Background Professional identity formation (PIF) in medical students is a multifactorial
phenomenon, shaped by ways that clinical and non-clinical experiences, expectations and …

Background The provision of quality care in nursing home (NH) facilities is an ongoing
challenge, and the literature indicates that the quality of care (QOC) is often suboptimal …

Background: Because the pattern of illnesses changes in an aging population and many
people manage to live well with chronic diseases, a group of health care professionals …

Background To provide adequate nursing care it is important for nursing staff to
communicate effectively with people with dementia. Due to their limited communication …

The use of multisensory stimulation in people with dementia is becoming increasingly
popular in the last decades. The aim of this review is to analyze the therapeutic effectiveness …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? People with dementia experience
cognitive decline which can affect their ability to communicate with others and consequently …

The aim of this article is to investigate how life in Norwegian nursing homes may affect
experiences of dignity among persons with dementia. The study had a qualitative design …

Abstract Purpose of the Study: Nursing home (NH) residents with dementia exhibit
challenging behaviors or resistiveness to care (RTC) that increase staff time, stress, and NH …

Personhood discourses in dementia care have gained prominence and current care home
standards mandate that care should be “person-centred”. However, it is unclear how the …

Person-centered care (PCC) for people with dementia is a system of care that is based on
the belief that personhood can be maintained despite cognitive impairment. A recently …