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  • Title: Nurses' perceptions of nursing interventions supporting quality of life in acute psychiatric wards.
    Author: Pitkänen A, Hätönen H, Kollanen M, Kuosmanen L, Välimäki M.
    Journal: Perspect Psychiatr Care; 2011 Oct; 47(4):167-75. PubMed ID: 21950363.
    Abstract:
    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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