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- Title
The significance of meaningful and enjoyable activities for nursing home resident's experiences of dignity.
- Authors
Slettebø, Åshild; Sæteren, Berit; Caspari, Synnøve; Lohne, Vibeke; Rehnsfeldt, Arne Wilhelm; Heggestad, Anne Kari Tolo; Lillestø, Britt; Høy, Bente; Råholm, Maj‐Britt; Lindwall, Lillemor; Aasgaard, Trygve; Nåden, Dagfinn
- Abstract
Background Living in a nursing home may be challenging to the residents' experience of dignity. Residents' perception of how their dignity is respected in everyday care is important. Aim To examine how nursing home residents experience dignity through the provision of activities that foster meaning and joy in their daily life. Method A qualitative design was used and 28 individual semistructured interviews conducted with nursing home residents from six nursing homes in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The data were analysed with qualitative content analysis. Independent ethical committees in all participating countries granted their approval for the study. Findings The participants highlight two dimensions of the activities that foster experiences of dignity in nursing homes in Scandinavia. These two categories were (i) fostering dignity through meaningful participation and (ii) fostering dignity through experiencing enjoyable individualised activities. Conclusion Activities are important for residents to experience dignity in their daily life in nursing homes. However, it is important to tailor the activities to the individual and to enable the residents to take part actively. Nurses should collect information about the resident's preferences for participation in activities at the nursing home.
- Subjects
DENMARK; NORWAY; SWEDEN; ELDER care; CONTENT analysis; DIGNITY; INTERPERSONAL relations; INTERVIEWING; LEISURE; LIFE; LONG-term health care; RESEARCH methodology; PATIENT-professional relations; NURSING home patients; NURSING care facilities; PATIENT satisfaction; RESEARCH; RESEARCH funding; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL participation; QUALITATIVE research; ACTIVITIES of daily living; SOCIAL context; PATIENT autonomy
- Publication
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 2017, Vol 31, Issue 4, p718
- ISSN
0283-9318
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/scs.12386