TY - JOUR T1 - Spouses with partners with dementia living in institutional care develop visiting routines that help to maintain the spousal relationship JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 58 LP - 58 DO - 10.1136/eb-2016-102588 VL - 20 IS - 2 AU - Cheryl Holman Y1 - 2017/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/20/2/58.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Førsund LH, Kiik R, Skovdahl K, et al. Constructing togetherness throughout the phases of dementia: a qualitative study exploring how spouses maintain relationships with partners with dementia who live in institutional care. J Clin Nurs 2016;25:3010–25.OpenUrlThe relationship between a spouse and a person living with dementia living in an institutional setting is important, complex and relatively under-researched.The research implies there is potential for healthcare practitioners to enable and facilitate the couple in sustaining their relationship.People with dementia may be cared for in institutional settings. This can lead to separation from a partner that may have involved love and emotional and practical care. This study by Førsund et al explored the experiences of 15 spouses in Norway whose partners had dementia and were living in institutional care settings. The … ER -