Immigrants with dementia in Swedish residential care: an exploratory study of the experiences of their family members and Nursing staff

Autor: Monir Mazaheri, Mirkka Söderman, Sirpa Pietilä Rosendahl
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
Gerontology
Male
Immigration
group home
0302 clinical medicine
nursing
Geriatric Nursing
Professional-Family Relations
Health care
Medicine
Gerontologi
medicinsk/hälsovetenskaplig inriktning
030212 general & internal medicine
Cultural Competency
media_common
education.field_of_study
030504 nursing
communication
Communication
Communication Barriers
Hälsovetenskaper
Middle Aged
family member
Family member
0305 other medical science
Cultural competence
Social Adjustment
Research Article
Adult
Group home
media_common.quotation_subject
Population
Exploratory research
Group Homes
Gerontological nursing
Emigrants and Immigrants
Psychiatric Nursing
Nursing
03 medical and health sciences
Health Sciences
Dementia
Humans
Family
Gerontology
specialising in Medical and Health Sciences
education
Aged
Sweden
business.industry
medicine.disease
Nursing Staff
Geriatrics and Gerontology
business
dementia
Zdroj: BMC Geriatrics
ISSN: 1471-2318
Popis: Background Worldwide, there is a growing population of older people who develop dementia in a country other than that of their origin. When their dementia has reached an advanced stage, residential care is most often needed. People with dementia in Sweden are often cared for in group homes. For immigrants, this may mean a linguistically challenging care environment for both healthcare staff and the patients’ family members. The aim of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of family members and professional caregivers regarding the care provided to immigrants with dementia in group homes in Sweden. Methods An exploratory, descriptive study with a qualitative approach was chosen. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine professional caregivers and five family members of people with dementia with Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian and Ingrian backgrounds; all were chosen purposefully. All people with dementia had lost their Swedish language skills as their second language. The data was analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results Three main categories and seven subcategories were identified. The first main category: A new living situation comprised the subcategories: adjusting to new living arrangements and expectations regarding activities and traditional food at the group home, the second main category: Challenges in communication with the subcategories: limited communication between the immigrant with dementia and the Swedish-speaking nursing staff and the consequences of linguistic misunderstandings and nuanced communication in a common language and the third main category: The role of the family member at the group home with the subcategories: a link to the healthy life story of the family member with dementia and an expert and interpreter for the nursing staff. Conclusions The family member played a crucial role in the lives of immigrants with dementia living in a group home by facilitating communication between the nursing staff and the PWD and also by making it possible for PWD to access the cultural activities they wanted and which professional caregivers were either not able to recognise as needed or could not deliver.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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