Tímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga - 2019, Qupperneq 87

johannessen, B. (2013). nurses experience of aromatherapy use with de-
mentia patients experiencing disturbed sleep patterns. an action research
project. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 19, 209–213. doi:
10.1016/j.ctcp.2013.01.003
johannessen, B., og garvik, g. (2016). Experiences with the use of comple-
mentary and alternative medicine in nursing homes: a focus group study.
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 23, 136–140. doi: 10.1016/
j.ctcp.2015.04.003
jónbjörg Sigurjónsdóttir, helga jónsdóttir, Birna g. flygenring og helga Braga -
dóttir (2013). Viðfangsefni hjúkrunarfræðinga á hjúkrunarheimilum: að
hafa alla þræði í hendi sér. Tímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga, 89(1), 50–56.
Lucero, M. (2004). Enhancing the visits of loved ones of people in late stage
dementia. Alzheimer’s Care Today, 5(2), 173–177.
Luppa, M., Luck, T., Matschinger, h., konig, h. h., og riedel-heller, S. g.
(2010). Predictors of nursing home admission of individuals without a
dementia diagnosis before admission: results from the Leipzig Longitud-
inal Study of the aged (LEiLa 75+). BMC Health Services Research, 10,
186. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-186
Mckinsey og samstarfsmenn. (2016). Unlocking the full potential of Land -
spítali University Hospital: Iceland health care at a crossroads. https://www.
velferdarraduneyti.is/media/skyrslur2016/unlocking-the-full-potential-
of-Landspitalib.pdf
Munyisia, E. n., Yu, P., og hailey, D. (2011). how nursing staff spend their time
on activities in a nursing home: an observational study. Journal of Advanced
Nursing, 67(9), 1908–1917. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05633.x
nCCih, national Center for Complementary and integrative health. (2019).
Complementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health: What’s in a Name? Sótt
á https://nccih.nih.gov/health/integrative-health
ridder, h. M., Stige, B., Qvale, L. g., og gold, C. (2013). individual music
therapy for agitation in dementia: an exploratory randomized controlled
trial. Aging and Mental Health, 17(6), 667–678. doi: 10.1080/136078
63.2013.790926
rose, M. k. (2010). Comfort Touch: Massage for the Elderly and the Ill. Phila -
delphia: Wolters kluwer Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.
Scherder, E. j., Boger, T., Eggermont, L. h., hamers, j. P., og Swaab, D. f. (2010).
The more physical inactivity, the more agitation in dementia. Internatio-
nal Psychogeriatrics, 22(8), 1203–1208. doi: 10.1017/S1041610210001493
Spilsbury, k., hewitt, C., Stirk, L., og Bowman, C. (2011). The relationship
between nurse staffing and quality of care in nursing homes: a systematic
review.  International Journal of Nursing Studies,  48(6), 732–750. doi:
10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.02014
Stewart, M., og Cox-Davenport, r. a. (2015). Comparative analysis of reg-
istered nurses’ and nursing students’ attitudes and use of nonpharma -
cologic methods of pain management. Pain Management Nursing, 16(4),
499–502. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2014.09.010
Takai, Y., Yamamoto-Mitani, n., Okamoto, Y., koyama, k., og honda, a.
(2010). Literature review of pain prevalence among older residents of
nursing homes. Pain Management Nursing, 11(4), 209–223. doi: 10.1016/
j.pmn.2010.08.006
Tuvesson, h., Wann-hansson, C., og Eklund, M. (2011). The ward atmo -
sphere important for the psychosocial work environment of nursing staff
in psychiatric in-patient care. BMC Nursing, 10(12). doi: 10.1186/1472-
6955-10-12
Werner, j., Wosch, T., og gold, C. (2015). Effectiveness of group music ther -
apy versus recreational group singing for depressive symptoms of elderly
nursing home residents: Pragmatic trial. Aging & Mental Health, 21(2),
147–155. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2015.1093599
Wood, L., Martin, k., Christian, h., nathan, a., Lauritsen, C., houghton, S.,
o.fl. (2015). The pet factor: Companion animals as a conduit for getting
to know people, friendship formation and social support. PLoS One,
10(4). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122085
Þóra jenný gunnarsdóttir, guðrún Elka róbertsdóttir og Salóme h. gunnars -
dóttir. (2016). notkun viðbótarmeðferðar í hjúkrun á Landspítala. Tímarit
hjúkrunarfræðinga, 92(2), 1–9.
ritrýnd grein scientific paper
tímarit hjúkrunarfræðinga • 3. tbl. 95. árg. 2019 87
Aim: Physical and mental disabilities are widespread among resi-
dents in icelandic nursing homes, and also depression and behav-
ioral symptoms. research has indicated that over half of nursing
home residents spend little or no time in recreational activities and
that nursing home managers acknowledge the importance of
stimulating the activity level of residents although there is lack of
sufficient knowledge. research has indicated that recreational ac-
tivities and complementary therapies can decrease distress and
increase quality of life among residents. however, information
about what recreational activities and complementary therpies are
offered in icelandic nursing homes are not available. The aim of
this study was to investigate what kind of recreational activities
and complementary therapies are provided in icelandic nursing
homes and who organizes and provides them, also whether sup-
port in promoting the use of such therapies is needed.
Method: Two questionnaires, one about recreational activities and
the other about complementary therapies, were developed and
mailed to all nursing homes in iceland (n=59). fifty-two nursing
homes replied about recreational activities (88%) and 45 about
complementary therapies (76%).
Results: The findings show that all nursing homes offer recreatio-
nal activities (n=52; 100%) and 43 nursing homes (96%) offer
complementary therapy. although different professions organize
and provide the activities and therapy, registered nurses and li -
censed practical nurses are the main providers. The most common
recreational activities are reading, watching films and listening to
music. The most common complementary therapies are heat
packs, physical exercise and massage. Managers in most nursing
homes would like to have more support in providing these activi-
ties and therapies such as by improving staff knowledge or more
cooperation with other nursing homes.
Conclusion: The use of recreational activities and complementary
therapies is an important part of services provided in icelandic
nursing homes. however, more support is needed for further
promotion of activities and therapies.
Keywords: recreation, complementary therapies, aged, nursing
homes
Correspondent: ingihj@hi.is
English Summary
hjaltadottir, i., Vilhjalmsson, r., gunnarsdottir, T. j.
recreational activities and complementary therapies in icelandic nursing homes