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The staff's view on dementia and the care in three cultures
— a qualitative study in France, Portugal and Sweden | | Author(s) | Ulla Melin Emilsson |
| Journal title | Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 11, no 1, January 2012 |
| Pages | pp 31-47 |
| Source | http://dem.sagepub.com/ |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Personnel ; Care support workers ; Attitude ; France ; Portugal ; Sweden ; Cross national surveys. |
| Annotation | This comparative study investigated staff views on dementia and its impact on the care delivered in France, Portugal and Sweden. It examined views on the illness itself, on older people suffering from dementia, the care provided, and the impact of various views on the care. Participants included 79 staff members at 22 care settings who were interviewed to assess their attitudes. Findings revealed large differences regarding the various staff groups' views. The findings also indicated that staff views, the cultural context and the organisational environment had an impact on the care provided. However the impact of professional affiliation and the way of collaborating seemed to be of greater significance than other similarities or differences. The authors conclude that an interdisciplinary based starting point, with close collaboration between medical based health care and social care of older people suffering from dementia in integrative care models, is of vital importance in providing effective care for dementia patients. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120626002 A |
| Classmark | EA: QM: QRS: DP: 765: 76T: 76P: 3K |
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