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Enhancing partnerships with relatives in care settings.
Full Abstract
AIM:
The aims of this project were to implement guidance that sought to involve carers of older people in decision-making processes, and to promote practice development through work-based learning.
METHOD:
Data were collected and analysed to examine how carer involvement was being managed on the wards. The data were then fed back to staff in each area and meetings were held to discuss which aspects of carer involvement were priorities for them. These were then matched with the four markers of satisfactory involvement identified in a previous study (Walker et al 1999).
RESULTS:
Several strategies were implemented to enhance carer involvement, including life story work, written communication books and a newsletter. Early feedback from the project highlighted benefits for staff and relatives, which included greater confidence in negotiating care and closer relationships between relatives and staff.
CONCLUSION:
If carer involvement in care is to become a reality, staff need support and encouragement to develop meaningful relationships with relatives and to value their expert opinions.
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Author information
Author/s: Dewar, Belinda (B); Tocher, Ria (R); Watson, Wendy (W);
Affiliation: Scottish Centre for the Promotion of the Older Person's Agenda, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh. bdewar@qmuc.ac.uk
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987) (Nurs Stand), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2003 Jun 18-24; vol 17 (issue 40) : pp 33-9
Dates: Created 2003/07/11; Completed 2003/09/09; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12854194, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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