Vloga delovnega terapevta v paliativni oskrbi : diplomsko delo

Koradej, Jana (author), Ceglar, Irena (mentor), Perčič, Leonida (comentor), Lebar, Cecilija (reviewer)

Uvod: Uporabnikov z neozdravljivimi boleznimi je veliko in med njimi v terminalnem obdobju življenja večina potrebuje paliativno oskrbo. Delovni terapevt ima posebno vlogo v oskrbi uporabnikov z neozdravljivo boleznijo, vendar je zelo malo poznana vrednost delovne terapije v paliativni oskrbi. Namen: Želeli smo ugotoviti, kakšno je mnenje delovnih terapevtov glede vloge delovnih terapevtov v paliativni oskrbi. Ugotoviti, na kakšen način lahko delovni terapevt izboljša kakovost življenja paliativnemu uporabniku ter njegovim svojcem. Metode dela: V raziskavi je sodelovalo pet delovnih terapevtov, zaposlenih na področju Savinjske regije. Vsi delovni terapevti so bili ženskega spola. Stari med 35 do 54 let. Podatke smo pridobivali s pomočjo delno strukturiranega intervjuja, ki smo ga z dovoljenjem udeležencev zvočno posneli. Transkripti zvočnih posnetkov so bili analizirani s pomočjo kvalitativne analize. Rezultati: Kvalitativna analiza je privedla do oblikovanja treh tem. 1) Izkušnje delovnega terapevta v paliativni oskrbi, 2) Vloga delovnega terapevta v paliativni oskrbi in 3) Vpliv okupacije na uporabnika v paliativni oskrbi. Delovnim terapevtom primanjkuje izkušenj v paliativni oskrbi, vsi pa si želijo dodatnega izobraževanja na tem področju. Njihova vloga v paliativni oskrbi je pomembna predvsem zaradi holističnega pristopa, s katerim omogočijo uporabnikom ohranjanje samostojnosti in kvalitete življenja. Intervjuvanke so poudarile, da je uporabnike z neozdravljivo boleznijo potrebno vključevati v njihove pomembne okupacije, saj s tem ohranjajo svoje vloge, dostojanstvo ter s tem preusmerijo misli. Razprava in zaključek: Rezultati raziskave so pokazali, da so delovni terapevti mnenja, da lahko zaradi njihovega holističnega pristopa omogočijo uporabnikom z neozdravljivo boleznijo vzdrževanje kakovostnega življenja. Še vedno pa je delovna terapija zdravstvena stroka, ki potrebuje več možnosti za izobraževanje na področju paliativne oskrbe. Potrebno bo, da s prakso podprtimi dokazi delovni terapevti dobijo možnost mesta kot enakovreden član v paliativnega tima in tako pripomorejo k bolj kakovostni oskrbi uporabnikom z neozdravljivo boleznijo.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: diplomska dela, delovna terapija, izkušnje, okupacija, kakovost življenja, neozdravljive bolezni
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
• Organization: ZF - Faculty of Health Sciences
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [J. Koradej]
• Year: 2020
• Number of pages: 23 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-120543
• UDC: 615.851
• COBISS.SI-ID: 29221123
• Publication date in RUL: 22.09.2020

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: The role of occupational therapist in palliative care : diploma work

Abstract

Introduction: There are a lot of patients with life-threatening illnesses and many of them needs palliative care. The occupational therapist has special role in the care of patients with life-threatening illnesses, but the true value of their role is still unknown. Purpose: We wanted to determine what is the opinion of the occupational therapist about their role in palliative care. To determine in which way can occupational therapist improve quality of life people with life-threatening illnesses and their family. Methods: In the study participated five occupational therapists who are employed in Savinjska region. All of them were female. The age was between 35 and 54. We obtained data using a semi-structured interview, which has been recorded with permission of the participants. Results: Through the process of qualitative analysis we were able to form three different topics. First topic is called: 1) Experience of occupational therapist in palliative care, second is called 2) The role of occupational therapist in palliative care and third is called 3) The effect of occupation on people with life-threatening illnesses. Occupational therapists are facing with lack of experience in palliative care and all of them wish to have more chance for education in this discipline. Their role is important mostly because of holistic approach with which they enabling people to maintain independence and quality of life. Interviewers emphasized that people with life-threatening illnesses need to be included in their meaningful occupations because with them they can maintain their life roles, dignity and shifting negative thoughts about death. Discussion and conclusion: The results have shown that the occupational therapists have opinion, that because of their holistic approach they can give people with life-threatening-illnesses support to have better quality of life. Occupational therapy is still a branch of health care, which need to have more chances for education in palliative care. It will be necessary for occupational therapists to show with evidence supported practice their value and get the opportunity for a place in palliative team as an equal member and contribute care for people with life-threatening illnesses.

• Keywords: diploma theses, occupational therapy, experiences, occupation, quality of life, life-threatening illnesses