Jenkins D, Price B
Army Medical Services, Aldershot, Hampshire, England.
J Adv Nurs. 1996 Jul;24(1):84-90. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1996.16511.x.
The philosophy of nursing emphasizes the importance of holistic care delivered to an individual and their significant others through a shared understanding of the person. Dementia, however, strikes at the very nature of personhood, and carers are challenged to re-evaluate how care can be adjusted to help preserve dignity and independence during a very variable span of deteriorating mental function. This paper explores the impact of dementia on patients and carers through the meanings of self and body image which give individuality to each of us. It concludes by highlighting how recognition of this may assist carers to accommodate the necessary changes associated with the illness.
护理理念强调通过对个体及其重要他人的共同理解，为其提供整体护理的重要性。然而，痴呆症侵袭了人格的本质，护理人员面临着重新评估如何调整护理，以在精神功能不断恶化的多变阶段帮助维护尊严和独立性的挑战。本文通过自我和身体形象的意义来探讨痴呆症对患者和护理人员的影响，而自我和身体形象赋予了我们每个人独特性。文章最后强调了认识到这一点如何有助于护理人员适应与该疾病相关的必要变化。
