Is Watching Television a Realistic Leisure Option for People with Dementia
Background: Watching television is a common leisure activity, not least among older people. However, watching television may become difficult when it is disturbed by symptoms of dementia. Method: A total of 284 questionnaires were handed out to relatives of people with dementia in Iceland, in the Me...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0c1a5b6ae14b4af8ae600ab83c0bab44 2023-05-15T16:50:54+02:00 Is Watching Television a Realistic Leisure Option for People with Dementia Margrét Gústafsdóttir 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1159/000369383 https://doaj.org/article/0c1a5b6ae14b4af8ae600ab83c0bab44 EN eng Karger Publishers http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/369383 https://doaj.org/toc/1664-5464 1664-5464 doi:10.1159/000369383 https://doaj.org/article/0c1a5b6ae14b4af8ae600ab83c0bab44 Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 116-122 (2015) Social context Contact Watching television Togetherness Quality time Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429 Geriatrics RC952-954.6 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1159/000369383 2022-12-31T01:49:55Z Background: Watching television is a common leisure activity, not least among older people. However, watching television may become difficult when it is disturbed by symptoms of dementia. Method: A total of 284 questionnaires were handed out to relatives of people with dementia in Iceland, in the Memory Clinic of the University Hospital and in specialized units for people with dementia (6 day-care units and 8 units within nursing homes). The response rate was just below 58%. Results: Watching television was shown to play a less important role in the course of the daily life of people with dementia as soon as the symptoms of the disease became evident, and it increasingly became less relevant. So, this previous leisure activity left an ever-growing void of time to fill. However, watching television may provide an important social context for contact and togetherness during the progress of the disease, as watching television with someone close to them was important for the individuals with dementia. Conclusion: It is not a viable option for people with dementia to watch television on their own, but they may enjoy watching television while sharing this activity with a person close to them. This may even provide quality time. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra 5 1 116 122 |
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Background: Watching television is a common leisure activity, not least among older people. However, watching television may become difficult when it is disturbed by symptoms of dementia. Method: A total of 284 questionnaires were handed out to relatives of people with dementia in Iceland, in the Memory Clinic of the University Hospital and in specialized units for people with dementia (6 day-care units and 8 units within nursing homes). The response rate was just below 58%. Results: Watching television was shown to play a less important role in the course of the daily life of people with dementia as soon as the symptoms of the disease became evident, and it increasingly became less relevant. So, this previous leisure activity left an ever-growing void of time to fill. However, watching television may provide an important social context for contact and togetherness during the progress of the disease, as watching television with someone close to them was important for the individuals with dementia. Conclusion: It is not a viable option for people with dementia to watch television on their own, but they may enjoy watching television while sharing this activity with a person close to them. This may even provide quality time. |
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