Daily routines, short-term priorities, and nurses' role hamper self-management support in a hospital setting: A mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-management support is widely considered a critical aspect of nursing. Still, many studies indicate that nurses frequently experience difficulties in daily practice.

Objective

To gain a deeper understanding of the factors perceived by nurses to impede or promote their support of patients' self-management within the dynamic environment of the in-patient hospital setting.

Design

Mixed methods design.

Participants

Nurses (n = 269) working in a teaching hospital in the Netherlands completed a questionnaire. Subsequently, 38 nurses participated in interviews.

Methods

The SEPSS-36 questionnaire assessed nurses' self-efficacy and performance in self-management support. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to address salient results fr

SUBMITTER: van Hooft S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11667052 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature