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Self and next of kin's assessment of personality and sense of coherence in elderly people: implications for dementia care
- Authors:
- HOLST Göran, RENNEMARK Mikael, HALLBERG Ingalill R.
- Journal article citation:
- Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 11(1), January 2012, pp.19-30.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The best people able to understand the behaviour of individuals with severe dementia are usually close family members, rather than the nurses who care for them. This study evaluated the inter-rater agreement between healthy elderly people's self-assessment and the assessment made by a next of kin concerning personality and sense of coherence. Participants included 154 individuals from Sweden. Findings revealed a high or moderate agreement in ratings, showing that, in general, a close relative was able to report on the personality of a next of kin. The agreement was high on coherence and extraversion and lower on neuroticism. For neuroticism, length of time in the relationship increased the odds for a good inter-rater agreement. The authors concluded that next of kin provided reliable information and could therefore aid nurses in the care of older people with dementia.
Interventions in hypothetical elder abuse situations suggested by Swedish formal carers
- Authors:
- SAVEMAN Britt-Inger, HALLBERG Ingalill R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 8(4), 1997, pp.1-19.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In Sweden, public attention has not focused on elder abuse and no common view of intervention for organisational responsibilities has been developed. This study describes interventions suggested by Swedish formal carers in three hypothetical, typical cases of elder abuse. The findings showed that the respondents suggested few interventions, mainly viewing the problems as a social one, more specifically, as one for health care and voluntary organisations, or they suggested all types of interventions. The study found that each professional group and organisation seemed to develop their own view of elder abuse. The suggested interventions were related to their professional discipline, the specific type of situation, and the two cultures of health and social care.