Merja Nikkonen
Biographic Data
| ID | 8948286 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Merja Nikkonen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Merja |
| FAMILY NAME | Nikkonen |
| SIGNATURE | NIKKONEN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oulu |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Conceptions of Care Among Family Caregivers of Persons Living With HIV/Aids in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
This focused ethnographic study explores and describes the conceptions of care among family caregivers of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWAs) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Leininger's theory of culture care diversity and universality is the conceptual anchor of this ethnographic study. Using semistructured interviews and participant observation, 6 key informants and 12 general informants were interviewed in their home in Amharic language. Data were a…
Utilising the Concept of Protection in Health Maintenance among the Bena in Tanzania
This article reports the findings of a study of the protective health care actions by the Bena. The article is based on an ethnographic research project that dealt with cultural care among the Bena tribe in the Ilembula villages in Tanzania. The data were collected with open-ended interviews and participatory observation. Forty-nine villagers were interviewed. The findings show that childhood and adulthood include some sensitive phases of the Ben…
Professional nursing care in Tanzania
The purpose of this ethnonursing study is to find new knowledge of the professional nursing care practised in a Bantu cultural context in Tanzania The main questions are How do Bantu nurses describe nursing? What components are there in professional nursing care in Ilembula Lutheran Hospital? The data were collected through participant observation, interviews and personal working diaries in Ilembula Lutheran Hospital Six Tanzaman nurses were inte…
Changes in Psychiatric Caring Values in Finland
A shift from institutional to non-institutional caring systems took place in Finnish psychiatric care in the 1980s. This article describes the values related to caring and the changes that occurred during the time span of a decade in a ward that rehabilitates mental patients as non-institutional care in northern Finland. The changes in patient and staff values are examined by studying the changes in caring practices in the ward. The ethnonursing …
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Changes in Psychiatric Caring Values in Finland
A shift from institutional to non-institutional caring systems took place in Finnish psychiatric care in the 1980s. This article describes the values related to caring and the changes that occurred during the time span of a decade in a ward that rehabilitates mental patients as non-institutional care in northern Finland. The changes in patient and staff values are examined by studying the changes in caring practices in the ward. The ethnonursing …
Professional nursing care in Tanzania
The purpose of this ethnonursing study is to find new knowledge of the professional nursing care practised in a Bantu cultural context in Tanzania The main questions are How do Bantu nurses describe nursing? What components are there in professional nursing care in Ilembula Lutheran Hospital? The data were collected through participant observation, interviews and personal working diaries in Ilembula Lutheran Hospital Six Tanzaman nurses were inte…
Utilising the Concept of Protection in Health Maintenance among the Bena in Tanzania
This article reports the findings of a study of the protective health care actions by the Bena. The article is based on an ethnographic research project that dealt with cultural care among the Bena tribe in the Ilembula villages in Tanzania. The data were collected with open-ended interviews and participatory observation. Forty-nine villagers were interviewed. The findings show that childhood and adulthood include some sensitive phases of the Ben…
The Conceptions of Care Among Family Caregivers of Persons Living With HIV/Aids in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
This focused ethnographic study explores and describes the conceptions of care among family caregivers of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWAs) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Leininger's theory of culture care diversity and universality is the conceptual anchor of this ethnographic study. Using semistructured interviews and participant observation, 6 key informants and 12 general informants were interviewed in their home in Amharic language. Data were a…
Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (2 works) · Participant observation (2 works)