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Peer support for the newly diagnosed: how people with dementia can co-produce meeting centre services
Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Department of Health Care Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4169-2061
Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Department of Health Care Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8007-1770
Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Centre for Civil Society Research.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1453-6186
Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Department of Health Care Sciences. Sophiahemmet högskola.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0103-8994
2024 (English)In: Ageing & Society, ISSN 0144-686X, E-ISSN 1469-1779, p. 180-199Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This paper aims to contribute to the knowledge about open, co-produced meeting centres for people with dementia, from their own perspective. Services that support people who are newly diagnosed with dementia are often insufficient. Co-produced services have the potential to address the need of people with dementia to be useful and productive, while reducing the stigma. In this study, we applied a qualitative design. Data were collected at a meeting centre for people with newly diagnosed dementia, and consisted of fieldwork (13 days for about two hours at a time), written materials, and semi-structured interviews (mean length 30 minutes) with five attendees with dementia and two staff persons. The analysis was inspired by situational analysis. The findings showed that the meeting centre provided a place for human encounters, a break from everyday life, and a place to share knowledge and develop new skills. Further, challenges were described. Co-production consisted of the attendees being encouraged to take part in the planning of activities, learning from each other and providing mutual support. The study adds to previous knowledge about co-produced services for people with dementia. Future studies can clarify how co-production can be developed in services for people with newly diagnosed dementia in countries and regions where there is a dearth of this kind of support.

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Cambridge University Press, 2024. p. 180-199
Keywords [en]
Alzheimer's disease, Co-production, Dementia, Mutual support, Newly diagnosed, Post-diagnostic support, Self-help groups
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Nursing Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-9450DOI: 10.1017/s0144686x22000162ISI: 000772677700001OAI: oai:DiVA.org:esh-9450DiVA, id: diva2:1650235
Available from: 2022-04-06 Created: 2022-04-06 Last updated: 2024-05-08Bibliographically approved

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