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Dignity and care for people with dementia living in nursing homes
Anne Kari Tolo Heggestad1, Per Nortvedt2, Åshild Slettebø3
1Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway anne-kari-tolo.heggestad@hioa.no.
Abstract:
This article presents and discusses findings from a qualitative study on how the dignity of patients with dementia is preserved or harmed when they live in a nursing home. The results build on participant observation in two nursing home wards, combined with qualitative interviews with seven relatives of patients with dementia. The most important issue for relatives was that their family member with dementia was confirmed as a relational human being. However, relatives experienced lack of resources and task-centred care as threats to confirming, relational care and to patients' dignity. Findings from participant observations confirmed this. In this article, we argue that care which focuses on the residents' personhood, combined with a relational focus, is of great importance in maintaining the dignity of people with dementia living in nursing homes.
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