Barriers and facilitators to providing rehabilitation for long-term care residents with dementia: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rehabilitation can help long-term care (LTC) residents with dementia maintain their independence. However, many residents do not receive rehabilitation. This study aimed to identify the barriers and facilitators to providing rehabilitation for LTC residents with dementia and propose practical interventions for overcoming them.

Methods

Using a phenomenological research design, we conducted a qualitative study involving 17 privately owned LTC homes in Nova Scotia, Canada. Data were collected through individual interviews and a focus group with residents with dementia (n = 3), family members (n = 4), rehabilitation providers (n = 6), and other staff (n = 3). We analyzed the data using inductive thematic content analysis and mapped the results onto the socioecological

SUBMITTER: Ibekaku MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11476797 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature