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Facts, myths and power: the social construction of senile dementia
- Author:
- SHORTT Susanne
- Publisher:
- University of Warwick. Department of Applied Social Studies/Social Care Associat
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 96p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Coventry
Dissertation examining the social construction of senile dementia, and suggesting that ageism and sexism operate in conjunction with an oppressive medical perspective on this condition to create a triple jeopardy for white older people that is exacerbated for black elders by racism.
Ageism and age discrimination in mental health care in the United Kingdom: a review from the literature
- Author:
- LIEVESLEY Nat
- Publisher:
- Centre for Policy on Ageing
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 80p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Department of Health has commissioned this review of ageism and age discrimination in the provision of mental health services for older people in the context of the European Commission Draft Directive (July 2008) - COM (2008) 426 and the passage through the United Kingdom parliament during 2009‐10 of the Equality Bill and related secondary legislation that will outlaw age discrimination in the provision of goods and services, including health and social care. Topics include: ageism and types of age discrimination; stigma, stereotypes and ageist attitudes; mental health services for older people; age discrimination in the treatment of particular conditions: common mental disorders, dementia, less common conditions, comorbidity; prevention and public health interventions; NICE guidelines and QALY; education and training. This review is one of four reviews of ageism and age discrimination in health and social care.
Older people
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 2005, pp.37-42.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
This article reports on studies from four continents into age discrimination in the workplace, home care support and mental health issues give valuable pointers for UK practice.
Understanding obstacles to the recognition of and response to dementia in different European countries: a modified focus group approach using multinational, multi-disciplinary expert groups
- Authors:
- ILIFFE S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 9(1), January 2005, pp.1-6.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Experts from eight European countries (Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom) and the disciplines of clinical psychology, general practice, geriatric medicine, old age psychiatry, medical sociology, nursing and voluntary body organisation met in 2003 to explore obstacles to recognition of and response to dementia in general practice within Europe. A modified focus group methodology was used in this exploratory process. Groups were conducted over a two-day period, with five sessions lasting 1-1.5 hours each. An adapted nominal group method was used to record themes arising from the group discussion, and these themes were used in a grounded theory approach to generate explanations for delayed recognition of and response to dementia. The overarching theme that arose from the focus groups was movement, which had three different expressions. These were: population movement and its consequences for localities, services and professional experience; the journey of the person with dementia along the disease process; and the referral pathway to access services and support. Change is the core issue in dementia care, with multiple pathways of change that need to be understood at clinical and organisational levels. Practitioners and people with dementia are engaged in managing emotional, social and physical risks, making explicit risk management a potentially important component of dementia care. The boundary between generalist and specialist services is a particular problem, with great potential for dysfunctionality. Stigma and ageism are variably distributed phenomena both within and between countries.
Low image that lead to a rough deal
- Author:
- ADAMS Trevor
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 3(5), September 1995, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Suggests that mental health nursing is ageist, and asks, what can be done about it.
Orally positioning persons with dementia in assessment meetings
- Authors:
- OSTERHOLM Johannes H., SAMUELSSON Christina
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 35(2), 2015, pp.367-388.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This study examines how people with dementia are orally positioned by others, and how they position themselves while participating in assessment meetings held in order to discuss access to supportive services. Five assessment meetings were analysed where two older persons (one diagnosed with dementia and one without a dementia diagnosis) participated to investigate whether the person with dementia is positioned differently than the other old person. Interactional phenomena used to position the person with dementia were identified by interactional analysis. Six phenomena positioned the person with dementia as an individual with less interactional competence than the other participants: ignoring the person with dementia; voicing the feelings, capacity or opinion of the person with dementia; posing questions implying lack of competence; others' use of diagnosis; self-(re)positioning; and elderspeak. Persons with dementia are often orally positioned as less competent, indicating that they suffer further from discrimination than other older persons. The authors suggest that this has an impact on the participation of people with dementia in negotiations regarding their future care. The results indicate that social workers should be made aware that negative positioning exists and how it may affect the ability of people with dementia to contribute to discussions about their everyday life. Social workers should be encouraged to find strategies to reduce negative positioning in interaction. (Edited publisher abstract)
An ethnographic study of stigma and ageism in residential care or assisted living
- Authors:
- DOBBS Debra, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 48(4), August 2008, pp.517-526.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Ethnography and other qualitative data-gathering and analytic techniques were used to gather data from 309 participants (residents, family and staff) from six residential care or assisted living (RC–AL) settings in Maryland. Transcript data was then entered into Atlas.ti 5.0 and analyzed using grounded theory techniques for emergent themes. Four themes emerged that relate to stigma in RC–AL: (a) ageism in long-term care; (b) stigma as related to disease and illness; (c) sociocultural aspects of stigma; and (d) RC–AL as a stigmatizing setting. Some strategies used in RC–AL settings to combat stigma include family member advocacy on behalf of stigmatized residents, assertion of resident autonomy, and administrator awareness of potential stigmatization. Findings suggest that changes could be made to the structure as well as the process of care delivery to minimize the occurrence of stigma in RC–AL settings. Structural changes include an examination of how best, given the resident case mix, to accommodate care for persons with dementia (e.g., separate units or integrated care); processes of care include staff recognition of resident preferences and strengths, rather than their limitations.
Social work students' perceptions about incompetence in elders
- Author:
- KANE Michael N.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 47(3/4), 2006, pp.153-171.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In this American study 172 graduate and undergraduate social work students were surveyed to investigate their perceptions concerning memory impairment in elders. Approximately 70% of those surveyed did not strongly disagree with the perception that all elders are memory impaired. In further analysis, significant correlations were found to exist between this variable and several other variables, including perceptions of elders' behaviours and perceptions of communicating with elders. In a standard multiple regression, three significant predictor variables accounted for 53.4% of the model's adjusted variance. These predictor variables included: (a) perceptions of elders' behaviours, (b) perceptions of communicating with elders, and (c) having taken courses in gerontology. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Older People
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 14, October 2002, pp.41-46.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
There is pressure to raise the quality of residential care but to keep costs low. Four local authorities were studied to provide an understanding of how successfully welfare services are meeting the needs of the elderly.
Why are older people left out?
- Author:
- MOORE Nick
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 23.11.00, 2000, pp.27-28.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Asks whether ageism is built into the system regarding the care of older people with mental health problems, as they are not seen as 'newsworthy'. A mental health nurse gives his opinion.