Exploring use of coercion in the Norwegian ambulance service - a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare laws allow for exceptions from the consent requirement when patients are not competent to consent or pose a danger to themselves or others. In these cases, the use of coercion may be an alternative to voluntary health care. Ambulance personnel are regularly confronted with patients who need healthcare but refuse it and/or refuse to cooperate. This study aimed to explore ambulance personnel`s experience with use of coercion and factors influencing the use of coercion in the ambulance service in Norway.

Method

We conducted two focus group interviews with a total of eight informants, all ambulance personnel from a large Norwegian ambulance service. Digital recordings of the interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using systematic text condensatio

SUBMITTER: Thorvaldsen NO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10478396 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature