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Exploring the meaning of everyday life, for those suffering from dementia

In English

Författare

Summary, in English

Living with dementia means struggling to preserve a sense of self, to retain (and reevaluate) one's values in a new situation, and to search for a new way of life. This study explored the meaning of everyday life as expressed by 11 people suffering from dementia. Data were collected through interviews with people in the early stage of a diagnosed dementia disease. The findings indicate that many people with dementia feel shame, sorrow, and sadness when their life with the disease begins but also indicate prospects of a more manageable life. Since the reaction and adjustment to dementia differs from person to person, professional caregivers need to use a case-specific approach in the provision of care.

Publiceringsår

2003

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

359-365

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

American Journal of Alzheimers Disease & other Dementias

Volym

18

Issue

6

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

SAGE Publications

Ämne

  • Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
  • Nursing

Nyckelord

  • dementia
  • caregiver strategies
  • empirical studies

Status

Published

Forskningsgrupp

  • Family Medicine and Community Medicine

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1938-2731