Närståendes delaktighet vid vård av äldre : -bemötande, tillgänglighet och information

Sammanfattning: Studies show that older is an increased proportion patients in hospital and that it is a patient group that can be difficult to communicate with because of older patients' often multiple disease picture. Relatives to the patient can be help for caregivers in the communication and the care of the patient. The aim with the study was to examine relative's experience of participation, meeting/support, accessibility and information on a geriatrics rehabilitation care unit. The study had a descriptive design and was designed as a questionnaire study. It was implemented on one geriatrics rehabilitation care unit on the countryside in central Sweden, belong to Uppsala University hospital. The number questionnaires that were distributed out were 49 and the reply frequency was 82 %. The result showed that most relatives in the study were satisfied with participation, meeting/ support, accessibility and information. The result showed also on a significance correlation between participation and meeting/ support, accessibility and information. The study did not reveal any difference between men and women concerning the experience of participation. Likewise, no correlation was revealed on between how long time the patient where in hospital and the experience of participation. Relatives experienced to have a relative good contact with the doctor, but a part stated however that they did not have any opinion about it. Our conclusion is that the concept to participation is meeting/ support, accessibility and information.