Understanding the difficulties of people with dementia and their caretakers in Finland
Karppinen, Sio Lai; Karppinen, Jori; Halonen, Raija (2020-08-20)
Karppinen S.L., Karppinen J., Halonen R. (2020) Understanding the Difficulties of People with Dementia and Their Caretakers in Finland. In: Cacace M. et al. (eds) Well-Being in the Information Society. Fruits of Respect. WIS 2020. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1270. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57847-3_1
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Well-Being in the Information Society. Fruits of Respect: 8th International Conference, WIS 2020, Turku, Finland, August 26-27, 2020, Proceedings. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57847-3_1.
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Abstract
The number of people with memory issues—and especially with dementia—is a growing challenge that raises both economic and psychological issues worldwide, and most healthcare systems currently emphasise pharmaceutical solutions to managing the everyday lives of dementia patients and their families. This study sought to determine the real issues experienced by people with dementia and their caretakers and the solutions they use. The study was carried out in Finland, and data was collected by online interviews due to the pandemic. The results showed that most elderly enjoyed music, stories and especially from interaction with other people. Many also suffered from too little physical activity, and some from sleeping disorders, leading to problematic behaviour. As the social meetings designed for the patients and their caretakers were arranged in different locations, there were also issues with getting there. The results were to be applied when building the non-pharmaceutical solution.
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