The meaning of long-term caregiving for patients with frontal lobe dementia

Autor: Hege Rasmussen, Ove Hellzén
Přispěvatelé: Department of psychiatry Namsos Hospital, Nord- Trøndelag Health Trust.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, Vol 8, Iss 0, Pp 1-10 (2013)
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being; Vol 8 (2013)
ISSN: 1748-2631
1748-2623
Popis: Nursing staff that work with patients with frontal lobe dementia (FLD) experience challenges that may lead to physical and psychiatric distress. The aim of this study was to capture the feelings, experiences, and reflections of the health staff regarding interactions with and caring for patients with FLD and to highlight what it means for health staff to care for patients with FLD through their daily work. This is a qualitative study with a phenomenological hermeneutic approach. Ten health staff members who work with patients with FLD were interviewed using semistructered interviews. The focus during the interview was the experiences of the staff through their everyday work. The interviews were recorded and then transcribed verbatim. The material was analyzed using a phenomenological hermeneutic approach. The result of the study identifies three themes that highlight the meaning of caregiving for patients with FLD, that is, being aware of the relationship with the patients, being insecure, and being safe. The patients’ unpredictable behaviour puts the relationship between the staff and the patients on trial. It is essential in caregiving to see the human behind the disease and the behaviour. The interest of finding new solutions in the caregiving is awakened through the relation with the patients, through reflections with colleagues, external guidance and by support from the staff leader. Key words: Frontal lobe dementia (FLD), hermeneutics, insecurity, narrative interviews, nursing care, phenomenological, relation, safety (Published: 20 February 2013) Citation: Int J Qualitative Stud Health Well-being 2013, 8 : 19860 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v8i0.19860
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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