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"Visst, det är självbestämmande men..." : Vårdpersonals förhållningssätt till alkoholkonsumtion på äldreboenden

Tillaeus, Lina LU and Kiuru, Josefine LU (2019) SOPA63 20191
School of Social Work
Abstract
Several studies indicate an increase of alcohol consumption amongst older people. The aim of this study was therefore to examine nursing staff’s approach towards older people’s alcohol consumption in nursing homes. What attitude and experiences do nursing staff have concerning older people’s alcohol consumption? How do they relate to the older people’s self-determination regarding alcohol consumption? In what situations does the staff find it legitimate to prevent older people from drinking alcohol? The method chosen for this study was qualitative interviews with eight assistant nurses at four different nursing homes in one municipality in the region of Skåne. Scott and Lyman’s theory of account was used to analyze the interviews. The... (More)
Several studies indicate an increase of alcohol consumption amongst older people. The aim of this study was therefore to examine nursing staff’s approach towards older people’s alcohol consumption in nursing homes. What attitude and experiences do nursing staff have concerning older people’s alcohol consumption? How do they relate to the older people’s self-determination regarding alcohol consumption? In what situations does the staff find it legitimate to prevent older people from drinking alcohol? The method chosen for this study was qualitative interviews with eight assistant nurses at four different nursing homes in one municipality in the region of Skåne. Scott and Lyman’s theory of account was used to analyze the interviews. The study found that the principle of self-determination governs how the nurses deal with the older people’s alcohol consumption. However, it also shows that there are several situations where the staff deviates from the principle of self-determination: when older people have dementia, when the consumption affects older people’s health, when the consumption affects the working environment as well as the environment for the other residents and when the alcohol consumption turns into an addiction. The study also found that the lack of knowledge and guidelines affects how the staff addresses the dilemma. (Less)
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Tillaeus, Lina LU and Kiuru, Josefine LU
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organization
course
SOPA63 20191
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Alcohol consumption, older people, nursing homes, nursing staff, self-determination, accounts
language
Swedish
id
8982668
date added to LUP
2019-09-04 17:33:46
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2019-09-04 17:33:46
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  abstract     = {{Several studies indicate an increase of alcohol consumption amongst older people. The aim of this study was therefore to examine nursing staff’s approach towards older people’s alcohol consumption in nursing homes. What attitude and experiences do nursing staff have concerning older people’s alcohol consumption? How do they relate to the older people’s self-determination regarding alcohol consumption? In what situations does the staff find it legitimate to prevent older people from drinking alcohol? The method chosen for this study was qualitative interviews with eight assistant nurses at four different nursing homes in one municipality in the region of Skåne. Scott and Lyman’s theory of account was used to analyze the interviews. The study found that the principle of self-determination governs how the nurses deal with the older people’s alcohol consumption. However, it also shows that there are several situations where the staff deviates from the principle of self-determination: when older people have dementia, when the consumption affects older people’s health, when the consumption affects the working environment as well as the environment for the other residents and when the alcohol consumption turns into an addiction. The study also found that the lack of knowledge and guidelines affects how the staff addresses the dilemma.}},
  author       = {{Tillaeus, Lina and Kiuru, Josefine}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{"Visst, det är självbestämmande men..." : Vårdpersonals förhållningssätt till alkoholkonsumtion på äldreboenden}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}