Nurses Approaches to Improving the Quality of Life of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients in Iran
Takyiwaa, Emelia; Pham, Trang; Khanlari, Zahedeh (2015)
Takyiwaa, Emelia
Pham, Trang
Khanlari, Zahedeh
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 Finland
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015052810989
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015052810989
Tiivistelmä
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is possibly the supreme danger to public health in the 21st century.
The disease affects the victim’s dependency in so many ways. This study aimed to find out ways
and means nurses use to help Alzheimer’s disease patients to improve their quality of life. The
purpose is to provide information for nurses who are taking care of Alzheimer’s disease patient
to serve these patients better.
The study was done through qualitative research approach by systematically collecting data in
the natural setting of the nurses. Six nurses including two male nurses and four female nurses
were interviewed. All the participants have had at least five years working experiences of caring
for Alzheimer’s disease patients. The data was recorded and content analysis was used to
analysis the data.
This paper found several methods that nurses use to improve the quality of life of Alzheimer’s
patients. These include recreational activities, health checkups, exercises and group activities to
improve patient’s functional activity. Finally, the findings were grouped into four main
categories. These includes: intervention to maintain physiological function, intervention to
maintain psychological function, intervention to maintain cognitive function and intervention to
maintain social functioning.
The disease affects the victim’s dependency in so many ways. This study aimed to find out ways
and means nurses use to help Alzheimer’s disease patients to improve their quality of life. The
purpose is to provide information for nurses who are taking care of Alzheimer’s disease patient
to serve these patients better.
The study was done through qualitative research approach by systematically collecting data in
the natural setting of the nurses. Six nurses including two male nurses and four female nurses
were interviewed. All the participants have had at least five years working experiences of caring
for Alzheimer’s disease patients. The data was recorded and content analysis was used to
analysis the data.
This paper found several methods that nurses use to improve the quality of life of Alzheimer’s
patients. These include recreational activities, health checkups, exercises and group activities to
improve patient’s functional activity. Finally, the findings were grouped into four main
categories. These includes: intervention to maintain physiological function, intervention to
maintain psychological function, intervention to maintain cognitive function and intervention to
maintain social functioning.