Neighbourhood nursing : connection, place and meaning in the everyday experience of dementia

Odzakovic, Elzana

doi:10.3384/diss.diva-162835

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“…Thus, living in a familiar environment is considered to lead to a higher degree of independence and satisfaction (Gould & Basta, 2013;Lee & Waite, 2018;Nygård, 2004;Tarricone & Tsouros, 2008). Having the opportunity to live in one´s own home generates a sense of belonging (Bigonnesse, Beaulieu & Garon, 2014;De Witt, Ploeg & Black, 2009;Gillsjö, Schwartz-Barcott, & von Post, 2011) and a familiar neighbourhood fosters a sense of attachment and inclusion which contributes towards sustaining relationships (Keady et al, 2012;Keady, 2014;Odzakovic, 2020;Ward et al, 2018;Wiles, Leibing, Guberman, Reeve & Allen, 2012).…”

Section: People Living With Dementiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“Doing things together” : Towards a health promoting approach to couples’ relationships and everyday life in dementia

Bielsten

2020

Linköping University Medical Dissertations

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Background: Most people with dementia live in their own homes, often together with their partners, who become informal caregivers. Relationship quality and sense of couplehood can be threatened as a result of the transition from a mutually interdependent relationship to a caregiver-care-receiver relationship. This, in turn, may lead to many negative consequences for both partners. Support provided for couples is often divided into different types for the person with dementia and for the partner without dementia and lacks couple-based support that targets the relationship, resources and the couple's everyday life together. Aim:The overall aim of this thesis is to explore couple-centred interventions in dementia and to develop and test a salutogenic, resource-oriented and couple-based intervention among couples in which one partner has dementia living at home.

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Section: People Living With Dementiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“Doing things together” : Towards a health promoting approach to couples’ relationships and everyday life in dementia

Bielsten

2020

Linköping University Medical Dissertations

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“…The means by which the health intervention had an impact on overall social connectedness may in part be explained by and fall within the conceptual framework in gerontology of place attachment [22,23]. Place attachment, defined by Geographer Rowles, is an individual's sense of places, made up by the concepts social insideness, physical insideness, and autobiographical insideness.…”

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A qualitative study of social connectedness and its relationship to community health programs in rural Chiapas, Mexico

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Background: Social connectedness is an important predictor of health outcomes and plays a large role in the physical and mental health of an individual and a community. The presence of a functioning health clinic with a community health worker program may indirectly improve health outcomes by increasing the social connectedness of the community in addition to providing direct patient care. This study examines the social connectedness of the inhabitants of three Mexican towns within the catchment area of a healthcare Non-Government Organization (NGO) through a qualitative analysis. Methods: Willing participants were videotaped answering open-ended questions about their community and use of healthcare resources. Interviews were then coded for relevant themes and analyzed for content relating to social connectedness, social isolation, and health. Results: Respondents reported that having a functioning community clinic had improved their lives significantly through direct provision of care and by reducing the financial burden of travel to seek medical care elsewhere. Respondents from each town differed slightly in their primary means of social support. One town relied more heavily on organized groups (i.e., religious groups) for their support system. Social isolation was reported most frequently by housewives who felt isolated in the home and by respondents that had to deal with personal illness. Respondents that self-identified as Community Health Workers (CHWs) in their respective communities acknowledged that their roles bestowed physical and psychological health benefits upon themselves and their families. Conclusions: Overall, a long-term health intervention may directly impact the relative social isolation and social connectedness of a community's inhabitants. The social connectedness of the community is an important quality that must be considered when evaluating and planning health interventions.

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Neighbourhood nursing : connection, place and meaning in the everyday experience of dementia

Cited by 2 publications

References 163 publications

“Doing things together” : Towards a health promoting approach to couples’ relationships and everyday life in dementia

“Doing things together” : Towards a health promoting approach to couples’ relationships and everyday life in dementia

A qualitative study of social connectedness and its relationship to community health programs in rural Chiapas, Mexico

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