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'I hate having nobody here. I'd like to know where they all are'
— can qualitative research detect differences in quality of life among nursing home residents with different levels of cognitive impairment? | | Author(s) | Suzanne Cahill, Ana M Diaz-Ponce |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 15, no 5, July 2011 |
| Pages | pp 562-572 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Nursing homes ; Residents [care homes] ; Quality of life ; Qualitative Studies. |
| Annotation | The study examined whether similarities or differences existed in perceptions of quality of life (QOL) amongst nursing home (NH) residents with different levels of cognitive impairment (CI). Face-to-face interviews were held with 61 older people with a CI (13 mild, 20 moderate and 28 severe) living in Dublin based NHs. Four key themes of QOL were identified: social contact; attachment; pleasurable activities; and affect. Whilst some similarities existed between the three groups, findings revealed emerging differences, particularly between those with a mild and severe CI. Those with a severe CI reflected an absence of social contact, a quest for human contact and a lack of awareness of enjoyable activities. The majority also reported feelings of loneliness and isolation. Findings support the evidence that people with a CI and those with advanced dementia can often still communicate their views and preferences about what is important to them. Whilst depression and anxiety are common in advanced dementia, the social inclusion of these people in day-to-day NH life needs a more careful consideration. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-111130003 A |
| Classmark | EA: LHB: KX: F:59: 3DP |
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