title: [Counseling role of district nurses and district assistant nurses. A descriptive and evaluative study of the extent and intensity of counseling].
abstract: In nursing literature no consensus exists on the phenomenon 'counseling'. A literature search of the concept 'counseling' makes clear that it is possible to distinguish two dimensions of the concept 'counseling', namely 'range' and 'intensity' of counseling. These two dimensions are the starting point of this study. The main purpose of this study is to gain insight in the range and intensity of the counseling given by district nurses and district assistant nurses. This article aims to discover how often psychosocial nursing problems are recognized and how often nursing interventions are executed by nurses, and with how many patients this was done. The research is designed as a secondary analysis. We used data collected by Wiersma et al. (1991). The results confirm earlier research but also offer new points of view. The study confirms that counseling is an essential aspect of district nursing. Some (significant) differences were discovered between district nurses and district assistant nurses in the psychosocial care that was given. Factors like level of education, patient population and organization will probably explain the differences between the two professional groups. This aspect of the study needs further inquiry.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Tiesinga
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Halfens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009743:Nursing, Practical; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011637:Public Health Nursing; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012944:Social Support
vernacular_title: De begeleidende taak van wijkverpleegkundigen en wijkziekenverzorgenden. Een beschrijvend en toetsend onderzoek naar de omvang en intensiteit van begeleiden.