How Dementia Affects Personal Dignity: A Qualitative Study on the Perspective of Individuals With Mild to Moderate Dementia: Table 1
| Autor: | H. Roeline W. Pasman, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Dick L. Willems, Isis E. van Gennip, Mariska Oosterveld-Vlug |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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030504 nursing
Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject Perspective (graphical) Social environment Cognition medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences Clinical Psychology Dignity 0302 clinical medicine medicine Dementia 030212 general & internal medicine Geriatrics and Gerontology Thematic analysis 0305 other medical science Psychology Gerontology Autonomy Clinical psychology media_common Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 71:491-501 |
| ISSN: | 1758-5368 1079-5014 |
| Popis: | xamines how dementia affects personal dignity in individuals with mild to moderate dementia from their perspective. Method. In this qualitati ve cross-sectional study, in-depth interviews were carried out with 14 individuals, aged 50–94, with mild to moderate dementia who lived at home. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed making use of the principles of thematic analysis. Results. Although mild to moderate dementia resulted in a diminished sense of personal dignity, in general par ticipants still felt reasonably dignified. The decline in personal dignity was generally caused by cognitive impairments resulting in diminished autonomy and changes to the individual’s former identity. However, the intensity with which the decline in personal dignity was experienced depended to a large degree on the social context of the individual, with a marked difference between the private sphere of the home and the external, social environment. The study gives recommendations how others can help to sustain personal dignity in people with mild to moderate dementia. |
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