The perspectives of people with dementia : research methods and motivations / edited by Heather Wilkinson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wilkinson, Heather, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dementia--Research--Methodology.

Dementia.

Dementia--Research.

Mental illness--Treatment.

Mental illness.

Physical Description:

256 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

People with dementia have often played a passive role in the investigation of their condition. The contributors to this book look at ways of redressing the balance and involving them in the research process. They describe the skills that researchers and care staff need when seeking to validate the views of people with dementia successfully.

Contents:

Intro

Part One: Ethical Practicle issues of Involvement

Chapter 1. Including people with dementia in research

Chapter 2. Getting down to brass tacks

Chapter 3. Ethical issues in dementia care research

Chapter 4. Including the perspectives of older people in institutional care

Chapter 5. Including people with dementia

Part two: The views of people with dementia

Chapter 6. Should People with Alzheimer's disease take part i nresearch

Chapter 7. Did research alter anything

Part Three: Methods and Motivations

Chapter 8. Working with staff to include people with dementia in research

Chapter 9. Successess and challenges in using focus groups

Chapter 10. 'Nobody's ever asked how i felt'

Chapter 11: Don't leave me hangin on the telephone

Chapter 12: Using Video observation

Chapter 13: South Asian people with dementia

List of Contributors

Subject Index

Author Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781846423109

1846423104

9780585478272

0585478279

OCLC:

923646413