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The significance of meaningful and enjoyable activities for nursing home resident's experiences of dignity.
- Source :
- Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences; Dec2017, Vol. 31 Issue 4, p718-726, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Background Living in a nursing home may be challenging to the residents' experience of dignity. Residents' perception of how their dignity is respected in everyday care is important. Aim To examine how nursing home residents experience dignity through the provision of activities that foster meaning and joy in their daily life. Method A qualitative design was used and 28 individual semistructured interviews conducted with nursing home residents from six nursing homes in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The data were analysed with qualitative content analysis. Independent ethical committees in all participating countries granted their approval for the study. Findings The participants highlight two dimensions of the activities that foster experiences of dignity in nursing homes in Scandinavia. These two categories were (i) fostering dignity through meaningful participation and (ii) fostering dignity through experiencing enjoyable individualised activities. Conclusion Activities are important for residents to experience dignity in their daily life in nursing homes. However, it is important to tailor the activities to the individual and to enable the residents to take part actively. Nurses should collect information about the resident's preferences for participation in activities at the nursing home. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ELDER care
CONTENT analysis
DIGNITY
INTERPERSONAL relations
INTERVIEWING
LEISURE
LIFE
LONG-term health care
RESEARCH methodology
PATIENT-professional relations
NURSING home patients
NURSING care facilities
PATIENT satisfaction
RESEARCH
RESEARCH funding
SATISFACTION
SOCIAL participation
QUALITATIVE research
ACTIVITIES of daily living
SOCIAL context
PATIENT autonomy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02839318
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 126461947
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12386