Family caregivers' perspectives on their interaction and relationship with people living with dementia in a nursing home: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social interactions are important for people living with dementia in a nursing home. However, not much is known about interactions and relationships between residents and family caregivers and related experiences of family caregivers. We aim to advance the knowledge on how family caregivers interact with people living with dementia in a nursing home and how they maintain or redesign a meaningful connection.

Methods

Qualitative research using interviews with family caregivers (n = 31) to explore perspectives on their interaction and relationship with the person living with dementia. Interviews were held during the reopening of nursing homes after the first COVID-19 lockdown in the Netherlands. In this situation, family caregivers became more aware of their interact

SUBMITTER: van Corven CTM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8924349 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature