Parasuicide is a common occurrence in today’s society. WHO has made suicide prevention a prioritised area in Europe. Patients who have attempted suicide are at increased risk of further suicide attempts. Nurses have an obligation to support vulnerable populations in society. Researchers have found that this area of nursing care is challenging since parasuicidal patients generally are lacking hope. This literature review was aimed at illuminating nursing actions that could help parasuicidal patients endure their suffering and strengthen their sense of coherence in order to stay in treatment. The paper was based on 11 qualitative studies. Seven of the studies originated from Scandinavia, two originated from the United Kingdom and two from Taiwan. A deductive method was used. All articles were screened for nursing actions relating…
Contents
INTRODUCTION
The concept of suffering
Sources of Suffering
The sense of coherence
Comprehensibility
Manageability
Meaningfulness
Theme dynamics
The relevance of the sense of coherence concept
Attempted suicide in the past and present
Social consequences of attempted suicides
Implications for nursing
AIM
METHOD
RESULTS
Comprehensibility
The need to inspire hope
The need to create a healing environment
The need for autonomy
Manageability
The need to build a trustful and honest relationship
The need to create opportunity for participation
Basic needs
The need of spiritual care
The need to form a partnership with the next of kin
Meaningfulness
The need to be seen and confirmed
DISCUSSION
Methodical
Result
The concept of suffering
Comprehensibility
Manageability
Meaningfulness
The sense of coherence
Clinical relevance and further research
Conclusions
REFERENCES
Appendix 1
Author: Lindén, Karolina,Tingbäck, Maria
Source: Goteborg University
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