Humour in nursing care

Åstedt‐Kurki, Päivi; Liukkonen, Arja

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2648.1994.20010183.x

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“…These results corroborate studies (Lindau et al, 2007;Steinke, 1997) Thirdly, for 'attitudes/behaviours due to the demonstration of sexual expression', the most prevalent category was 'using humour' (50.0%). These results corroborate a qualitative study by Astedt-Kurki and Liukkonen (1994), in which most of the FCs thought that humour played a major role in improving their work environment.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

How do formal caregivers experience the sexuality of older adults? Beliefs and attitudes towards older adults’ sexuality

Monteiro¹,

Humboldt²,

Leal³

2017

Psychol. Community Health

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Aim: The way caregivers experience the sexuality of older adults has implications to their identity and sexual manifestations. There are few studies that focus on the meaning of caring of older adults, taking into account their sexuality. This study aims to explore the experiences of formal caregivers (FC) towards sexuality among older adults, and to obtain a description of their experiences. Method: Complete data were available from six caregivers working in a nursing home. We used a sociodemographic questionnaire and topic interview guide. The data was subjected to content analysis. Results:The most prevalent response of the interviewed participants for 'beliefs about the interest in sexuality' was 'health limitations despite the desire', for 'observed behaviours related to sexual expression' was 'masturbation', and for 'reactions/behaviours due to the demonstration of sexual expression was 'using humour". Conclusion: Future educational and intervention programs in the institution should take into account our findings to improve their efficacy on discussing these issues and to ultimately promote sexual wellbeing.Keywords: attitudes, beliefs, formal caregiver, nursing home, older adults' sexuality ResumoObjetivo: A forma como os cuidadores experienciam a sexualidade dos idosos tem implicações na sua identidade e nas suas manifestações sexuais. Existem poucos estudos que se focam no significado do cuidar dos idosos, tendo em conta a sua sexualidade. Este estudo tem como objetivo explorar as experiências dos cuidadores formais (FC) em relação à sexualidade nos idosos e obter uma descrição das suas experiências. Método: Foram disponibilizados dados completos de seis cuidadores que trabalham num lar de idosos. Utilizámos um questionário sociodemográfico e um guião de entrevista. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de conteúdo. Resultados: A resposta mais prevalente dos participantes entrevistados para "crenças acerca do interesse pela sexualidade" foi "limitações de saúde apesar do desejo", para "comportamentos observados de expressão sexual" foi "masturbação", e para "reações/ comportamentos face à expressão sexual" foi "uso do humor". Conclusão: Os futuros programas educacionais e de intervenção na instituição devem ter em consideração os nossos resultados de forma a melhorar a sua eficácia na discussão dessas questões e, em última instância, promover o bem-estar sexual. There are several factors that can affect sexual manifestation in older adults, such as the lack of privacy, the negative attitudes of FCs, lack of a sexual partner, cognitive dysfunctions, health problems and physical disabilities, amongst which the main barriers appear to be the attitudes of the FC and the lack of privacy (Parker, 2007;Tarzia, Bauer, Fetherstonhaugh, & Nay, 2013). PalavrasResearch has shown that FCs play a central role in the care of institutionalized older adults and indirectly determine beliefs and actions and which sexual acts are tolerated (Lyder, 1994). The attitudes and knowledge of FCs regarding the sexuality of ...

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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How do formal caregivers experience the sexuality of older adults? Beliefs and attitudes towards older adults’ sexuality

Monteiro¹,

Humboldt²,

Leal³

2017

Psychol. Community Health

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“…Patently, there will be times when humor is not appropriate [30]. However, according to most studies [31–33] humor in care is something valuable which fosters a relationship, eases tension and more. Using physical contact and humor when caring for a patient requires great mindfulness.…”

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Patients' and Caregivers' Attributes in a Meaningful Care Encounter: Similarities and Notable Differences

Snellman

Gustafsson

2012

ISRN Nursing

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In today's healthcare system, there is an imbalance between what patients expect of caregivers' care and their perception of the care they get. How is it possible to reduce this imbalance? The aim of this paper was to describe attributes associated with meaningful encounters in the Swedish healthcare system based on patients' and caregivers' written narratives and to note the differences and similarities between the attributes identified by the two groups. This paper is a qualitative descriptive study. The analysis was guided by qualitative content analyses. Based on patients' narratives, attributes associated with a meaningful encounter fell into four categories: the kind-hearted caregiver, the thoughtful caregiver, the mutually oriented caregiver, and the helpful caregiver. Based on caregivers' narratives, the attributes were categorized as being humane, caring through physical contact, caring by nurturing communication, joy and laughter in care, and a sense of mutuality. The results show that there are both similarities and differences in patients' and caregivers' opinions about the attributes of a meaningful encounter. Knowing more about the attributes associated with meaningful encounters makes it possible for caregivers to individualize care for patients and makes it easier to help and support patients in what they most need support with.

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“…du Pre 1998; Martin 2001; Thorson et al 1997) work on humor and organization has pursued another functional line, the physiological and general health and well-being benefits of humor (Caudron 1992;Kerrkanen et al 2004;Kupier et al 1992;Morreall 1997). This work is related to some very practical applications of humor in medical settings with the use, for example, of "clown doctors" (Buchanan 2000) and humor to reduce anxiety among patients (Astedt-Kurki and Liukkonen 1994). In a related manner, other studies have shown a relationship between humor and stress reduction and other types of coping behavior (Cann et al 1999;Lefcourt et al 1997;Lefcourt and Thomas, 1998;Martin 2006;Martin et al 1993;Nezlek and Derks 2001;White and Winzelberg 1992); work extended into organizational domains (Avtgis and Taber 2006;Fry 1995;Lefcourt et al 1995;Moran 1990;Moran and Massam 1997;Rosenberg 1991).…”

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Humor in organization: From function to resistance

Westwood¹,

Johnston

2013

Humor

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The paper discusses the current state of research and thinking about humor in organizations and the workplace. Perhaps constrained by rationalist assumptions and conceptions of work and organization as domains of the serious, humor in organizations has received relatively little attention in management and organization studies. Such relative neglect notwithstanding, there has been a steady stream of work over the last 50 years, increasing somewhat latterly. The paper reflects, firstly, on this neglect in the face of the pervasiveness and significance of humor in life and in organizations. Next it considers more orthodox, functionalist research on humor in organizations, noting that this is the dominant stream of work. Whilst of value, this work offers a limited and partial perspective: we therefore address alternative, non-functionalist approaches that have emerged latterly, some of which take us towards a more radical view of humor in the workplace as resistance and subversion. This work is a caution against adopting a narrow functionalist view of humor and its appropriation for a managerialist agenda. In this critical evaluation of the literature humor is shown to be heterogeneous, both in its forms and effects and there is a need of better theorization that acknowledges that and which properly contextualizes humor in relation to the specific dynamics and complexities of work and organizations.

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Humour in nursing care

Cited by 78 publications

References 10 publications

How do formal caregivers experience the sexuality of older adults? Beliefs and attitudes towards older adults’ sexuality

How do formal caregivers experience the sexuality of older adults? Beliefs and attitudes towards older adults’ sexuality

Patients' and Caregivers' Attributes in a Meaningful Care Encounter: Similarities and Notable Differences

Humor in organization: From function to resistance

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