Mjuk massage för personer med demens : personal och patienters perspektiv

• Main Authors: Öhrn, Sandra, Steinmark, Heidie
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Högskolan i Gävle, Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och sociologi 2008
• Subjects: soft massage; dementia; health care workers; Nursing; Omvårdnad
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-765

The aim with the literature study was to describe how persons with dementia and health care workers in the geriatric care experiences soft massage and to describe the derived effects for persons with dementia. Scientific articles were sampled from the databases: Medline (Pub Med), Cinahl and Psyc INFO. The main results of the study are presented in three parts: how persons with dementia experiences soft massage, health care workers experiences of giving soft massage and the health care workers descriptions on derived effects on persons with dementia. The results showed that persons with dementia experienced a positive reaction to soft massage and the health care workers did no longer feel helpless in their care service towards persons with dementia. The studies showed that soft massage decreased agitation, wandering, pain and sleeplessness. Not all persons with dementia was receptive to soft massage, therefore an ethical awareness was required by the health care workers.