Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33935500›Full record

ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2021

Coping with Everyday Life for Home-Dwelling Persons with Dementia: A Qualitative Study.

Aud Moe, Rigmor Einang Alnes, Bente Nordtug, Kari Blindheim, Gunn Steinsheim, Wenche Malmedal

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Everyday Experiences of People Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
    Article
  7. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aud MoeCentre of Care Research Central Norway, Faculty of Health Science, Nord University, Bodø, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-1824-6300
Rigmor Einang AlnesDepartment of Health Sciences Ålesund, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Ålesund, Norway.
Bente NordtugFaculty of Health Science, Nord University, Bodø, Norway.
Kari BlindheimCentre of Care Research Central Norway, Faculty of Health Science, Nord University, Bodø, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-3861-3000
Gunn SteinsheimDepartment of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-4259-9408
Wenche MalmedalCentre of Care Research Central Norway, Faculty of Health Science, Nord University, Bodø, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-9644-1924
Norwegian University of Science and Technology · NONord University · NO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThis study aimed to gain insight into factors that influence everyday coping strategies as described by persons with early to intermediate dementia.

backgroundLiving with dementia presents difficulties coping with everyday life. This study focuses on coping with everyday life for persons with mild to moderate dementia in order to facilitate their ability to live at home.

designA qualitative study.

methodsIndividual interviews with 12 persons with dementia were conducted in their own homes.

findingsCoping with everyday life can be influenced by the experience of the diagnostic process and by information about dementia. It can also be affected by stigmatization of persons with dementia, as well as by challenges in everyday life. In addition, challenges in receiving help may include poor continuity of services and healthcare staff with limited competence. By contrast, person-centered care led to positive experiences that supported everyday coping skills. Most of the respondents wanted to participate in day care several days a week. Other positive experiences were making new friends and participating in meaningful activities; such experiences could enhance to coping strategies.

conclusionTo strengthen everyday coping for persons with dementia living at home, there is a need for openness about the disease. Follow-up for persons with dementia must be carried out by reputable professionals trained and educated in dementia care. Finally, the municipalities must have contact persons, dementia coordinator/-team, who are available for persons with dementia at the time of diagnosis position and afterwards.

Indexed as

copingdementia diagnosiseveryday lifehealth care servicesmeaningful days

Identifiers

PMID33935500
PMCPMC8079245
OpenAlexW3155819292

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.