TITLE:
“Care That Respects Individuality” Provided to Elderly People with Dementia as Perceived by Japanese Dementia Carers Qualified
AUTHORS:
Takako Nakagawa, Akemi Fujita, Yoshiko Nishizawa
KEYWORDS:
Elderly Person with Dementia, Group Home, Care, Individuality, Dementia Carers Qualified
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nursing,
Vol.7 No.11,
November
17,
2017
ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to clarify the
contents of “care that respects individuality” provided to elderly people with
dementia living in group homes as perceived by dementia carers qualified. We interviewed
21 dementia carers qualified
working at group homes in Prefecture A about the practical contents of and
their thoughts on “care that respects individuality”. The data obtained from the interviews were analyzed
using the modified grounded theory approach (M-GTA). As a result, 14 concepts
regarding the contents of “care
that respects individuality” provided to elderly people with dementia living in
group homes as perceived by dementia
carers qualified were generated in the
following 4 categories: “placing emphasis on the individual”, “respecting feelings”, “eliciting strengths”, and “close mutual relationship”.