Wandering behaviour from the perspectives of older adults living with mild to moderate dementia in long-term care homes
| dc.contributor.author | Adekoya, Adebusola | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Mordoch, Elaine (Nursing) Strang, David (Winnipeg Regional Health Authority) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.guestmembers | Stewart-Archer, Lois (Winnipeg Health Region) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Guse, Lorna (Nursing) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-06T14:49:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-06T14:49:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | en_US |
| dc.date.submitted | 2018-09-06T03:41:48Z | en |
| dc.degree.discipline | Nursing | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Nursing (M.N.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Wandering is often described as “aimless walking” and “disruptive”. Kitwood’s Enriched Model of Dementia challenges us to focus on the person, not the behaviour. This exploratory study addressed a gap in the literature on wandering behaviour by gaining the perspectives of older adults living with mild to moderate dementia in long-term care homes and their family members. Walking interviews were conducted with eight older adults. Family members provided additional information on their relatives’ walking history. Key themes were: walking as enjoyable and good, walking for health benefits, walking as purposeful, walking as a lifelong habit, walking as a form of socialization, walking as a coping strategy, and walking to find and be with animals. These results suggest a reconceptualization of wandering from aimless walking and a disruption to a purposeful and beneficial activity. The findings form the groundwork for future studies on promoting safe walking for older adults living with dementia. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | October 2018 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | APA | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/33251 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | Wandering behaviour | en_US |
| dc.subject | Older adults | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dementia | en_US |
| dc.subject | Long-term care homes | en_US |
| dc.title | Wandering behaviour from the perspectives of older adults living with mild to moderate dementia in long-term care homes | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |
| local.subject.manitoba | yes | en_US |