Challenges for staff encountering older people's existential concerns: Swedish first-line managers' views. A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims and objectives

To describe first-line managers' (FLMs) views of the challenges faced by staff when encountering older people's existential concerns in home and residential care.

Methodological design and justification

This cross-sectional study uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods.

Ethical issues and approval

The study was approved by the Swedish Ethical Review Authority (ref. number 2014/652 ) and followed the guidelines of the Helsinki Declaration.

Research methods

FLMs in home and residential care were randomly selected and invited to participate. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed online to 467 managers, 136 (29%) of whom completed it.

Results

About 80% of the FLMs reported that their staff members sometimes

SUBMITTER: Sundstrom M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11686042 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature