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Chapter 16. Person-Centred Care for People with Severe Dementia

  1. Alistair Burns4,
  2. Bengt Winblad5
  1. Murna Downs1,
  2. Neil Small2,
  3. Katherine Froggatt3

Published Online: 19 SEP 2006

DOI: 10.1002/0470010568.ch16

Book Title

Severe Dementia

Severe Dementia

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How to Cite

Downs, M., Small, N. and Froggatt, K. (2006) Person-Centred Care for People with Severe Dementia, in Severe Dementia (eds A. Burns and B. Winblad), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470010568.ch16

Editor Information

  1. 4

    Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University of Manchester, Education and Research Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9Lt, UK

  2. 5

    Division of Geriatric Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Neurotec B 84, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-14186 Stockholm, Sweden

Author Information

  1. 1

    Bradford Dementia Group, School for Health Studies, Unity Building, University of Bradford, Bradford BD5 0BB, UK

  2. 2

    Primary and Community Care, School of Health Studies, University of Bradford, The Unity Building, 25 Trinity, Bradford, West Yorkshire BD5 0BB, UK

  3. 3

    Palliative and End of Life Care Research Group, Sheffield University, Bartolomé House, Winter Street, Sheffield S3 7ND, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 19 SEP 2006
  2. Published Print: 21 APR 2006

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470010549

Online ISBN: 9780470010563

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Keywords:

  • person-centred care;
  • allowing patient perspective in dementia;
  • Affect Rating Scale;
  • positive response schedule;
  • Dementia care mapping

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Affirms the value of the person, regardless of degree of impairment

  • Treats everyone as an individual

  • Taking the perspective of the person as the starting point

  • Provides a supportive social environment

  • Organisational and political strategies

  • Conclusion

  • Acknowledgement

  • References

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