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Finding the key to communion - caregivers' experience of 'music therapeutic caregiving' in dementia care
— a qualitative analysis | | Author(s) | Lena Marmstal Hammar, Azita Emami, Gabriella Engstrom, Eva Gotell |
| Journal title | Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 10, no 1, February 2011 |
| Pages | pp 98-111 |
| Source | http://dem.sagepub.com/ |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Music ; Vocal music ; Therapy ; Psychiatric treatment ; Care support workers ; Attitude. |
| Annotation | Music therapeutic caregiving (MTC), when caregivers sing for or together with persons with dementia during caring situations, has been proposed as a way to reduce the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. Six caregivers, three at each of two Swedish nursing homes, described their experiences of caring for people with dementia during morning care situations without and with MTC. Without MTC the main theme was `struggling for care in communion' which encompassed four sub-themes: hampered communication; physical and mental struggle with aggression; struggling with ethical demands; and the reward (consolation and love). With MTC the main theme was `consolidating care in communion', encompassing two sub-themes: awakening cooperation, and feeling of well-being. Concludes that MTC could be used to help caregivers provide improved care and to reduce their stress. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110526010 A |
| Classmark | EA: HH: HH6: LO: LP: QRS: DP |
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