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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2026

Practices and experiences of nursing staff delivering acute care for people with dementia in surgical-medical wards in Chile: qualitative study.

Déborah Oliveira, Lucía Catalán, Agnieszka Bozanic, Victor Pedrero, Claudia Miranda-Castillo, Paula Brun

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Déborah OliveiraFaculty of Nursing, Institute for Research on Health Care (IICS), Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6616-533X
Lucía CatalánFaculty of Nursing, Institute for Research on Health Care (IICS), Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7060-473X
Agnieszka BozanicMillennium Institute for Care Research (MICARE), Santiago, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0177-9581
Victor PedreroFaculty of Nursing, Institute for Research on Health Care (IICS), Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0861-4432
Claudia Miranda-CastilloFaculty of Nursing, Institute for Research on Health Care (IICS), Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0282-5845
Paula BrunFaculty of Social Sciences, Department of Anthropology, Universidad de Chile, Viña del Mar, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0181-868X

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Dirección General de Investigación (DGI), Universidad Andres Bello (UNAB), Chile - Núcleo de Investigación Multidisciplinaria en Cuidados en la Demencia DI-01-24/NUC
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Abstract

introductionThe aim of this study was to explore practices and experiences of nursing staff involved with care delivery to people with dementia in surgical-medical wards at public hospitals in Chile.

methodsA qualitative study was conducted through one-on-one semi-structured interviews with 30 registered nurses and nursing technicians in two hospitals. Reflexive thematic analysis was undertaken.

resultsNursing care took place in a context of multidimensional precarity, where multiple factors interacted to shape the type of care delivered to people with dementia. The intersection between negative views toward aging and dementia, with a risk-aversion culture, resulted in a widespread application of agency-limiting practices. Nursing staff were largely untrained and overly reliant on families and other professionals, resulting in an approach to dementia care based on individual levels of stress, tolerance, and moral standards. DISCUSSION: Multiple factors hinder the delivery of quality nursing care for people with dementia in Chile and require urgent attention.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelDementiaNursing Staff, HospitalChileFemaleHumansMaleQualitative ResearchAlzheimer's diseasedementiadementia carehospital carenursing carequalitative methodsreflexive thematic analysis

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PMCPMC13167693

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