Salience of Self Identity Roles in Persons with Dementia : Differences in Perceptions Among Elderly Persons, Family Members and Caregivers  

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Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska ; Parpura-Gill, Aleksandra ; Golander, Hava

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Social Science & Medicine (www.elsevier.com/locate/sosscimed) vol. 62 no. 3 (Feb. 2006), page 745-757.
Topik: self identity; dementia; self identity; roles; adult daycare center; nursing home; self and informant ratings; USA

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: SS53.1 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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In this study, we explored perceptons of the salience of self identity if persons suffering from dementia as perceived by the participants themselves, by family, and by staff caregivers. Four types of role identity were explored, professional, family role, hobbies / leisure activities and personal attributes. Participants were 104 persons with dementia, 48 of whom attended six adult day care centers while 56 resided in two nursing homes in the washington, DC, metropolitan area. participant's relatives and staff members were interviewed to obtain infroamtion about past and present self identity roles of participants and attitudes toward these roles. Findings demonstrate that the importance of proffesional role identity. Participants rated their roles in the past at less important and those in the present as more important compared to family members. Family members reported greater decline in the importance of role identities for those participants with greater cognitive impariment. Participants with modearate cognitive impairment reported greater decline in the importance of role identities than did the participants with severe cognitive impairment. Understanding the past and present self identities of persons with diminished cognitive abilities is crucial in the effort to provide individualized care and enhance participant experiences.

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