Occupational therapists' experiences of working with people with dementia: a qualitative study.

IF 1.9 4区 医学 Q2 REHABILITATION
Johannes Österholm, Åsa Larsson Ranada
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Abstract

Background: Dementia is an age-related disease associated with complex health and care needs. Due to demographical shifts, the number of older people with dementia is forecasted to increase. Occupational therapists encounter people with dementia in their daily work, yet little is known about their experience of working with people with dementia.

Aim/objectives: To explore occupational therapist's experiences of working with people with dementia.

Material and methods: Ten occupational therapists were interviewed using semi-structured interviews. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.

Results: The results are presented in five different themes: Working with persons who do not recognise decline in their abilities; Saving-face of the person in assessment situations; Facilitating continued engagement in everyday activities; Utilising information provided by care staff; Balancing different preferences on how to proceed.

Conclusion: Occupational therapists perceive a need in their work to employ various face-saving strategies and facilitate engagement in everyday activities. The results are exploratory and additionally research is needed to understand the therapists' experiences of working with persons with dementia.

Significance: Everyday activities should be tailored to the person's abilities, with an emphasis on facilitating the person in carrying them out rather than the social environment taking them over.

职业治疗师与痴呆症患者合作的经验:一项定性研究。
背景:痴呆症是一种与年龄有关的疾病,伴有复杂的健康和护理需求。由于人口结构的变化,预计老年痴呆症患者的人数将会增加。职业治疗师在日常工作中会遇到痴呆症患者,但他们与痴呆症患者合作的经验却鲜为人知:探讨职业治疗师与痴呆症患者合作的经验:采用半结构化访谈法对十名职业治疗师进行了访谈。采用反思性主题分析法对数据进行分析:结果分为五个不同的主题:与未意识到自身能力下降的患者一起工作;在评估情况下照顾患者;促进患者继续参与日常活动;利用护理人员提供的信息;在如何开展工作的问题上平衡不同偏好:职业治疗师认为在工作中需要采用各种保全面子的策略,并促进参与日常活动。这些结果只是探索性的,还需要进一步研究,以了解治疗师与痴呆症患者合作的经验:意义:日常活动应根据患者的能力量身定制,重点是为患者开展这些活动提供便利,而不是由社会环境来取代。
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来源期刊
CiteScore
3.40
自引率
15.80%
发文量
45
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: The Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy is an internationally well-recognized journal that aims to provide a forum for occupational therapy research worldwide and especially the Nordic countries. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy welcomes: theoretical frameworks, original research reports emanating from quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods studies, literature reviews, case studies, presentation and evaluation of instruments, evaluation of interventions, learning and teaching in OT, letters to the editor.
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