Lack of focus on nutrition and documentation in nursing homes, home care- and home nursing: the self-perceived views of the primary care workforce.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malnutrition is a comprehensive challenge for the nursing home, home care- and home nursing sector. Nutritional care and the subsequent documentation are a common and multifaceted healthcare practice that requires that the healthcare professionals possess complex combinations of competencies in order to deliver high-quality care and treatment. The purpose of this study was to investigate how a varied group of healthcare professionals' perceive their own competencies within nutrition and documentation and how organizational structures influence their daily work and the quality of care provided.

Methods

Two focus groups consisting of 14 healthcare professionals were conducted. The transcribed focus group interviews was analyzed using the qualitative content analysis

SUBMITTER: Hakonsen SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6729022 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature