Table 2 Characteristics of included articles with results according to the aim of current study
Authors Year Country | Design | Aim | Settings Sample | Data collection | Analysis | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arnaert, A Wainwright, M (2009) Canada | Qualitative Explorative | Explore experiences, perspectives and reflection of five nurse specialists in palliative home care | Palliative home care Nurse specialists n = 5 | Individual interviews | Content analysis | Three major themes with subthemes 1 Acknowledging one’s own limitations and humanness Calling for backup, learning as we go along, coping with the emotional demands and interacting with family members 2 Building a collaborative partnership Working collaboratively, sharing information, guiding home care nurses, being non-judgmental 3 teamwork and implementing palliative home care teams |
Mc Garry, J (2009) UK | Qualitative Ethnographic | Explore the nature of the care relationship within the home setting between community nurses and elderly people | Home care District nurses n = 5 Registered nurses n = 9 Auxiliary nurses n = 2 Older adults n = 13 | Observations Individual interviews | Content analysis | Three key themes 1 The location of care 2 The nature of relationship 3 The meaning of ill health and illness |
Davies, S Jenkins, E Mabett, G (2010) UK | Qualitative Interpretive | Identify and explore district nurse’s views and perceptions of emotional intelligence | Home care District nurses n = 5 | Individual interviews | Interpretive phenomeno-logical analysis | Six themes 1 Self-awareness 2 Control over emotions 3 Assessment 4 Experience 5 Palliative care 6 Leadership |
Annersten, M Pilhammar, K Alm Roijer, C (2012) Sweden | Qualitative Explorative | Explore registered nurse’s professional work with foot ulcer prevention in home care settings | Home care Registered nurses n = 15 | Individual interviews | Manifest content analysis | Four themes with subcategories 1 Leadership: Formal, informal, executive tools 2 Nursing practice: Assessment of patients’ needs, planning, nursing action, evaluation 3 Education: Patient, next of kin, health care assistants, content, educational method 4 Research and development |
Berland, A Holm, A Gundersen, D Berntsen, SB (2012) Norway | Qualitative Explorative | Explore home care registered nurses’ experiences of patient safety in the delivery of home care to elderly patients | Home care Registered nurses n = 20 | Focus groups interviews | Thematic analysis | One main theme Struggling with responsibility in different situations: Five subthemes 1 Poor work moral and work ethic. 2 Documentation. 3 Lack of functional leadership. 4 Competence. 5 Lack of updated routines and guidelines |
Furuåker, C (2012) Sweden | Qualitative Descriptive | Describe the everyday work of registered nurses and their views on what skills they use, require, and wish to develop when looking after patients in home health care | Home care Registered nurses n = 20 | Individual interviews | Manifest content analysis | Four themes 1 Nursing content in home care 2 The home as a workplace 3 Leadership in home care 4 Competence in home care Five subthemes 1 Common content. 2 Problematic nursing situations. 3 Required competence. 4 Competence to improve. 5 Learning strategies |
Flöjt, J Le Hir, U Rosengren, K (2014) Sweden | Qualitative Descriptive | Describe nurses’ experiences of competence in home health care | Home health care District nurses n = 6 | Individual interviews | Manifest content analysis | One category Being prepared Three subcategories 1 Importance of leadership strategies. 2 Training promotes patient safety and independence. 3 Co-operation for professional development |
Howell, D Hardy, B Boyd, C et al. (2014) UK | Qualitative Descriptive | Describe community palliative care nurse specialist activities during interaction with patients | Community palliative care Nurse specialist n = 4, Older patients n = 34 | Audio-recorded observations | Thematic analysis | Summary of interactions 1 Assessment: History taking, skilled questioning, observation, use of analogue scales, examination 2 Planning: Liaising with others, referral to others, just in case medication, advance care planning 3 Intervention: Clinical, emotional, preparation for death, provision of information, financial, advocacy 4 Evaluation: Follow-up visit or phone call, feedback from others in support team, multidisciplinary team meetings 5 Crosscutting themes: Communication, leadership and coordination, real-time decision making, ability to respond to complex or varied situations |
Nilsen, E Olafsen, A Steinsvåg, AG et al. (2016) Norway | Qualitative Descriptive | Present nursing leaders’ role in municipal home care services | Municipal home care services Registered nurses n = 9 | Individual interviews | Deductive thematic analysis | Map of interactions and relations between nursing leader and superiors, subordinates and peers 1 Leadership, managing performance in a squeeze. 2 Relation with the superior, management by email. 3 Relation with subordinates, availability and respect. 4 Relation with peers, professional and personal |