“A becoming in the meeting”: the interpretations of competence in home care from the perspectives of older people and registered nurses – a meta-ethnographyShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, ISSN 1748-2623, E-ISSN 1748-2631, Vol. 18, article id 2262170
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Sustainable development
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Abstract [en]
Aim
The aim of this meta-ethnography was to identify and synthesize qualitative studies focusing on older people’s and registered nurses’ interpretations of competence in home care.
Methods
The meta-ethnography followed the six phases developed by Noblit and Hare (1988).
Results
In Phase 6, the translation process of the included studies, three themes were identified: i) temporality—the feeling of being of value; ii) dignity—a person, not just a patient; and iii) mutuality of being—togetherness. A synthesis was developed, and the phrase “a becoming in the meeting” emerged.
Conclusion
The sense of becoming includes progress, which means becoming something other than before in relation with others and refers to what constitutes the meeting between the older person and the registered nurse working in home care. Competence originates from becoming in the meeting, and registered nurses should therefore value what they do and hold on to this aspect of caring competence that centres on a caring relationship. It is important for registered nurses working in home care to be able to cultivate a caring relationship.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2023. Vol. 18, article id 2262170
Keywords [en]
Competence, care, caring, relationship, dignity, home care, meta-ethnography, older people, registered nurses, temporality, togetherness
National Category
Nursing
Research subject
The Human Perspective in Care
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-30983DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2023.2262170ISI: 001073146400001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85173465701OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-30983DiVA, id: diva2:1818754
Funder
EU, Horizon 2020, 813,928
Note
INNOVATEDIGNITY The European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme (MSCA-ITN-2018 under grant agreement number 813,928)
2023-12-122023-12-122024-02-01Bibliographically approved