Faculty of Health Sciences, University College of Southeast Norway, Norway; Department of Social Work and Health Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway.
The Faculty of Health Studies, Sogn og Fjordane University College, Norway.
Dementia (London). 2018 Oct;17(7):858-879. doi: 10.1177/1471301216656087. Epub 2016 Jun 17.
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how physical and social environments influence spouses' opportunities to maintain relationships when visiting a partner with dementia living in long-term care. Interviews with 15 spouses whose partners lived in long-term care facilities for persons with dementia, observations of physical environments and participant observations were conducted. The results showed how finding a place for spouses to connect in the long-term care facility was important in maintaining relationships. Access to individual rooms was an important feature that enabled connections throughout the phases of dementia, whereas common areas appeared more difficult to use because small spaces limited private interactions. Health personnel were important in sustaining spouses' abilities to maintain their relationships in long-term care facilities for persons with dementia.
本定性研究旨在探讨物理和社会环境如何影响配偶在长期护理机构中探望痴呆症患者时维持关系的机会。对 15 名配偶进行了访谈，他们的伴侣住在长期护理机构中，对物理环境进行了观察，并进行了参与者观察。研究结果表明，在长期护理机构中为配偶找到一个联系的地方对于维持关系非常重要。能够进入单人房间是一个重要的特征，它使配偶能够在痴呆症的各个阶段保持联系，而公共区域似乎更难使用，因为小空间限制了私人互动。卫生人员在维持配偶在痴呆症患者长期护理机构中维持关系的能力方面发挥了重要作用。
