspnoea care, ultimately enhancing the quality of patient care and patient safety. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023-11-28 /pmc/articles/PMC10697120/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nop2.2038 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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title_short Nurses' perceptions to alleviate dyspnoea in inpatients with advanced cancer while receiving palliative care
title_sort nurses' perceptions to alleviate dyspnoea in inpatients with advanced cancer while receiving palliative care
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10697120/
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