Ecopsychosocial strategies for the self-exploration of professional family caregivers to manage the behavioural and psychological symptoms of Alzheimer patients in Iran: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of the present study was to explore the experiences and viewpoints of professional family caregivers in the management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSDs) to identify the ecopsychosocial strategies applied by them.

Design

Qualitative study.

Setting

Kerman, Iran.

Participants

Stories were collected from 40 professional family caregivers of dementia patients.

Measurement

The guidelines of the National Consensus Project (NCP) of the USA served as the conceptual framework for the deductive thematic analysis of our qualitative data. A schematic of the entire process was performed in five steps.

Results

30 stories relevant to the aim of this study were included in the analysis from April to June 2021. A majori

SUBMITTER: Amiri P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11758700 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature