Developing online training in using music for carers of people with dementia: A focus group study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Garrido ◽  
Holly Markwell ◽  
Fiona Andreallo ◽  
Deborah Hatcher
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Online Training ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
People With Dementia

scholarly journals Aesthetically Designing Video-Call Technology With Care Home Residents: A Focus Group Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonam Zamir ◽  
Felicity Allman ◽  
Catherine Hagan Hennessy ◽  
Adrian Haffner Taylor ◽  
Ray Brian Jones
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Older People ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Care Home ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Technological Intervention

BackgroundVideo-calls have proven to be useful for older care home residents in improving socialization and reducing loneliness. Nonetheless, to facilitate the acceptability and usability of a new technological intervention, especially among people with dementia, there is a need for user-led design improvements. The current study conducted focus groups with an embedded activity with older people to allow for a person-centered design of a video-call intervention.MethodsTwenty-eight residents across four care homes in the South West of England participated in focus groups to aesthetically personalize and ‘dress-up’ the equipment used in a video-call intervention. Each care home was provided with a ‘Skype on Wheels’ (SoW) device, a wheelable ‘chassis’ comprising an iPad or tablet for access to Skype, and a telephone handset. During the focus group, residents were encouraged to participate in an activity using colorful materials to ‘dress-up’ SoW. Comments before, during and after the ‘dress up’ activity were audio recorded. Framework analysis was used to analyze the focus group data.ResultsOlder people, including seven with dementia were able to interact with and implement design changes to SoW through aesthetic personalization. Themes arising from the data included estrangement, anthropomorphism, reminiscence, personalization, need for socialization versus fear of socialization and attitudes toward technology. After this brief exposure to SoW, residents expressed the likelihood of using video-calls for socialization in the future.ConclusionCare home residents enjoy engaging with new technologies when given the opportunity to interact with it, to personalize it and to understand its purpose. Low cost aesthetic personalization of technologies can improve their acceptability, usability, and implementation within complex care environments.

Perspectives on Components of an Online Training and Support Program for Dementia Family Caregivers in India: A Focus Group Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 518-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Upasana Baruah ◽  
Prafulla Shivakumar ◽  
Santosh Loganathan ◽  
Anne Margriet Pot ◽  
Kala M. Mehta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Online Training ◽  
Support Program ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Training And Support

People with dementia and carers’ experiences of dementia care and services: Outcomes of a focus group study

Dementia ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 769-787 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline L Sutcliffe ◽  
Brenda Roe ◽  
Rowan Jasper ◽  
David Jolley ◽  
David J Challis
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
People With Dementia

Stakeholder perspectives of the dementia-friendly hospital: A qualitative descriptive focus group study

Dementia ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 147130122094784
Author(s):  
Annemarie Toubøl ◽  
Lene Moestrup ◽  
Jesper Ryg ◽  
Katja Thomsen ◽  
Dorthe S Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Person Centered Approach ◽  
Future Practice

The term dementia-friendly hospital is increasingly used to describe a variety of initiatives and strategies that are implemented to meet the challenges faced by patients with dementia during hospitalization. However, no definition of the dementia-friendly hospital currently exists. This qualitative focus group study aimed to describe stakeholders’ perspectives of the dementia-friendly hospital. Four stakeholder groups were included: people with dementia, relatives, hospital staff, and representatives from the Danish Alzheimer Association. The thematic analysis suggests that a person-centered approach is a key feature. This approach is described as a continuously reflexive awareness of how to see the person behind the dementia diagnosis. We discuss possible revision of the current dementia discourse and the implications of the findings for future practice and research.

Latina Adolescents' Plans, Barriers, and Supports: A Focus Group Study

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen H. McWhirter ◽  
Marina Valdez ◽  
Alisia R. Caban ◽  
Christina L. Aranda
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Study ◽  
Latina Adolescents
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