ArticleDementia (London, England)2019
'And so I took up residence': The experiences of family members of people with dementia during admission to an acute hospital unit.
Article in Dementia (London, England), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Mind the gap: a systematic review of barriers, facilitators, and experiences of care transitions for people living with dementia and their informal caregivers.The Gerontologist · 2026Pooled it
- Caregivers' experiences of a home support program after the hospital discharge of an older family member: a qualitative analysis.BMC health services research · 2019Trial
- Identifying Patient, Care Partner, and Clinician Needs for Functional Recovery Following Hospitalization When Dementia is Present.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2025Article
- Relatives' negotiations with healthcare professionals during older people's admission in an emergency department: An ethnographic study.Nursing open · 2023Article
- Factors Predicting Older Patients' Family Involvement by Nursing Staff in Hospitals: The View of Hospital Nurses in Israel.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- [Relatives of patients with dementia as a link and mediator in acute care hospitals].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2021Review
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Abstract
It is estimated that a quarter of acute hospital beds are in use by older people with dementia at any one time. Little empirical research has been carried out that has specifically examined the day-to-day input of family members into the care of people with dementia during an acute hospital admission. In this article, we present the results of analysis of interviews with 26 family members of people with dementia about their experiences of supporting an admission of a person with dementia to an acute hospital unit in New Zealand. For all family members, the desire to support the person with dementia during their admission was at the forefront and was their primary focus. The theme, 'And so I took up residence', exemplifies fully the experiences of all of the family member participants. This study provides evidence that family members are a resource that may be unrecognised, untapped and unsupported in the event of hospitalisation of people with dementia.
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