Uppföljning av vårdinsatser inom HVB : En kvantitativ studie om uppföljning av vårdinsatser samt huruppföljning bidrar till kunskapsutveckling

Sammanfattning

The new Swedish social service act, which came into force 2025, emphasized the importance ofensuring that social service are based on scientific knowledge and proven experience. In this study,systematic follow-up of care interventions is highlighted as a central component in the development ofknowledge-based and evidence-based practice in social work and even so there are challenges with theexecution of follow-up care interventions. The study aimed to examine how and to what extent thestaff in residential care homes (HVB) conduct follow-up of care intervention in their professionalpractice and how such follow-up may be related to knowledge development at both individual andorganizational level, the study is of a quantitative nature and questionnaires were sent to residentialcare homes in Sweden via intranet and some relevant forums online, after that the collected data wasanalyzed and made into different chart to showcase the results of the questionnaire. The resultsindicated /showed to contribute to a deeper understanding of how follow-up of care interventions isused in practice and its significance for the development of knowledge based social work. The studymay therefore provide knowledge that is relevant for practitioners working in residential care as wellas for the continued development of evidence-based practice within the social work field The resultsshowed that there are still challenges with the executions of follow-up care interventions duringpractice even so the results showed that follow-up care interventions are integrated in the residentialcare homes (HVB). The results indicated that follow-up care interventions do contribute to knowledgedevelopment both individually and organizational level.