Blar i Omsorgsbiblioteket på emneord "dementia"
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A song of identity: Yoik as example of the importance of symbolic cultural expression in intercultural communication/health care
(Journal article, 2011)Yoik is the old Sami form of music/singing produced according to old conventions and used in various communication contexts. A yoik referring to a particular person, a so-called person-yoik, constitutes a musical expression ... -
Advance Care Planning in Nursing Homes – Improving the Communication Among Patient, Family, and Staff: Results From a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (COSMOS)
(Journal article, 2018)Introduction: The majority of nursing home (NH) patients suffer from complex diseases, including dementia. This makes advance care planning (ACP) particularly important. Objectives: The aim was to investigate the effect ... -
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 ... -
Citizenship in action: the lived experiences of citizens with dementia who campaign for social change
(Journal article, 2014)This article examines the experiences of citizens with dementia who campaign for social change, with a particular focus on the effects of campaigning on citizenry identity and psycho-emotional well-being. In diary-interviews, ... -
Continuity and Change in Life Engagement Among People With Dementia
(Journal article, 2016)Hensikten med denne studien var å undersøke endring og kontinuitet i engasjement i livet til mennesker med demens. Ideen om meningsfylte aktiviteter er ofte brukt i sykepleieforskning, men få studier har blitt utført på ... -
Current and Future Prevalence Estimates of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, and Its Subtypes in a Population-Based Sample of People 70 Years and Older in Norway: The HUNT Study
(Journal article, 2021)Background: Having accurate, up-to-date information on the epidemiology of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia is imperative. Objective: To determine the prevalence of MCI and dementia in Norway using data ... -
DEEP: the engagement, involvement and and empowerment of people with dementia in collective influencing
(Journal article, 2013)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the mapping processes and lessons learned in a project to scope the user involvement activity of groups of people with dementia across the UK. Design/methodology/approach ... -
Dementia as a determinant of social and health service use in the last two years of life 1996-2003
(Journal article, 2011)Background Dementia is one of the most common causes of death among old people in Finland and other countries with high life expectancies. Dementing illnesses are the most important disease group behind the need for ... -
Dementia in the family
(Doctoral thesis, 2007)Å være pårørende til personer med demens er forbundet med økt risiko for stressrelaterte helseplager. Nasjonalt kompetansesenter for aldring og helse anbefaler kartlegging av pårørendes situasjon i forbindelse med ... -
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 ... -
Diversity and inclusiveness in dementia: Listening event report
(Research report, 2014)This report provides feedback from a Listening Event held in Salford on March 10th, 2014 which explored issues in relation to diversity and inclusiveness and dementia and captured the views of professionals, service providers ... -
Effectiveness of mealtime interventions on nutritional outcomes for the elderly living in residential care: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Journal article, 2013)The need to improve the nutrition of the elderly living in long term care has long been recognised, but how this can best be achieved, and whether (and which) intervention is successful in reducing morbidity is less well ... -
Experiences of Assistive Products and Home Care among Older Clients with and without Dementia in Sweden
(Journal article, 2022)The purpose was to compare selection, use and outcomes of assistive products among older home care clients with and without dementia in Sweden, and to explore the relations between the use of assistive products and perceptions ... -
Family caregivers’ involvement in decisionmaking processes regarding admission of persons with dementia to nursing homes
(Journal article, 2018)The current Western health policy of ageing in place relies on a triad collaboration among patients, healthcare service providers and family caregivers. Such collaborations presuppose involvement in a vague juridical ... -
Freedom of choice and decision-making in health and social care
(Journal article, 2006)People with dementia represent a significant and growing proportion of patients, but little is known about their involvement in making choices about their health or social care. This study explored the experiences of French ... -
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 ... -
How do persons with dementia participate in decision making related to health and daily care? A multi- case study
(Journal article, 2012)Background Many countries have passed laws giving patients the right to participate in decisions about health care. People with dementia cannot be assumed to be incapable of making decisions on their diagnosis alone as ... -
How individuals with dementia in nursing homes maintain their dignity through life storytelling - a case study
(Journal article, 2015)Aims and objectives: The aim of this article was to present and discuss findings on what individuals with dementia do by themselves to maintain or promote their dignity of identity when they live in a nursing home. Background: ... -
Interaction in community-based aged healthcare: Perceptions of people with dementia
(Journal article, 2011)This research sought to understand how people with dementia perceive interaction in the context of their service experience. Using the client data from a qualitative study that was conducted over three years and employed ... -
I’m not all gone, I can still speak: The experiences of younger people with dementia. An action research study
(Journal article, 2012)In this study we explored the experiences of younger people with dementia (age 60–67 years) using an action research methodology across three phases. Phase One involved interviews with participants (n = 8). Phases Two (n ...