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Managing identity in early-stage dementia
— maintaining a sense of being valued |
| Author(s) | E Steeman, J Tournoy, M Grypdonck |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 33, no 2, February 2013 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, February 2013 |
| Pages | pp 216-242 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Early ; Attitude ; Self esteem ; Longitudinal surveys ; Belgium. |
| Annotation | Focusing on loss or maintenance of identity in persons with dementia may affect how the are approached and cared for. The authors performed a longitudinal study of 17 older people in Flanders, Belgium with early-stage dementia with the aim of exploring changes in the experience of living with dementia. The main theme - a struggle to be valued - was clearly present in follow-up interviews. However, the authors observed a gradual shift in the concept of being valued as a shift from 'being valued for what you do' toward 'being valued for who you are'. This progression represents a shift from performance-related core values of identity in those that are existentially related. These findings suggest that the self can be maintained by adjusting to loss. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130118201 A |
| Classmark | EA: 4J: DP: DPA: 3J: 76E |
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