Mobile care - a possible future for emergency care in Sweden
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Title
Mobile care - a possible future for emergency care in Sweden
Subject
Mobile care, Mobile team, Emergency care, Patient safety
Description
Introduction Provision of mobile care at the home of patients appears to become necessary as the population
becomes increasingly older. But there are challenges in moving emergency care from hospitals to the home of
patients. The aim of the study was therefore to describe the experiences of the mobile care in Sweden.
Method Semi structured interviews were conducted with 12 persons with experience of mobile care in Sweden,
such as nurses, physicians, civil servants and politicians. Qualitative latent content analysis was used as an analysis
method.
Result The results show that cooperation is of utmost importance to achieve functioning mobile care. Cooperation
both on an inter-organizational level and on a close team-work is required for all of the involved parties in mobile care
to take on a joint responsibility for the patient. As mobile care is primarily provided to elderly multimorbid patients, a
comprehensive view on patient care is required in which the patient and their relatives experience security.
Conclusion Mobile care is seen as a moving care that comes to the seeking person and not the other way around.
The resources are distributed where they make the most use, that is, closest to the individual. Mobile care is seen as a
complement to the traditional hospital care. This means a different way of working that requires close collaboration
between different categories of personnel and organizations, where there should not be any discussions about
boundaries, rather, the discussion should include patient’s needs and situation instead.
becomes increasingly older. But there are challenges in moving emergency care from hospitals to the home of
patients. The aim of the study was therefore to describe the experiences of the mobile care in Sweden.
Method Semi structured interviews were conducted with 12 persons with experience of mobile care in Sweden,
such as nurses, physicians, civil servants and politicians. Qualitative latent content analysis was used as an analysis
method.
Result The results show that cooperation is of utmost importance to achieve functioning mobile care. Cooperation
both on an inter-organizational level and on a close team-work is required for all of the involved parties in mobile care
to take on a joint responsibility for the patient. As mobile care is primarily provided to elderly multimorbid patients, a
comprehensive view on patient care is required in which the patient and their relatives experience security.
Conclusion Mobile care is seen as a moving care that comes to the seeking person and not the other way around.
The resources are distributed where they make the most use, that is, closest to the individual. Mobile care is seen as a
complement to the traditional hospital care. This means a different way of working that requires close collaboration
between different categories of personnel and organizations, where there should not be any discussions about
boundaries, rather, the discussion should include patient’s needs and situation instead.
Creator
Christofer Teske, Ghassan Mourad and Micha Milovanovic
Publisher
BMC Emergency Medicine
Date
2023
Contributor
Fajar bagus W
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Files
Collection
Citation
Christofer Teske, Ghassan Mourad and Micha Milovanovic, “Mobile care - a possible future for emergency care in Sweden,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/4383.