Eastham Cassie, Prior Yeliz, Keady John, Mansell Warren, Riley Cathy, Walters Mal, Morris Lydia
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
School of Health and Society, University of Salford, Salford, UK.
Aging Ment Health. 2025 Mar;29(3):558-566. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2024.2410258. Epub 2024 Oct 9.
This paper explores (1) experiences of participating in Empowered Conversations, an online communication course for carers of people with dementia and (2) how participants felt the course had changed their experience of caring.
Fifteen semi-structured interviews were completed with carers who had attended Empowered Conversations as part of a larger feasibility trial conducted in Greater Manchester, UK (ISRCTN15261686). Data were analysed using applied thematic analysis.
Three themes were developed: (1) You've got nothing to lose and everything to gain, including the course content, timing and format, and perceived burden and benefits of the course; (2). A community to share together, including the value of being honest, vulnerable, and sharing stories; and (3) Being given a new way to see the world, including understanding the person and their diagnosis, enabling greater control and reducing interpersonal conflict, and recalibrating their expectations.
Carers reported positive experiences of participating in Empowered Conversations and valued meeting people who, despite different circumstances, shared their understanding of supporting someone with dementia. The course supported participants to be honest and vulnerable, and helped them to rethink communication and have a greater appreciation of the other person's perspective during everyday interactions.
本文探讨了（1）参与“赋能对话”（Empowered Conversations）的经历，这是一门针对痴呆症患者护理者的在线交流课程，以及（2）参与者如何感觉该课程改变了他们的护理体验。
对15名护理者进行了半结构化访谈，这些护理者参加了“赋能对话”，该课程是在英国大曼彻斯特进行的一项更大规模可行性试验的一部分（国际标准随机对照试验编号：ISRCTN15261686）。使用应用主题分析法对数据进行分析。
形成了三个主题：（1）你不会有任何损失，只会有一切收获，包括课程内容、时间安排和形式，以及对课程负担和益处的认知；（2）一个共同分享的社区，包括诚实、袒露心声和分享故事的价值；（3）获得一种看待世界的新方式，包括理解患者及其诊断，实现更大程度的掌控并减少人际冲突，以及重新调整期望。
护理者报告了参与“赋能对话”的积极体验，并重视与那些尽管情况不同但却与他们同样理解如何支持痴呆症患者的人见面。该课程促使参与者诚实且袒露心声，并帮助他们重新思考沟通方式，在日常互动中更能理解他人的观点。
