title: Being in a safe haven and struggling against alcohol dependency. The meaning of caring for male patients in advanced addiction nursing.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to explore and illuminate the meaning of advanced nursing caring for men with alcohol dependency, as narrated by the men themselves. Ten male patients were interviewed in-depth and data were subjected to a phenomenological-hermeneutic analysis. Caring meant having the opportunity to rest in a safe haven together with professional caregivers, to struggle for liberation from dependency, and to expand the life-sphere by starting to accept oneself and broaden social participation. The findings illuminate various patterns of masculinity and point to the importance for caregivers to be open to challenging stereotypical gender assumptions.
authors: Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Linné University, Växjö and Centre for Dependency Disorder, Stockholm. anna.thurang@sll.se
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Thurang
authors: Jens
authors: J
authors: Rydström
authors: Anita
authors: A
authors: Bengtsson Tops
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D033262:Narration; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D013548:Sweden; D035502:Trust