Browsing Omsorgsbiblioteket by Journals "Journal of Aging Studies"
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Being central to decision making means I am still here!: The essence of decision making for people with dementia
(Journal article, 2013)The ability to make choices and decisions, and to have those decisions upheld, is central to self-determination. For people living with a diagnosis of dementia, however, it can be difficult to remain involved in decision ... -
Dementia, distributed interactional competence and social membership
(Journal article, 2015)The article analyzes how a person with dementia playing a guitar collaborates with other people in a joint activity. The analysis shows that a person with dementia may gain social membership in a group of persons with and ... -
From personhood to citizenship: Broadening the lens for dementia practice and research
(Journal article, 2007)Personhood has provided a lens for conceptualising dementia practice and research for over ten years. It has afforded the rationale and language for improving care and for raising consciousness about the status of people ... -
Roads not taken: a narrative positioning analysis of older adults' stories about missed opportunities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The point of departure for this article is narrative gerontology's conceptualization of life as storied and the assumption that identity development and meaning making do not cease at any age, but rather continue throughout ... -
Struggles of being and becoming: a dialogical narrative analysis of the life stories of Sami elderly
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The Sami are an indigenous people living in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Historically, national states have made strong efforts to assimilate the Sami people into the majority populations, and the Sami have experienced ... -
Toward a political model of dementia: Power as compassionate care
(Journal article, 2010)During the last twenty years, a person-centered model of dementia has effectively challenged the biomedical model and has revolutionized caregiving practices to be more compassionate. Yet this focus on personhood has not ...