The Influence of Place on Everyday Life: Observations of Persons with Dementia in Regular Day Care and at the Green Care Farm
2017 (engelsk)Inngår i: Open Journal of Nursing, ISSN 2162-5336, E-ISSN 2162-5344, Vol. 9, nr 2, s. 261-278Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]
Day care services for persons with dementia are becoming an important aspect of community services. Place, therefore, becomes vital concerning how such establishments are organized regarding both the physical and social environment and the programs that are offered. The aim of this study was to describe the influence of place on everyday life in two different organized daycare services for persons with dementia. Based on observations and informal conversations with persons with dementia and staff members at a green care farm and a regular day care, we used an inductive manifest content analysis. The analysis reveals a main category: enabling and collaboration in daily life. The results are discussed in light of Goffman’s analysis of the structures of social encounters from the perspective of the dramatic performance. The main findings in this study involve how place contributes to enabling activities and collaboration between participants and staff, as it influences participants’ ability to achieve an active or passive role in everyday life at the day care services.
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2017. Vol. 9, nr 2, s. 261-278
Emneord [en]
Day Care Services, Green Care, Dementia, Place, Goffman
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-24170DOI: 10.4236/health.2017.92018OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-24170DiVA, id: diva2:1108613
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