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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
Published on: February 16, 2011
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Creating the Truth with Persons Living with Advanced Dementia
Summary
Creative care offers a balanced approach to truth-telling for individuals with dementia, emphasizing their capacity for creativity. This method avoids harmful deception and excessive truth-telling, promoting dignity and engagement.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Bioethics
- Dementia Care
Background:
- Truth-telling in dementia care presents ethical dilemmas, balancing principlism with compassionate deception.
- Current practices may involve misguided or cruel approaches, either banning deception or demanding absolute truth.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose an alternative ethical framework for communication with persons living with dementia.
- To advocate for a practice that respects the autonomy and creativity of individuals with dementia.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of ethical principles in dementia care.
- Development of the "creative care" model.
Main Results:
- Creative care posits that persons with dementia are capable of creativity.
- This approach breaks down barriers, viewing individuals with dementia as active creators.
Conclusions:
- Creative care encourages engagement through time and meaningful communication, rather than lies or sedatives.
- It reframes the interaction with persons with dementia, fostering a more person-centered and respectful approach.
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