The experience of caring for patients with dementia within a general hospital setting: a meta-synthesis of the qualitative literature

摘要: AbstractObjectives: The optimal care of people with dementia in general hospitals has become a policy and practice imperative over recent years. However, despite this emphasis, the everyday experience staff caring for patient group is poorly understood. This review aimed to synthesise findings from qualitative studies topic published prior January 2014 develop knowledge provide framework help inform future training needs.Method: A systematic search literature was conducted across five academic databases inclusion/exclusion criteria applied retrieved papers. meta-ethnographic approach utilised resulting 14 papers.Results: Five key themes were constructed findings: overcoming uncertainty care; constraints environmental wider organisational context; inequality recognising benefits person-centred identifying need training. These explore opportuniti...