Magee Maria, McCorkell Gillian, Guille Sharon, Coates Vivien
Palliative Care Nurse Specialist Western Health and Social Care Trust Altnagelvin Area Hospital.
Lead Nurse for Research and Development Western Health and Social Care Trust Altnagelvin Area Hospital.
Int J Palliat Nurs. 2017 Aug 2;23(8):368-376. doi: 10.12968/ijpn.2017.23.8.368.
Many individuals approaching the end of life with advanced dementia will live in a care or residential home. A wide spectrum of care is required and physical and safety needs may be prioritised above all other requirements. The Namaste Care Programme is designed to provide a holistic approach to meeting the needs of those with advanced dementia. This paper will outline the process of introducing this programme into a care home and its impact upon those who were involved. With a small sample of residents (n=9) the programme ran for 4 weeks. Feedback was gathered at baseline and during the programme from family and staff. This service innovation offered useful insights and indicated that it has the potential to improve the experiences of those with dementia, their family members and staff. The learning gained will be valuable when developing this initiative at scale and for future robust evaluation.
许多患有晚期痴呆症且生命即将结束的人会住在疗养院或养老院。需要提供广泛的护理，身体和安全需求可能会被置于所有其他需求之上。合十礼护理计划旨在提供一种全面的方法来满足晚期痴呆症患者的需求。本文将概述将该计划引入养老院的过程及其对相关人员的影响。该计划以一小部分居民（n = 9）为样本，为期4周。在基线时以及计划实施期间收集了家属和工作人员的反馈。这项服务创新提供了有益的见解，并表明它有可能改善痴呆症患者、他们的家庭成员和工作人员的体验。在大规模开展这项举措以及未来进行有力评估时，所获得的经验将很有价值。
