Challenges of Providing Nursing Care to Patients with Dementia: A Qualitative Study

dc.contributor.authorÇevik, Banu
dc.contributor.authorKav, Sultan
dc.contributor.authorÇıtak, Ebru Akgün
dc.contributor.authorAkyüz, Elif
dc.contributor.authorAbbasoğlu, Aysel
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T16:27:06Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T16:27:06Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: The aim of this study was to identify the challenges faced by nurses while providing care to patients with dementia. Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive and qualitative study conducted between 10 December 2017 and 1 March 2018. In-depth interviews were conducted with ten nurses. Data were analyzed using the inductive content analysis method. Results: Four themes and eight subthemes were identified. The themes were: the perception of dementia, the meaning attributed to caring for patients with dementia, challenges of nursing care in dementia, and empowerment in care practices. Conclusion: Nurses must understand the complex needs of people with dementia in hospitals and clinics. Because these patients need person-centered care that requires special communication and behavior. Nurses should be supported to provide this care to patients with dementia and manage the symptoms of patients with dementia. It contributes to providing individual and institutional support to nurses who care for patients with dementia, improving their communication skills, and coping with the difficulties and difficulties faced by nurses. © Copyright 2022 by the Academic Geriatrics Society / European Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology published by Galenos Publishing House.
dc.identifier.doi10.4274/ejgg.galenos.2022.2022-6-3
dc.identifier.endpage211
dc.identifier.issn2687-2625
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85146155424
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.startpage205
dc.identifier.trdizinid1134063
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4274/ejgg.galenos.2022.2022-6-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1134063
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/23259
dc.identifier.volume4
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherGalenos Publishing House
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241229
dc.subjectDementia; nurse; nursing care; qualitative study
dc.titleChallenges of Providing Nursing Care to Patients with Dementia: A Qualitative Study
dc.typeArticle

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