Long‐term care nurses’ perceptions of a good death for people with dementia: A qualitative descriptive study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsumi Nasu ◽  
Hiroki Fukahori ◽  
Mitsunori Miyashita
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Good Death ◽  
Term Care ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Nurses Perceptions

Nurses’ Perceptions around Providing Palliative Care for Long-Term Care Residents with Dementia

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Kaasalainen ◽  
Kevin Brazil ◽  
Jenny Ploeg ◽  
Lori Schindel Martin
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Educational Preparation ◽  
Verbal Abilities ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Nurses Perceptions

Providing palliative care for residents with dementia in long-term care (LTC) settings is problematic due to their declining verbal abilities and related challenges. The goal of this study was to explore nurses’ perceptions around providing palliative care for such residents. Using a qualitative descriptive design, data were gathered from focus groups at three LTC facilities. Participants represented all levels of nursing staff. Concepts that emerged from the data were labelled, categorized, and coded in an iterative manner. Nurses appraise residents’ general deterioration as a main factor in deciding that a resident is palliative. Nurses often employ creative strategies using limited resources to facilitate care, but are challenged by environmental restrictions and insufficient educational preparation. However, nurses said they do not wish for residents to be transferred to a hospice setting, as they wish to grieve with residents and their family members. Nurses aim to facilitate a “good death” for residents with dementia, while trying to manage multiple demands and deal with environmental issues. Supportive and educational initiatives are needed for nursing staff and families of dying residents.

Older people’s long-term care experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana: a qualitative descriptive study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kofi Awuviry-Newton ◽  
Jacob Oppong Nkansah ◽  
Abraham Newton ◽  
Kwamina Abekah-Carter
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Policies ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Southern Ghana

This study explores older people’s long-term care experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. A qualitative descriptive approach employing semi-structured interviews was used to collect data from 15 older people from Southern Ghana. Analysis of interview data resulted in five interrelated themes: (1) sources and type of long-term care; (2) older people’s satisfaction with the long-term care received; (3) changes in their long-term care; (4) feelings of neglect regarding long-term care; and (5) older people’s resilience in long-term care. The sustainability of long-term care depends on the state’s ability to devise innovative long-term care policies and programmes to promote older people’s and their carers’ well-being.

Implementing primary healthcare nurse practitioners in long‐term care teams: A qualitative descriptive study

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 1306-1315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelley Kilpatrick ◽  
Mira Jabbour ◽  
Éric Tchouaket ◽  
Michelle Acorn ◽  
Faith Donald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

scholarly journals Resident and family perceptions of the nurse practitioner role in long term care settings: a qualitative descriptive study

BMC Nursing ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Ploeg ◽  
Sharon Kaasalainen ◽  
Carrie McAiney ◽  
Ruth Martin-Misener ◽  
Faith Donald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nurse Practitioner ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Family Perceptions ◽  
Practitioner Role

scholarly journals “We Are Doing These Things So That People Will Not Laugh at Us”: Caregivers’ Attitudes About Dementia and Caregiving in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973232110041
Author(s):  
Candidus C. Nwakasi ◽  
Kate de Medeiros ◽  
Foluke S. Bosun-Arije
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Dementia Caregivers ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
Knowledge Deficit ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The Impact

Some Nigerians, in their effort to make sense of dementia symptoms, use descriptions that may stigmatize people with dementia and their families. This qualitative descriptive study focused on the everyday understanding of dementia and the impact of stigma on the caregiving experiences of informal female Nigerian dementia caregivers. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 12 adult informal female caregivers in Nigeria and analyzed for themes. Afterward, results were presented to focus groups of 21 adult Nigerians residing in the United States for more contextual insight on the findings. The three major themes were misconceptions about dementia symptoms, caregiving protects against stigmatization, and stigma affects caregiving support. Overall, we argue that knowledge deficit, poor awareness, and traditional spiritual beliefs combine to drive dementia-related stigmatization in Nigeria. Strategies such as culturally appropriate dementia awareness campaigns and formal long-term care policies are urgently needed to help strengthen informal dementia caregiving in Nigeria.

Quality in long-term care homes for people with dementia: an assessment of specialist provision

2006 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 649-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
SIOBHAN REILLY ◽  
MICHELE ABENDSTERN ◽  
JANE HUGHES ◽  
DAVID CHALLIS ◽  
DAN VENABLES ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
North West ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
National Service Framework ◽  
Specialist Services ◽  
Care Regimes

There has been debate for some years as to whether the best model of care for people with dementia emphasises specialist facilities or integrated service provision. Although the United Kingdom National Service Framework for Older People recommended that local authority social services departments encourage the development of specialist residential care for people with dementia, uncertainty continues as to the benefits of particular care regimes, partly because research evidence is limited. This paper examines a large number of ‘performance measures’ from long-term care facilities in North West England that have residents with dementia. Of the 287 in the survey, 56 per cent described themselves as specialist services for elderly people with mental ill-health problems (known familiarly as ‘EMI homes’). It was envisaged that EMI homes would score higher than non-EMI homes on several measures of service quality for people with dementia that were developed from research evidence and policy documents. The analysis, however, found that EMI homes performed better than non-EMI homes on only a few measures. While both home types achieved good results on some standards, on others both performed poorly. Overall, EMI and non-EMI homes offered a similar service.

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