The Nordic tradition of caring science has had a significant influence on healthcare research, education and clinical development in the countries from 1990 to present. Theoretical contributions professors scientists Katie Eriksson, Kari Martinsen Karin Dahlberg form basis for this paper. established paradigm ethics, ontology epistemology domain. Short introductions present scientific background Martinsen, Dahlberg, show how interpretive teamwork led formation an intertwining essential...

Abstract Background Based on existing confusion and a suggested contradiction regarding empathy compassion in relation to caring science as well clinical health care. Aim The aim of the study was find knowledge base for development for, empathy, sympathy altruism, their mutual relationship. Design A theoretical paper. Results text discusses different concepts separately, considering history, research, obstacles, bias then brings them together concept model. conclusion shows that sympathy,...

A previous study indicated that patient narratives include experiences of suffering caused or increased by health‐care encounters. The aim this was to interpret and understand the meaning patients’ related health care from an ethical, existential ontological standpoint. Sixteen women with breast cancer in Sweden Finland took part qualitative interviews analysed a hermeneutic, interpretive approach. outcome showed is complex phenomenon constitutes ethical challenge personnel. women's tended...

Through qualitative interviews, the suffering experiences of women with breast cancer and their significant others were disclosed. Seventeen different stages 16 from 4 care cultures in Sweden Finland participated. Five had advanced metastatic cancer, 12 a localized disease. Mean age was 48 years. As methodology, team approach, inspired by Vancouver School Doing Phenomenology, used. The findings elucidate how experience touched women's inner existence values. This can metaphorically be...

Nursing, or caring science, is mainly concerned with developing knowledge of what constitutes ideal, good health care for patients as whole persons, and how to achieve this. The aim this study was find clinical empirical indications ethical investigate the substance ideal nursing in praxis. A hermeneutic method employed study, assuming theoretical perspective caritative ethics understanding life. data consisted two Socratic dialogues: one nurses students, interviews former patients. are...

Abstract A previous analysis showed that mental health service users experienced profound loneliness, struggled to relate other people, and were careful in considering what share with health‐care professionals. Being recognized by professionals relationships may contribute recovery processes characterized ‘connectedness’, ‘hope optimism’, ‘identity’, ‘meaning’, ‘empowerment’. This paper regards people as mainly seeking contact meaning (relational perspective) aims describe users'...

Chronic widespread pain (CWP) is a disabling condition associated with decrease in health. Illness beliefs are individual and acquired during life. Constraining may prevent patients from regaining Understanding these patients' illness be way to improve the health care they offered. The aim of this study was describe among CWP associations self-reported health, anxiety depressive symptoms, impact pain.In cross-sectional study, questionnaires were sent by mail 330 including socio-demographic...

The aim of this study was to understand the lived experience altruism and sacrifices among Swedish nurses working in intensive care units (ICU) during COVID-19 pandemic.This a descriptive phenomenological study.The conducted between June 2020 March 2021 included 20 who were directly involved ICU patients Sweden pandemic. text transcripts analysed using Malterud's Systematic Text Condensation.The analysis revealed four themes. work situation changed from 1 day another-the brutally confronted...

Abstract Background Many intensive care unit (ICU) nurses who were crucial to the frontline response during COVID-19 pandemic left their employment or after pandemic. Studies exploring experiences of these are lacking. The aim this study was explore ICU nurses’ course towards making decision resign from work in following Method Advertisements on social media and a snowball sampling-inspired method used recruit 11 hospitals around Sweden worked an then employment. participants interviewed...

The acknowledgement of basic human vulnerability in relationships between mental health service users and professionals working community-based services (in Norway) was a starting point. purpose to explore how these describe make sense their meetings with other people. research is collaborative, researcher person experienced-based knowledge cooperating through the process. Data derived from 19 interviews 11 people who depend on for assistance at least three times week. analysed according...

Background: For a long time, altruism was the basis for caring. Today, when society is more individualized, it of interest to explore meaning in nursing. Methods: In all, 13 nurses from Swedish acute care setting participated two focus group interviews performed as Socratic dialogues. Data were analyzed using phenomenological hermeneutical method. Ethical considerations: issues considered throughout process according established ethical principles. Informed consent obtained all participants,...

Background: In modern healthcare, the role of solidarity, altruism and natural response to moral challenges in life-threatening situations is still rather unexplored. The COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity obtain a deeper understanding nurses’ willingness care for patients during crisis. Objective: To elucidate clinical expressions ontological situational ethics through work pandemic. Research design, participants context: A qualitative study with interpretive design was applied....

Significant others' experience of suffering when living with women breast cancer This is an inquiry into how significant others being close to a woman from cancer. In order find this out, theme interviews were arranged 17 and 16 four different caring cultures in Sweden Finland. A phenomenological case study methodology was adopted the analysis data scientific teamwork model employed, based on ideas developed at Vancouver School Doing Phenomenology. The findings show that deep often...

Caring as a virtue and an act of ethics is from both natural professional point view inseparably related to love universal/ontological value. Love shown, like suffering death, be concept universal or metacharacter. From current nursing/caring science well ethical philosophical perspectives, this paper explores how can visible in caring through that the art creates its evidence. The existential practicing love, particularly unselfish allows caregiver come distinctly closer essence his her own...

Anthroposophic health care is rooted in the work of Steiner and Wegman Switzerland during 1920s. The Swedish hospital this study offers integrated conventional anthroposophic therapies which are conceptualized as an extended integrative variant not CAM. In care, viewed a matter body, soul spirit balance. Therapeutic resources include nursing therapeutic conduct (art body therapies) medicines based on natural remedies. This aims to deepen understanding what constitutes good from patient’s...

Aim. The aim of this study was to illuminate the significance routines in nursing practice. Background. Clinical is performed under guidance varying degrees. In literature, routine described as having both negative and positive aspects, but use term inconsistent, empirical evidence sparse. research on organisational routines, a distinction made between rule action. Design. A qualitative design using phenomenological‐hermeneutic approach. Method. Data collection from three focus groups...

The aim was to study the perceived quality of life/life satisfaction in a sample women with breast cancer who were treated hospital alternative/complementary care and same variables individually matched patients received only conventional medical treatment. A non-randomized controlled trial design repeated measurements used. Sixty anthroposophic medicine (ABCW) 60 (CBCW) included 36 pairs took part on all occasions. life measured by EORTC QLQ-C30 Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (LSQ)....

A basic assumption for the study is that perceiving a person's deepest needs and desires to be on hand another person, their attempt do so, have, in an ontological sense, power bear witness of goodness eternity. The was based theoretical basis caring science view suffering, as well ethics philosopher Lévinas. aim explore clinically validate nuances witnessing act. Socratic dialogue performed interpretive (hermeneutic) method employed this study. with four nurses palliative care focused...

Children in the pediatric intensive care unit are indisputably a vulnerable position, dependent on nurses to acknowledge their needs. It is assumed that children should be approached from holistic perspective caring situation meet The aim of study was unfold meaning nursing through nurses’ concerns when for unit. To investigate qualitative aspects practice embedded situation, interpretive phenomenological approach adopted study. findings revealed three patterns: medically oriented...

The aim of this qualitative case study is to obtain a deeper and more profound understanding the life world women living with breast cancer focusing particularly on changes in perspective. based series interviews carried out within space one year involving four cancer; each woman was interviewed times. participants were between 42 54 years age; three an advanced stage, metastasis or recurrent cancer. There increased awareness relationship death, which constituted disclosure rather than...

Scand J Caring Sci; 2011; 25; 294–302 Burnout as an existential deficiency – lived experiences of burnout sufferers Aiming at a deeper and understanding burnout, by looking especially the patterns health, suffering expressions life in longitudinal perspective, qualitative data from 18 Swedish women men were analysed. illness has been subject to constant questioning during its incidence western societies. Yet it is generally agreed that people afflicted experience huge problems suffering....

Scand J Caring Sci; 2012; 26; 537–544 Significance of close relationships after the tsunami disaster in connection with existential health – a qualitative interpretive study Background: In an perspective, potential for recovery and development through natural life circumstances provides factor to be taken into account. Earlier research on disaster‐stricken people indicates that create their own ways recovering caring encounters (with family or friends) imply important factors. Aim: The aim...