‘Seeing me through my memories’: a grounded theory study on using reminiscence with people with dementia living in long‐term care

Cooney, Adeline; Hunter, Andrew; Murphy, Kathy; Casey, Dympna; Devane, Declan; Smyth, Siobhán; Dempsey, Laura; Murphy, Edel; Jordan, Fionnuala; O’Shea, Eamon

doi:10.1111/jocn.12645

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“…The fourth defining attribute describes how reminiscence can assume many forms; it may be oral, written, or internal (inherently private) . Reminiscence can occur at the private level, assuming an introspective and evaluative nature (ie, intrapersonal), or at the public level, consisting of conversations and forming connections with others (ie, interpersonal) .…”

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“…The results of the concept analysis show that reminiscence is a ubiquitous process that occurs in all stages of life, but tends to occur more frequently in older adults . As an intervention in mild dementia care, reminiscence is a flexible process; it can take the form of a group or individual activity, can be spontaneous or purposeful, and can be conducted employing a wide variety of physical or nonphysical memory triggers . Reminiscence is a highly multifunctional and multidimensional process which, when practiced appropriately, fulfills several functions related to mental health .…”

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Reminiscence in the Care of People with Mild Dementia: A Concept Analysis

Khait

Shellman

2020

Nurs Forum

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Aim: To clarify the concept of reminiscence in the care of people with mild dementia, highlight its uses as a nursing intervention in dementia care, and propose an operational definition of the concept. Background: Reminiscence is one of the leading nonpharmacological interventions in dementia care. The existing literature lacks a unified definition of reminiscence as it applies to the care of patients with mild dementia and a precise understanding of the concept's applications in nursing care. Data Sources: We derived data from literature searches in CINAHL, PsycINFO, PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Cochrane Library databases. Design: Concept Analysis. Review Methods: The review method used was the Walker and Avant's (2019) eightstep method. Results: Identification of the key attributes, antecedents, consequences, and empirical referents of the concept resulted in an operational definition of the concept. The proposed operational definition identifies reminiscence in the care of patients with mild dementia as a cognitive, functional process of recalling and reconstructing distant memories using memory stimuli through mutual interaction with a trained facilitator. Conclusion: Clarifying the concept will add validity to the current and future literature, help to develop new research instruments that accurately measure this concept, and function as a framework for holistic nursing interventions. K E Y W O R D S reminiscence, concept analysis, mild dementia, nursing care

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Reminiscence in the Care of People with Mild Dementia: A Concept Analysis

Khait

Shellman

2020

Nurs Forum

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“…Old and close relationships were important for the sense of belonging. Reminiscing constitutes the link backwards and forwards in time described by Cooney et al as seeing the person with DD through their memories. In the present study, the relationship to staff and others was important .…”

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“…Reminiscing constitutes the link backwards and forwards in time described by Cooney et al as seeing the person with DD through their memories. In the present study, the relationship to staff and others was important . James et al defined three factors promoting the meaningfulness of being in the everyday life for residents in nursing homes; having space to be you; belonging and security; and longing for something to happen.…”

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They are still the same – family members’ stories about their relatives with dementia disorders as residents in a nursing home

Cronfalk

Ternestedt

2017

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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In order to better understand the context of suffering from dementia disorders, greater efforts should be made to understand and identify what persons with such disorders experience when living in a nursing home. The aim of this qualitative study was to gain further understanding of how persons with dementia disorders experienced and coped with their changed life situation after being relocated to a nursing home as described by their family members' perceptions. Qualitative data were collected from ten interviews with family members and evaluated using content analysis. The main findings suggest that residents with dementia disorders largely maintained their personality intact throughout the trajectory of illness as they were able to keep their habits and interests. The local environment of the nursing home and the residents' relationships to staff were important in order to feel accepted. Four categories were discerned during the analysis: living in limbo; coming to peace; keeping old habits and relationships; and thoughts about impending death. It is reasonable to believe that old habits and interests may be preserved as the embodiment of such habits are deeply rooted and connected to a person's identity even when going through various changes and transitions in life. Therefore, to be accepted as the person you are requires care and services to specific needs, i.e. person-centeredness. Lack of understanding from staff may therefore have an adverse effect on a person's self-respect and identity. For that reason, staff needs to reflect on their attitudes and relationships as well as extending their knowledge about how to address sensitive topics such as the residents' impending death. To achieve this support from managers is pivotal. Future research should focus on support to nursing staff to further knowledge and understanding about the individual changes resident go through near the end of life.

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“…Indeed, several approaches apply narrative ideas in a formal, programmed way. These include collecting residents' life stories and celebrating them within the community (Noonan, 2011), providing individual music on iPods (Music & Memory, 2016), life story work (McKeown, Clarke, Ingleton, Ryan, & Repper, 2010;McKeown, Clarke, & Repper, 2006;McKeown, Ryan, Ingleton, & Clarke, 2015), reminiscence work (Cooney et al, 2014) and even Tai-Chi (Kenyon, 2011). Given such advances in appreciating the 1 We are grateful to nurse and MA student of gerontology Tine Thomassen for sharing this story with us and for letting us use it as an example of care as narrative practice throughout this paper.…”

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Care as narrative practice in the context of long‐term care: Theoretical considerations

Berendonk

Blix

Randall

et al. 2017

Int J Older People Nursing

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To recognise that both residents and care providers are narrative beings shift the current culture of care away from rationalised and emotionally devoid consequences of care. Understanding the theoretical underpinnings of care itself as narrative practice is a first step in developing care practices that place relationships between residents and care providers at the centre of practice. There is a need for the implementation of strategies to think and work narratively in long-term care settings.

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‘Seeing me through my memories’: a grounded theory study on using reminiscence with people with dementia living in long‐term care

Abstract: This study found that reminiscence enhanced the experience of living in long-term care for residents with dementia and working in long-term care settings for staff.

Cited by 48 publications

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Reminiscence in the Care of People with Mild Dementia: A Concept Analysis

Reminiscence in the Care of People with Mild Dementia: A Concept Analysis

They are still the same – family members’ stories about their relatives with dementia disorders as residents in a nursing home

Care as narrative practice in the context of long‐term care: Theoretical considerations

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