Ahlström, Gerd

Bökberg, Christina

Janlöv, Ann-Christin

Karlsson, Staffan

Rahm Hallberg, Ingalill

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The communication and collaboration between professional care providers and intersectional information delivery in the care for people with dementiaChristina Bökberg, RNT, Doctoral student1, Staffan Karlsson, RNT, PhD, Senior lecturer1, Gerd Ahlström, RN, PhD, Professor1, Ann-Christin Janlöv, RNT, PhD, Senior lecturer21Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of medicine, Lund University, P.O. Box 157, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden2School of Health and Society, Kristianstad University, 291 88 KristianstadAbstractBackground: Dementia implies progressive loss of mental and physical functions during the trajectory of the disease (Porter & Kaplan, 2012). Persons with dementia need involvement of various and several care providers throughout the stages of dementia, and more knowledge is needed about intersectional communication in this complexity of care (Gurner, 2001).Aim: The aim of the study was to explore the communication and collaboration between professional care providers and intersectional information delivery throughout the trajectory of care from diagnosis to end of life care for persons with dementia in Sweden.Method: The study had a qualitative approach based on three focus group interviews with a variation among participants regarding professions and workplaces to represent different types of care for persons with dementia from diagnosis to end of life care. The transcribed verbatim was analyzed with qualitative content analysis.	Preliminary results: In early stages primary health care specialized in dementia had close collaboration, training and mentoring, with memory clinic and home care. In the later stages the person with dementia had less frequent contacts with primary health care. Day care played an important role in information delivery of the disease, in collaboration with home and institutional care. In the latest stage the family had an important role as a proxy for the person with dementia about desires in the care.Conclusion: A well-functioning network in professional care seems to have an impact on persons with dementia to remain at home despite loss of mental and physical functions.On the behalf of RightTimePlaceCare consortium. http://www.righttimeplacecare.eu (​http:​/​​/​www.righttimeplacecare.eu​)  

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