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Ingalill Rahm Hallberg

Ingalill Rahm Hallberg

Professor emerita

Ingalill Rahm Hallberg

Exploring the meaning of everyday life, for those suffering from dementia

Author

  • Göran Holst
  • Ingalill Rahm Hallberg

Summary, in English

Living with dementia means struggling to preserve a sense of self, to retain (and reevaluate) one's values in a new situation, and to search for a new way of life. This study explored the meaning of everyday life as expressed by 11 people suffering from dementia. Data were collected through interviews with people in the early stage of a diagnosed dementia disease. The findings indicate that many people with dementia feel shame, sorrow, and sadness when their life with the disease begins but also indicate prospects of a more manageable life. Since the reaction and adjustment to dementia differs from person to person, professional caregivers need to use a case-specific approach in the provision of care.

Department/s

  • Family Medicine and Community Medicine
  • Department of Health Sciences

Publishing year

2003

Language

English

Pages

359-365

Publication/Series

American Journal of Alzheimers Disease & other Dementias

Volume

18

Issue

6

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Topic

  • Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
  • Nursing

Keywords

  • dementia
  • caregiver strategies
  • empirical studies

Status

Published

Research group

  • Family Medicine and Community Medicine

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1938-2731