Identifying and managing apathy in people with dementia living in nursing homes: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although apathy is common in people with dementia and has profound negative effects, it is rarely diagnosed nor specifically treated in nursing homes. The aim of this study is to explore experiences in identifying and managing apathy from the perspectives of people with dementia and apathy (PwA), family caregivers (FCs) and professional caregivers (PCs).

Methods

Descriptive qualitative study with purposive sampling, comprising eleven semi-structured in-depth interviews with PwA, FCs or PCs and focus groups with twelve PCs in Dutch nursing homes. Seventeen additional in-depth interviews with caregivers were held, after signals of increasing apathy during the first Covid-19 lockdown. Using an inductive approach, data was analysed thematically to explore the experien

SUBMITTER: Nijsten JMH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10636808 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature