Dementia Patients: A Qualitative Study
The main issue that prompted the researchers to do the study on the experiences that the health care workers have with dementia patients and their caregivers was to give an opportunity to health care workers to understand better ways of improving care for these patients because the population is increasing fast and it will help them give proper education to caregivers. The significance of the study was noted by “the global prevalence of Alzheimer disease and related dementias which is estimated to be 36 million people and is expected to double in the next 20 years”, (Protok, Horgan & Seitz, 2013, pp 5).Many strategies for giving care to patients with dementia have enlightened the importance of coordinated health care services to this rapidly
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The following steps were used in the criteria selection which was choosing, first the qualitative studies used interviews or focus groups to examine health care experiences with demented patients or their caregivers by use of the “standard criteria” (Protok, Horgan & Seitz, 2013).The caregivers used were friends and families. The included studies that “described the primary research question, context of the research, study sample and methods used for data collection and analysis. We excluded studies that did not provide information from primary care or that provided only data about the experiences of health care providers,”( Protok, Horgan & Seitz, 2013,pp …show more content…
The researchers developed a conceptual framework and the diagrams were constructed. The conceptual framework diagram consisted of the themes, stages of health care services and health care implications as headings and four rows. “For example, first column under theme had confusion, uncertainty and resistance. Second column under stages of health care services had seeking information and understanding and third column under health care implications had public education and awareness. Also tools to assist with raising topic with health care providers,”( Protok, Horgan & Seitz, 2013,pp 23). This was the first
The following steps were used in the criteria selection which was choosing, first the qualitative studies used interviews or focus groups to examine health care experiences with demented patients or their caregivers by use of the “standard criteria” (Protok, Horgan & Seitz, 2013).The caregivers used were friends and families. The included studies that “described the primary research question, context of the research, study sample and methods used for data collection and analysis. We excluded studies that did not provide information from primary care or that provided only data about the experiences of health care providers,”( Protok, Horgan & Seitz, 2013,pp …show more content…
The researchers developed a conceptual framework and the diagrams were constructed. The conceptual framework diagram consisted of the themes, stages of health care services and health care implications as headings and four rows. “For example, first column under theme had confusion, uncertainty and resistance. Second column under stages of health care services had seeking information and understanding and third column under health care implications had public education and awareness. Also tools to assist with raising topic with health care providers,”( Protok, Horgan & Seitz, 2013,pp 23). This was the first