"They forget that I'm a human being"-ward round communication with older patients living with frailty and informal caregivers: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Skilful communication prompts quality patient care. Informal caregivers occupy a crucial role when caring for hospitalised older patients living with frailty. However, skilful communication with both patients and informal caregivers during ward rounds has not been studied. Thus, we aimed to explore communication preferences of patients and informal caregivers during ward rounds.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured interviews with hospitalized patients and informal caregivers until information redundancy occurred. We used inductive coding of the transcribed interviews followed by a reflexive thematic analysis.

Results

The study included 15 patients and 15 informal caregivers. Patients had a median age of 85 years (range 75-100 years) and seven patients were fe

SUBMITTER: Andersen LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11614924 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature