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Care of the older person
Qualitative—other
Family carers of people with cognitive impairment who are admitted to hospital experience disruption from their normal routine and use a variety of strategies to cope
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  1. Faika Zanjani
  1. Department of Behavioral and Community Health, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
  1. Correspondence to: Dr Faika Zanjani, Behavioral and Community Health, University of Maryland, 1242x SPH:BCH, College Park, MD 20742, USA; fzanjani{at}umd.edu

https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2014-101735

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    Commentary on: Clissett P, Porock D, Harwood RH, et al. Experiences of family carers of older people with mental health problems in the acute general hospital: a qualitative study. J Adv Nurs 2013;69:2707–16.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed

    Implications for practice and research

    • Healthcare systems need to recognise that hospitalisation is an extremely disruptive experience for patients with cognitive impairment or depression—as it also is for informal caregivers.

    • The healthcare system should tailor facilities that psychosocially and instrumentally support old-aged patients with cognitive impairment or depression and their informal caregivers, so as to enable a high-quality hospitalisation experience and consequent positive outcomes.

    • Research should focus on the impact of additional social services and family support across the healthcare system.

    Context

    This paper contributes to the knowledge surrounding caregiver perceptions of late-life care in the context of hospitalisation and mental health. An extensive body …

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