Dignity humiliation as experienced by wives caring for a home-dwelling husband with dementia

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ID15216913
AuthorsOscar Tranvåg (0000-0001-9529-7879, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, corresponding author), Dianne Naden (0000-0002-7097-6530, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University), Jessica Hemberg (0000-0002-0829-8249, Åbo Akademi University)
Year2022
Volume43
Issue10-11
Pages1315-1336
Publication date2022-04-15
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399332.2022.2062759
PMID35426766
OpenAlexW4224053695
LanguageEN
References cited25

In this study, we explored key sources that led wives who care for their husbands with dementia at home to experience dignity humiliation - an issue that affects the well-being of women around the world. Through hermeneutic interpretation of in-depth interviews, three key sources of this were identified: interpersonal experiences of people's indifference, curiosity and disrespectful attitudes; interpersonal experiences of limited access to healthcare services and incompassionate treatment by healthcare professionals, and; intrapersonal experiences of self-deprecation. Knowledge of key sources leading to dignity humiliation can be used to improve interdisciplinary healthcare practices and policy development, specifically relating to this group of caregivers

Dementia · Dignity · Disease · Humiliation · Political science · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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