Cameron Nadine, Fetherstonhaugh Deirdre, Bauer Michael, Tarzia Laura
La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
J Appl Gerontol. 2021 Nov;40(11):1551-1558. doi: 10.1177/0733464820951734. Epub 2020 Sep 1.
The ways in which residential aged care staff conceptualize the identities of residents with dementia has significance for how they support them to make decisions and make decisions on their behalf. This article aims to further understand how staff in residential aged care facilities comprehend who residents "are."
This qualitative study draws on individual and group interview data with aged care staff from two Australian states concerning decision making for individuals with dementia. It identifies themes relevant to how staff refer to identity in relation to such residents.
Staff possess disparate ideas about what things comprise residents' identities and, accordingly, which sources of knowledge are most relevant to learning about residents.
This article argues for the application of a multidimensional and temporally inclusive understanding of identity by those who provide care to people with dementia.
老年护理机构工作人员对痴呆症患者身份的认知方式，对于他们如何支持患者做决策以及代表患者做决策具有重要意义。本文旨在进一步了解老年护理机构的工作人员如何理解患者“是谁”。
这项定性研究采用了来自澳大利亚两个州的老年护理人员关于痴呆症患者决策的个人访谈和小组访谈数据。它确定了与工作人员如何提及此类患者身份相关的主题。
工作人员对于构成患者身份的因素以及相应地哪些知识来源与了解患者最为相关持有不同的观点。
本文主张为痴呆症患者提供护理的人员应采用对身份的多维且包含时间维度的理解。
