The Use And Intended Outcomes Of Presence: A Focus Group Study
Keywords
Client satisfaction; nurse-client relationship; outcomes; phenomenology; presence
Abstract
PURPOSE: To explore and understand the use and intended outcomes of presence from the perspective of and as experienced by nurses. METHODS: Twenty-seven nurses participated in one of four focus groups. Data were analyzed using Giorgi's phenomenological method. FINDINGS: Four themes emerged: (1) therapeutic communication; (2) nurse well-being; (3) dimensions of presence; and (4) intention to improve client outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Presence was described as a multidimensional intervention that required therapeutic communication and nurse well-being with the intention of improving client outcomes. Study findings provide evidence of the significance of presence in the face of human interaction that is shifting to virtual, impersonal communication.
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Publication Title
International Journal of Nursing Knowledge
Volume
29
Issue
1
Number of Pages
59-65
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1111/2047-3095.12153
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
84983656514 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84983656514
STARS Citation
Stockmann, Cherrill; Gabor, Octavian; DiVito-Thomas, Pamela; and Ehlers, Caroline, "The Use And Intended Outcomes Of Presence: A Focus Group Study" (2018). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 9952.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/9952