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  • 'They rush you and push you too much … and you can't really get any good response off them': A qualitative examination of family involvement in care of people with dementia in acute care

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    Moyle, Wendy
    Bramble, Marguerite
    Bauer, Michael
    Smyth, Wendy
    Beattie, Elizabeth
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    Moyle, Wendy
    Year published
    2016
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    Abstract
    Aim: To explore the role and needs of the family carer across different acute care contexts and their level of involvement in the care of their relative with dementia in this setting. Methods: A pragmatic, exploratory-descriptive qualitative approach. A convenience sample of 30 family carers across three sites completed semi-structured interviews. Results: Family carers wanted to be involved in the acute care of their family member with dementia. They acknowledged the importance of a central source of information, educated staff, guidelines on roles and processes, and positive communication, as well as respect from staff ...
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    Aim: To explore the role and needs of the family carer across different acute care contexts and their level of involvement in the care of their relative with dementia in this setting. Methods: A pragmatic, exploratory-descriptive qualitative approach. A convenience sample of 30 family carers across three sites completed semi-structured interviews. Results: Family carers wanted to be involved in the acute care of their family member with dementia. They acknowledged the importance of a central source of information, educated staff, guidelines on roles and processes, and positive communication, as well as respect from staff for the carer's knowledge of the older person and their needs. They also highlighted the need for medical staff to discuss with them the family member's treatment and care. Conclusion: There is a need for family-focused interventions to improve communication and involvement of family in the care of family members with dementia in the acute setting.
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    Journal Title
    Australasian Journal on Ageing
    Volume
    35
    Issue
    2
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12251
    Copyright Statement
    © 2015 ACOTA. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: 'They rush you and push you too much … and you can't really get any good response off them': A qualitative examination of family involvement in care of people with dementia in acute care, Australasian Journal on Ageing, 35(2), E30–E34, 2015 which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12251. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
    Subject
    Biomedical and clinical sciences
    Human society
    Psychology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/141569
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