Healthcare professionals' experience regarding competencies in specialized and primary stroke units: A qualitative study.


Journal

Journal of vascular nursing : official publication of the Society for Peripheral Vascular Nursing
ISSN: 1532-6578
Titre abrégé: J Vasc Nurs
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9014475

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Mar 2024
Historique:
received: 20 06 2023
revised: 20 10 2023
accepted: 18 11 2023
medline: 31 3 2024
pubmed: 31 3 2024
entrez: 30 3 2024
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

To describe healthcare professionals' experience of needed competence in patient stroke care within specialist and primary healthcare. Healthcare professionals who provide stroke care need multifaceted, multi-professional skills; ongoing training is important for competent stroke care. A descriptive qualitative study. Six focus group interviews with semi-structured interviews were conducted in October and November 2020. Healthcare professionals (n = 25) working in stroke care units in both specialist and primary healthcare settings were interviewed. The interviews were recorded, transcribed and analyzed inductively by content analysis. The study was conducted, and results were reported according to the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research. Five main categories were identified: clinical competence; multiprofessional networking competence; competence in interaction skills; emotional and psychoeducational support competence; and self-management and development competence. Competence in stroke care includes both in-depth and wide-ranging professional competences that require ongoing development. Utilizing various education models and collaborative learning approaches can help meet the requirements for developing competence in stroke care. No patient or public contribution.

Sections du résumé

AIM OBJECTIVE
To describe healthcare professionals' experience of needed competence in patient stroke care within specialist and primary healthcare.
BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Healthcare professionals who provide stroke care need multifaceted, multi-professional skills; ongoing training is important for competent stroke care.
DESIGN METHODS
A descriptive qualitative study.
METHODS METHODS
Six focus group interviews with semi-structured interviews were conducted in October and November 2020. Healthcare professionals (n = 25) working in stroke care units in both specialist and primary healthcare settings were interviewed. The interviews were recorded, transcribed and analyzed inductively by content analysis. The study was conducted, and results were reported according to the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research.
RESULTS RESULTS
Five main categories were identified: clinical competence; multiprofessional networking competence; competence in interaction skills; emotional and psychoeducational support competence; and self-management and development competence.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Competence in stroke care includes both in-depth and wide-ranging professional competences that require ongoing development. Utilizing various education models and collaborative learning approaches can help meet the requirements for developing competence in stroke care.
PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION UNASSIGNED
No patient or public contribution.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38555175
pii: S1062-0303(23)00094-8
doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2023.11.006
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

26-34

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Inc.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

Auteurs

Satu Hyvärinen (S)

Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FI- 90014 University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. Electronic address: satu.m.hyvarinen@pohde.fi.

Erika Jarva (E)

Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FI- 90014 University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. Electronic address: erika.jarva@oulu.fi.

Kristina Mikkonen (K)

Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. Electronic address: kristina.mikkonen@oulu.fi.

Eevi Karsikas (E)

Oulu University Hospital, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. Electronic address: eevi.karsikas@pohde.fi.

Kirsi Koivunen (K)

Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Oulu, Finland. Electronic address: kirsi.koivunen@oamk.fi.

Maria Kääriäinen (M)

Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. Electronic address: maria.kaariainen@oulu.fi.

Merja Meriläinen (M)

Oulu University Hospital, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. Electronic address: merja.merilainen@pohde.fi.

Päivi Jounila-Ilola (P)

Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Oulu, Finland. Electronic address: paivi.jounila-ilola@oamk.fi.

Annukka Tuomikoski (A)

Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Oulu, Finland. Electronic address: annukka.tuomikoski@pohde.fi.

Anne Oikarinen (A)

Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, P.O. Box 5000, FI- 90014 University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. Electronic address: anne.oikarinen@oulu.fi.

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