Psychosocial Intervention Use in Long-Stay Dementia Care: A Classic Grounded Theory

Andrew Hunter, John Keady, Dympna Casey, Annmarie Grealish, Kathy Murphy

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to develop a substantive grounded theory of staff psychosocial intervention use with residents with dementia in long-stay care. "Becoming a person again" emerged as the core category accounting for staffs' psychosocial intervention use within long-stay care. Interview data were collected from participants in nine Irish long-stay settings: 14 residents with dementia, 19 staff nurses, one clinical facilitator, seven nurse managers, 21 nursing assistants, and five relatives. Constant comparative method guided the data collection and analysis. The researcher's theoretical memos, based on unstructured observation, and applicable extant literature were also included as data. By identifying the mutuality of the participants' experiences, this classic grounded theory explains staff motivation toward psychosocial intervention use within long-stay care. It also explains how institutional factors interact with those personal factors that incline individuals toward psychosocial intervention use.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2024-2034
Number of pages11
JournalQualitative Health Research
Volume26
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ireland
  • dementia
  • grounded theory
  • psychology-psychological issues
  • qualitative research
  • quality of life

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