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Life story resources in dementia care
— a review | | Author(s) | Jacqueline Kindell, Simon Burrow, Ray Wilkinson |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, vol 15, no 3, 2014 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2014 |
| Pages | pp 151-161 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Biographies ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Life story work has a relatively long tradition in the caring sciences and is recognised as an important component of dementia care and practice. Following a systematic approach to identification and inclusion, this paper reviews 11 life story resources, to ascertain areas of commonality and divergence between the materials. The authors were able to group the analysis under eight areas. However, at the end of this process, it was uncertain whether life story work is a formal staff intervention, or is an informal activity that people with dementia and their families could engage in. Resources also varied in terms of whether the life story information was organised in a chronological way, or with topics of interest/discussion or with a combination of both. Life story evaluation and its impact on the life of the person with dementia is in need of development. Across the resources, the authors identified four reasons for doing life story work, namely: emotional connections; interactional connections; building new connections; and practical care connections. There was limited guidance aimed at helping people with dementia to develop and compile their own life story. This paper provides new insights into the usefulness, future directions and content of life story resources in dementia care. It will be of interest to those in health and social care as well as people living with dementia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150721003 A |
| Classmark | EA: DB: 67: 64A |
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