Getting through the day: exploring patients’ leisure experiences in a private hospital

Abstract

This study suggests that clinical nursing practice should support leisure provision and hospital resources management of facilities on the effects of leisure.

Lack of meaningful activity on acute physical hospital wards: Older people’s experiences

“…The high prevalence of boredom expressed by participants was consistent with patients in other hospitals (Chan et al., 2012; Cheah and Presnell, 2011). Research suggests boredom is a phenomenon caused by a combination of lack of meaningful occupation, boredom-proneness, poor attention and dissatisfaction (Martin et al., 2012), and cited by Wilcock (2006: 171) as ‘the most common emotional response to lack of occupation’.…”

“…Only a small number of qualitative studies have investigated engagement in meaningful activities (defined by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2013: 17) as 'physical, social and leisure activities that are tailored to the person's needs and preferences') on hospital wards from patients' perspectives. In a nursing study, Chan et al (2012) interviewed 12 patients of all ages in a private hospital in Hong Kong. Most said they were bored, despite the provision of a range of electronic bedside devices for entertainment.…”

Bedside Healers: An approach to increase humanistic practices in the inpatient setting

“…Mutually satisfying discussions have the potential to make caretakers aware of patient preferences and enable them to adapt to the patients’ states of mind. This allows for better delivery of care [6] , [7] , [8] .…”

Leisure Programmes in Hospitalised People: A Systematic Review

“…Currently, few studies analyse patients’ leisure experiences in hospitals [ 11 ]. In the United States, for example, Fuqua, in 2012, highlighted the benefits of prescribing television viewing as a recreational activity during hospitalisation, with these including relaxation and reduced stress, anxiety and boredom [ 4 ].…”