TY  - JOUR
AU  - Manietta, Christina
AU  - Purwins, Daniel
AU  - Pinkert, Christiane
AU  - Fink, Lisa
AU  - Rommerskirch-Manietta, Mike
AU  - Feige, Melanie
AU  - Knecht, Christiane
AU  - Roes, Martina
TI  - Dementia-Friendly Hospital-The Perspective of Professional Dementia Experts.
JO  - Journal of clinical nursing
VL  - Advance online publication
SN  - 0962-1067
CY  - Oxford [u.a.]
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
M1  - DZNE-2025-01276
SP  - -
PY  - 2024
AB  - To investigate the professional dementia experts' understanding of a dementia-friendly hospital to identify its characteristics.We used a qualitative design embedded in a case study. A total of 16 semi-structured expert interviews were conducted with 17 professional dementia experts. Using inductive content analysis, the interviews were analysed in a participatory manner involving a group of researchers and dementia experts.We identified six characteristics of dementia-friendly hospitals: Proud to be dementia-friendly-That's what we want; Seeing the human being-Taking care of everyone; Having everyone on board-It's a collective task; Being professional-It takes more than being nice and kind; Rethinking the 'running' system-We have to change, not them; and Being part of the community-Thinking beyond the hospital.The concept of a dementia-friendly hospital seems complex and requires a rethinking of the traditional hospital. For a conceptualisation, the involvement of people with dementia and their relatives is important to gain a comprehensive understanding.A dementia-friendly hospital is characterised by professional care that comprises a safe, familiar and supportive environment, is prepared but also flexible, has everyone on board, and sees the human being. To become dementia-friendly, individual interventions such as training courses can be a starting point. However, an overall concept is required that also includes components that contribute to successful implementation and a welcoming culture of people with dementia.Our findings on the perspective of professional dementia experts contribute to the conceptualisation of dementia-friendly hospitals.We reported our study according to the COREQ checklist.The investigation of the perspective of professional dementia experts is one part of a larger study. In this overall DEMfriendlyHospital study, we interviewed professional dementia experts, people with dementia and their relatives and also involved them in a participatory manner in various stages of the research process.
KW  - acute care (Other)
KW  - cognitive impairment (Other)
KW  - healthcare professionals (Other)
KW  - qualitative research (Other)
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:39287219
DO  - DOI:10.1111/jocn.17422
UR  - https://pub.dzne.de/record/282306
ER  -