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Swedish family care advisors’ views on existential loneliness and existential support to informal caregivers of older people: A cross-sectional national survey
Kristianstad University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Nursing and Integrated Health Sciences. Kristianstad University, Research Platform for Collaboration for Health. Kristianstad University, Faculty of Health Science, Forskningsmiljön Man - Health - Society (MHS). Malmö universitet.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1279-8067
Kristianstad University, Research Platform for Collaboration for Health. Kristianstad University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Nursing and Integrated Health Sciences. Kristianstad University, Faculty of Health Science, Forskningsmiljön Man - Health - Society (MHS).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4122-3003
Kristianstad University, Research Platform for Collaboration for Health. Kristianstad University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Nursing and Integrated Health Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0161-4795
Malmö universitet; Skånes universitetssjukhus Malmö.
2021 (English)In: Nordic journal of nursing research, ISSN 2057-1585, E-ISSN 2057-1593, p. 1-8Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

The number of older people needing care is increasing, and care is often provided by informal caregivers. The mission of family care advisors (FCAs) is to provide them with support; however, whether and how support in existential matters such as existential loneliness is provided is unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe FCAs’ views on existential loneliness, and existential support provided to relatives who act as informal caregivers to older people. A national survey was distributed to 349 FCAs in Sweden, response rate n = 120 (36%). The STROBE checklist was followed when presenting the study. Existential loneliness was viewed as thoughts about life and meaning (78%). Existential support was provided by dialogues (87%), visits (75%) and support groups (73%); 45% of FCAs stated that they had time to provide existential support and 27% reported having knowledge of how to encounter existential loneliness. FCAs provide existential support, but often lack experience, knowledge and time. Time and knowledge are important prerequisites for acknowledging existential needs.

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2021. p. 1-8
Keywords [en]
Existential loneliness, existential support, family care advisor, informal caregiver, survey
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-22668DOI: 10.1177/20571585211044394OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hkr-22668DiVA, id: diva2:1610937
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Vårdal Foundation, 2014-0127The Crafoord Foundation, 2013- 0841Gyllenstiernska Krapperup Foundation, 2013-00-16
Note

This study has been supported by grants from Greta and Johan Kock Foundation [2014-231-401] and the Research Platform for Collaboration for Health at Kristianstad University [3/2014]. 

Available from: 2021-11-12 Created: 2021-11-12 Last updated: 2022-12-08Bibliographically approved

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