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Psykiatrisjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att möta patienter med emotionellt instabilt personlighetssyndrom och ångest: En kvalitativ intervjustudie
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Nursing Sciences.
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Nursing Sciences.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Psychiatric nurses experience of meeting patients with borderline personality disorder and anxiety : A qualitative interview study (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Emotionellt instabilt personlighetssyndrom (EIPS) karakteriseras av dramatiska känslomässiga svängningar, bristande impulskontroll, sviktande identitet/självbild och instabila relationer som manifesteras i självskador, missbruk och en förhöjd suicidrisk. Ofta har patienten utvecklat mindre gynnsamma strategier för att hantera sina känslor och EIPS är i hög grad associerat med samsjuklighet där ångest tillhör ett av det mest frekvent förekommande. Att arbeta med dessa patienter beskrivs ofta som utmanande och den emotionella berg- och dalbana som ofta förknippas med EIPS skapar många gånger frustration hos personalen. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att beskriva psykiatrisjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att möta patienter med EIPS och ångest. Metod: En kvalitativ intervjustudie samt utfört en innehållsanalys av insamlad data. Åtta individuella semistrukturerade intervjuer för att ta del av psykiatrisjuksköterskans erfarenheter. Resultat: Analysen av insamlad data resulterade i tre kategorier och sex subkategorier. Kategorierna var: Utmaningar med patientgruppen, faktorer som påverkar vårdrelationen samt stöd och utbildning. Det framkommer att patientens karaktärsdrag och ångestproblematik präglar psykiatrisjuksköterskans attityder och bemötande och en stor del av vården utgörs av att hjälpa patienten till sunda strategier för ångesthantering. Diskussion: Handledning kan ses ha en betydande funktion i psykiatrisjuksköterskans attityder och därmed bemötande av patienter med EIPS.

Abstract [en]

Background: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is characterized by dramatic, emotional mood swings, lack of impulse control, failing self-image/identity and unstable relationships which manifests in self-harm behaviour, substance abuse and an increased suicide risk. It’s quite common that the patient will have developed less successful strategies to cope with their emotions and BPD is to a great extent, associated with comorbidity where anxiety is one of the most frequent factors. Dealing with these patients is often described as challenging and the emotional rollercoaster which is often associated with BPD poses many times as the main reason for frustration within the staff. Method: A qualitative interview study and a performed content analysis of collected data, eight individual semi-structured interviews with the intent to take part of the psychiatric nurse’s experiences. Aim: The aim of the study has been to describe the experiences of psychiatric nurses in their encounters with patients with BPD and anxiety. Results: The analysis of the collected data resulted in three categories and six subcategories. The categories are as follows: Challenges within the patient group, factors which affect the care relationship and support and education. It is revealed that the patient’s characteristic traits and anxiety disorders characterizes the psychiatric nurse’s attitude and treatment and a substantial part of the medical care consists of helping the patient develop sound strategies for anxiety management. Discussion: Supervision/guidance is seen to have a significant effect involving the psychiatric nurse’s attitude and therefore, approach to patients with BPD.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 25
Keywords [en]
Anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder, Experience, Psychiatric nurse, Qualitative Content Analysis
Keywords [sv]
EIPS, Erfarenhet, Kvalitativ innehållsanalys, Psykiatrisjuksköterska, Ångest.
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-42168OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-42168DiVA, id: diva2:1562349
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Nursing Science OM1
Educational program
Psychiatric Care Specialist Nursing VPSYA 60 higher education credits
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Godkännandedatum: 2020-01-16

Available from: 2021-06-08 Created: 2021-06-08 Last updated: 2021-06-08Bibliographically approved

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