ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2022
A matter of participation? A critical incident study of municipal care personnel in situations involving care-dependent older persons and emergency medical services.
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- Age-Treatment Interactions in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide Registry Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Registered nurses' perceptions of their leadership close to older adults in municipal home healthcare: a cross-sectional questionnaire study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed at describing municipal care personnel's experiences of and actions in situations when older persons need emergency medical services (EMS) at home.
methodsAn inductive descriptive design adhering to critical incident technique (CIT) was used. Data were collected through interviews and free text written questionnaires, analysed in accordance with CIT procedure.
resultsExperiences related to the main areas of
conclusionsLack of organizational support, care alternatives, and structured collaboration jeopardize care-dependent older persons' health, and ability to influence care when emergency situations occur at home. Municipal care personnel's actions as the older person's representative support human agency, allowing older persons to become active participants in care despite acute suffering. This study underlines the importance of further developing welfare policies that facilitate and regulate inter-organizational responsibilities of health and social care to favour older people.
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