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dc.contributor.authorMoyle, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorKellett, Ursula
dc.contributor.authorBallantyne, Alison
dc.contributor.authorGracia, Natalie
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:04:05Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:04:05Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2011-11-22T04:14:21Z
dc.identifier.issn0962-1067
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03549.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/41544
dc.description.abstractAim. To explore the perceptions of loneliness according to people with early-stage dementia, living in community and long-term care and also the views of their family carers. Background. Research that specifically explores the influence of loneliness on dementia is limited and indicates the prevalence of loneliness and the negative relationship between loneliness and cognitive decline. There is a paucity of research that explores loneliness from the perspective of the person with dementia. Design. A descriptive exploratory qualitative approach was used. Methods. Data were collected through semi-structured audio-taped interviews. A purposive sample of 70 people with a diagnosis or probable dementia and 73 family carers were recruited from community and long-term care from South East Queensland, Australia. Results. Four themes were identified: staying connected to others; losing the ability to socially engage; experiencing loneliness; and overcoming loneliness. The results emphasise the importance of familiar human relationships in reducing the feelings of loneliness in people experiencing dementia. Conclusions. People with dementia are at risk of loneliness, but placing them with unfamiliar people and environments may not improve their situation.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1445
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1453
dc.relation.ispartofissue9-10
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Clinical Nursing
dc.relation.ispartofvolume29
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther psychology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAged care nursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode529999
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420699
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420599
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420502
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.titleDementia and loneliness: an Australian perspective
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMoyle, Wendy
gro.griffith.authorKellett, Ursula


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