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The Eden Principles in dementia respite care
— carers' experience | | Author(s) | Sandra Downes |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, vol 14, no 2, 2013 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2013 |
| Pages | pp 105-115 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/qaoa.htm |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Respite care ; Day services ; Quality of life ; Informal care ; Attitude ; Qualitative Studies ; Quantitative studies ; Australia. |
| Annotation | This article reports on outcomes for carers of people with dementia who use the services of Hawthorn House, a day respite centre in rural Western Australia that is based on the Eden Principles. The Eden Principles were developed by Dr Bill Thomas as a framework for person-centred care when dealing with older people and which seek to alleviate boredom, loneliness and helplessness. In this study, quantitative and qualitative data from carers was collected and analysed. Quantitative data included the General Health Questionnaire - 12 (GHQ-12), Zarit Burden Interview, and Eden Survey. Qualitative data was from semi-structured interviews. In total, 34 carers completed the questionnaires; and 20 of them also completed the semi-structured interview. It is noted that participants for the study were self-selecting. Validation was confirmed and then simple statistics were generated from the quantitative data. Thematic analysis was used with the qualitative data. Carers of people with dementia who use the services of Hawthorn House confirm that the Eden Principles are an integral part of Hawthorn House, and report better than average health, less stress or burden and better quality of life. Many attribute this to the services they receive from Hawthorn House. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170616216 A |
| Classmark | EA: KTD: NM: F:59: P6: DP: 3DP: 3DQ: 7YA |
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