Being Present and Meaningful Engagement for Aged Care Residents Living With Dementia: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Australian Care Worker's Experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Meaningful engagement is essential for aged care residents living with dementia. Our knowledge pertaining to caring presence for residents living with dementia is limited. This study aims to understand care workers' experiences of providing care to residents, the challenges they face in being present with residents and support that enable them to be more present and provide person-centered care.

Research design and methods

A mixed-methods approach using surveys and semi-structured interviews with care workers from three Australian residential aged care homes was adopted. Surveys were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Open-ended survey responses and interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis.

Results

Twenty-six care workers complete

SUBMITTER: Swinton J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10943499 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature