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| Dementia care knowledge sharing within a First Nations community | | Author(s) | Dorothy Forbes, Catherine Blake, Emily Thiessen |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 32, no 4, December 2013 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, December 2013 |
| Pages | pp 360-374 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/cjg |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Management [care] ; Medical workers ; Informal care ; Communication ; Canada. |
| Annotation | In 2008, there were 480,000 Canadians with dementia; and by 2038, the number is estimated to incrase to 1,125,000 (Alzheimer Society of Canada). This article discusses the First Nations sample of a larger study on dementia care decisions and knowledge sharing. The purpose is to enhance understanding of the process of knowledge sharing among health care practitioners (HCPs), care partners, and people with dementia (PWDs) within a rural First Nations community. A constructivist grounded theory methodology was used. Nineteen interviews were conducted at three points in time with two dementia care networks that included two people with dementia, three care partners, and two HCPs. A sharing dementia care knowledge model was conceived, with the people with dementia and their care partners at the centre. Knowledge sharing in the model was represented by three broad themes: (1) developing trusting relationships; (2) accessing and adapting the information; and (3) applying the information. Culturally sensitive approaches were essential to developing trusting relationships. Once developed, knowledge sharing through accessing, adapting, and applying the information was possible. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150626290 A |
| Classmark | EA: QA: QT: P6: U: 7S |
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