Joy-of-life in cognitively intact nursing home patients: the impact of the nurse-patient interaction Background: The nursing-home population is at a high risk of declined well-being and quality of life. Finding approaches to increase well-being among older adults in nursing-homes is highly warranted. Responding to this need, the approach framed 'Joy-of-Life-Nursing-Homes' (JoLNH) was developed in Norway. Aim: To investigate the association between nurse-patient interaction and joy-of-life in the nursing-home population. Methods: Cross-sectional data were collected in 2017 and 2018 using the Nurse-Patient Interaction Scale and the Joy-of-Life Scale. A total of 204 cognitively intact nursing-home residents met the inclusion criteria and 188 (92%) participated. A structural equation model (SEM) of the relationship between nurse-patient interaction and joy-of-life was tested by means of STATA/MP 15.1. Ethical approval was given and each participant provided voluntarily written informed consent. Results: The SEM-model yielded a good fit with the data (v 2 = 162.418, p = 0.004, df = 118, v 2 /df = 1.38, RMSEA = 0.046, p-close 0.652, CFI = 0.97, TLI = 0.96, and SRMR = 0.054). As hypothesised, nurse-patient interaction related significantly with joy-of-life (c1,1 = 0.61, t = 7.07**). Limitations: The cross-sectional design does not allow for conclusions on causality. The fact that the researchers visited the participants to help fill in the questionnaire might have introduced some bias into the respondents' reporting. Conclusion: Relational qualities of the nurse-patient interaction should be essential integral aspects of nursinghome care. Consequently, such qualities should be emphasised in clinical practice, and research and education should pay more attention to nurse-patient interaction as an important, integral part of the caring process promoting joy-of-life and thereby well-being.

Background: Due to the shift to an older population worldwide and an increased need for 24-h care, finding new and alternative approaches to increase wellbeing among nursing home (NH) residents is highly warranted. To guide clinical practice in boosting wellbeing among NH residents, knowledge about nurse-patient interaction (NPI), inter-(ST1) and intra-personal (ST2) self-transcendence and meaning-in-life (PIL) seems vital. This study tests six hypotheses of the relationships between NPI, ST1, ST2 and PIL among cognitively intact NH residents. Methods: In a cross-sectional design, 188 (92% response rate) out of 204 long-term NH residents representing 27 NHs responded to NPI, ST, and the PIL scales. Inclusion criteria were: (1) municipality authority's decision of longterm NH care; (2) residential time 3 months or longer; (3) informed consent competency recognized by responsible doctor and nurse; and (4) capable of being interviewed. The hypothesized relations between the latent constructs were tested through structural equation modeling (SEM) using Stata 15.1. Results: The SEM-model yielded a good fit (χ2 = 146.824, p = 0.021, df = 114, χ2/df = 1.29 RMSEA = 0.040, p-close 0.811, CFI = 0.97, TLI = 0.96, and SRMR = 0.063), supporting five of the six hypothesized relationships between the constructs of NPI, ST1, ST2 and PIL. Conclusion: NPI significantly relates to both ST1, ST2 and PIL in NH residents. ST revealed a fundamental influence on perceived PIL, while NPI demonstrated a significant indirect influence on PIL, mediated by ST.

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Background. Today, we face a shift to an older population worldwide and its consequences; a noteworthy part of older adults will need 24-hours nursing home care at the end of life. Finding new and alternative approaches to increase wellbeing among nursing home residents is highly warranted. Knowledge about nurse-patient-interaction, self-transcendence and meaning-in-life seems vital in order to guide clinical practice in how to best and efficiently boost wellbeing among older adults in nursing homes. Methods In a cross-sectional design, 188 (92% response rate) out of 204 long-term NH patients representing 27 NHs responded to the nurse-patient interaction, self-transcendence, and the purpose-and-meaning-in-life scales. Inclusion criteria were: (1) municipality authority’s decision of long-term NH care; (2) residential time three months or longer; (3) informed consent competency recognized by responsible doctor and nurse; and (4) capable of being interviewed. The hypothesized relations (five hypotheses) between the latent constructs were tested by means of structural equation modelling (SEM) using Stata 15.1. Results The SEM-model yielded a good fit (χ2=146.824, p=0.021, df=114, χ2 /df=1.29 RMSEA=0.040, p-close 0.811, CFI=0.97, TLI=0.96, and SRMR=0.063), showing significant relationships between the constructs of nurse-patient interaction, inter- and intra-personal self-transcendence and meaning-in-life. Nurse-patient interaction significantly relates with both inter- and intra-personal self-transcendence and meaning in NH patients. Self-transcendence revealed a fundamental influence on perceived meaning, while nurse-patient interaction demonstrated a significant influence on meaning, mediated by self-transcendence Conclusion According to the rapidly growing number of people over 65 in the world, and the growing segment of people 80-100, the present results are significant in their suggestions that nurse-patient-interaction is a crucial resource in relation to nursing home residents’ wellbeing. Knowledge of how nurse-patient-interaction, self-transcendence and meaning relate to each other among older adults in NHs is important for researchers, nurses, caregivers, nursing educators, and clinicians. Health professionals in nursing homes should learn how to competently use the nurse-patient interaction as a health promoting asset for self-transcendence, meaning and thus well-being. Nursing home nurses should be given more time for interacting with the residents, continuity and mutuality in nurse-patient relationships should be prioritized and facilitated.

Aim: To investigate the association between nurse–patient interaction and sense of coherence among cognitively intact nursing home residents. Method: In a cross-sectional design, data were collected in 2017 and 2018 using the Nurse–Patient Interaction Scale (NPIS) and the 13-item Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-13). Of the 204 cognitively intact nursing home residents who met the inclusion criteria, 188 (92%) participated, representing 27 nursing homes. Multiple regression in a general linear model estimated the possible effects of the 14 NPIS items on SOC-13 sum score, the possible effects of the NPIS (sum score) on SOC-13 (sum score) as well as on the subdimensions of SOC-13, comprehensibility, meaningfulness, and manageability (both without and with adjusting for sex and age). Results: Four of the 14 NPIS items revealed highly significant correlations with SOC-13 (sum score; unadjusted and adjusted for age and gender). Furthermore, the analysis adjusted for age and gender showed significant associations for NPIS (sum score) with SOC-13 (sum score), manageability, and comprehensibility. The correlation between NPIS and meaningfulness was not statistically significant. Conclusion: Nurse–patient interaction is significantly associated with SOC-13 and its subdimensions of comprehensibility and manageability but not meaningfulness. Nurse–patient interaction might be an important resource in relation to residents’ sense of coherence and its subdimensions.