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dc.contributor.authorStockwell-Smith, G
dc.contributor.authorJones, C
dc.contributor.authorMoyle, W
dc.contributor.editorAnn McMahon and Julienne Meyer
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:41:46Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:41:46Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2012-09-14T01:15:37Z
dc.identifier.issn1744-9871
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1744987111414535
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/41835
dc.description.abstractResearch aim: Little is known regarding the pressures of working within dementia care units, as the majority of literature has focused broadly on long-term care rather than the provision of specialised dementia care. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of staff in relation to their capacity to manage behaviour and care needs of people with dementia living within the dementia-specific environment. Individual interviews were conducted with 35 care staff from three dementia care units in Brisbane, Australia. Major findings: Four themes were identified: role definition, relationships, workplace environment, and workforce issues. Although the findings highlight the importance of peer support for staff when managing difficult situations, questions regarding the quality of peer support and its impact on care provision were raised. Conclusions: Dementia units are complex systems with well-motivated and educated staff contributing to the effectiveness of the care. An understanding of care staff, perceptions of their role and its effects on care practices can help to identify appropriate support structures and training strategies, thereby improving job satisfaction for staff and quality of life for the residents with dementia.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent204440 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSage Publications Ltd.
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationY
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom400
dc.relation.ispartofpageto412
dc.relation.ispartofissue5
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Research in Nursing
dc.relation.ispartofvolume16
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAged care nursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420502
dc.title'You've got to keep account of heads all the time': staff perceptions of caring for people with dementia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.rights.copyright© 2011 SAGE Publications. This is the author-manuscript version of the paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorMoyle, Wendy


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