Meeting the Emotional Needs of Hospital Patients With Dementia: A Freelisting Study With Ward Staff

摘要: Background and objectives People with dementia are vulnerable when in hospital, serious risks to their physical emotional well-being. Hospital staff expected understand respond the emotions of patient; however, it is not known how this can be achieved. We provide a concise description achievable emotion-focused care for patients dementia. Design methods Exploratory qualitative interviews were conducted whole U.K. hospital ward providing care, constituting 47 members. Staff responded four questions using ethnographic freelisting. They listed (a) all ways they notice distress dementia, (b) causes distress, (c) respond, (d) responses that seem work. Cultural consensus analysis was applied. Results A single-factor solution each question indicated approach distress. Emotional noticed from agitation (Smith's saliency score, 0.418), crying (0.350), increased mobilizing (0.238). The main unfamiliar environment (0.355) knowing what happening (0.313). most effective required person (0.299), talking (0.283), being (0.269). Discussion implications findings expand understood behavioral psychological symptoms dementia; these communicated well-understood causes. Prioritized responding described person-centered care. results offer menu options emotionally responsive hospital. Future research should evaluate described.