title: The meaning of being supportive for family caregivers as narrated by registered nurses working in palliative homecare.
abstract: The aim of this study was to illuminate the meaning of being supportive to family caregivers who care for a relative at home as narrated by registered nurses. The context used to allow for the meaning of being supportive to be illuminated was palliative home care. The study uses a phenomenological-hermeneutical method inspired by the philosophy of Ricoeur. Data consisted of narrative interviews, which were analyzed in three recurring phases: naive reading, structural analyses and interpreted whole. Twenty nurses from the hospitals in Sweden participated in the study. Two core themes were found: forming a relationship and keeping caregiving at home.
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Society, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stoltz
authors.forename: Maud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lindholm
authors.forename: Giggi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Udén
authors.forename: Ania
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Willman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D003142:Communication; D004645:Empathy; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D018575:Home Care Services, Hospital-Based / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D033262:Narration; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden; D035502:Trust