A conversational, small-story approach to narrative care for people with dementia living in care institutions: Strategies and challenges.
J Aging Stud
; 64: 101105, 2023 Mar.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36868619
ABSTRACT
The aim of the paper was to define what narrative care is and identify and discuss everyday conversational narrative care strategies regarding people living with dementia in long-term care institutional settings. To do so, we differentiate between two approaches to narrative care a big-story approach (reflecting on life stories) and a small-story approach (enacting stories in everyday conservations). The paper is focused on the second approach, which appears to be particularly fit to be used with people living with dementia. We identify three main strategies to implement this approach in everyday care (1) prompting and sustaining narratives; (2) valuing non-verbal and embodied cues; and (3) constructing narrative environments. Finally, we discuss some training, institutional and cultural barriers and challenges for providing conversational, small story-based narrative care for people living with dementia in long-term care institutions.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Communication
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Dementia
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Aging Stud
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article