Non-professional caregivers` experience of occupational performance on the part of relatives with dementia: implications for caregiver program in occupational therapy
Engelsk titel: Non-professional caregivers` experience of occupational performance on the part of relatives with dementia: implications for caregiver program in occupational therapy
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Författare:
Josephsson S
;
Bäckman L
;
Nygård L
;
Borell L
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 27
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 00087861
Sammanfattning
The aim of this study was to describe how non-professional caregivers understood and responded to the problems of everyday life in their interaction with a family member suffering from dementia disease. Data were obtained through interviews. The analysis was performed using a comparative qualitative approach. The findings demonstrated how the caregivers' strategies for handling everyday problems varied and reflected a personal understanding of the relative's life history. On basis of these findings and previous research, the implications for therapeutic interventions by occupational therapists were presented and discussed.