| To be a good food provider: an exploratory study among spouses of persons with Alzheimer's disease. | |
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PMID: 20724378 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Large proportions of people with dementia live at home and need help from a relative. The aim of the current study was to examine how people living with persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) perceived everyday life aspects of food choices, cooking, and food-related work. The analyses are based on focus group interviews including women and men acting as caregivers to people with AD and living in Sweden. The main results identified from the data, were how cohabitants to persons with AD struggle with either taking on a new role as a food provider or extending it, but also how they tried to cope as carer, which entailed food being an important part of the treatment of the disease. Those expressing greatest concern were those perceiving themselves as inexperienced food providers and carers, which in this study were all men. |
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Authors:
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Christina Fjellström; Asa Starkenberg; Annika Wesslén; M S Licentiate; Ann-Christine Tysén Bäckström; Gerd Faxén-Irving; |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-08-19 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias Volume: 25 ISSN: 1938-2731 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-07 Completed Date: 2010-12-28 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101082834 Medline TA: Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 521-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, Uppsala University, Sweden. christina.fjellstrom@ikv.uu.se |
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Adaptation, Psychological Aged Alzheimer Disease / diet therapy*, psychology Caregivers / psychology* Elder Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Female Focus Groups Food Habits* Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Health Promotion Humans Male Middle Aged Spouses / psychology* Sweden |
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Investigator/Affiliation:
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Gerd Faxén Irving / ; Yvonne Freund-Levi / ; Maria Eriksdotter-Jönhagen / ; Hans Basun / ; Erik Hjorth / ; Jan Palmblad / ; Inger Vedin / ; Lars-Olof Wahlund / ; Tommy Cederholm / |
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