The aim of this study was to illuminate the meaning of being supportive to family caregivers who care for a relative at home as narrated by registered nurses. The context used to allow for the meaning of being supportive to be illuminated was palliative home care. The study uses a phenomenological-hermeneutical method inspired by the philosophy of Ricoeur. Data consisted of narrative interviews, which were analyzed in three recurring phases: naive reading, structural analysis and interpreted whole. Twenty nurses from the hospitals in Sweden participated in the study. Two core themes were found: forming a relationship and keeping caregiving at home.
Sjusköterskor som arbetar i palliativ vård i hemmet har berättat om vad det innebär att ge stöd till en familjemedlem som vårdar i hemmet. Studien är analyserad med fenomenologisk-hermeneutisk metod. Nyckelord: familjevårdare, pallaitiv vård, stöd