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| Friendships among people with dementia in long-term care | | Author(s) | Kate de Medeiros, Pamela A Saunders, Patrick J Doyle |
| Journal title | Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 11, no 3, May 2012 |
| Pages | pp 363-381 |
| Source | http://dem.sagepub.com/ |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Residents [care homes] ; Long term residents ; Social interaction ; Friendship. |
| Annotation | Despite the growing literature on social interaction in dementia settings, few studies have investigated friendship in people with dementia living in long-term care. Social interaction describes communicating at least once with another person while friendship suggests a deeper, more meaningful connection that may include reciprocity, intimacy, and shared trust. This six-month, mixed-methods study investigated friendships among assisted living residents with moderate to advanced dementia. The results revealed no correlation between test scores or demographic characteristics (except gender) and friendship dyads identified by staff. However staff perceptions of residents' friendships were not supported by the study observations. Friendships were seen among residents, characterised by voluntary participation and accommodation in conversation, and recognition of the uniqueness of the other. The authors suggest that staff perceptions of residents' friendships are not sufficient and that more research on this topic is needed. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120720007 A |
| Classmark | EA: KX: KX:4Q: TMA: DS:SX |
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