TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - The significance of meaningful and enjoyable activities for nursing home resident's experiences of dignity
JO  - Scandinavian journal of caring sciences
A1  - Slettebø, Åshild
A1  - Saeteren, Berit
A1  - Caspari, Synnøve
A1  - Lohne, Vibeke
A1  - Rehnsfeldt, Arne Wilhelm
A1  - Heggestad, Anne Kari Tolo
A1  - Lillestø, Britt
A1  - Høy, Bente
A1  - Råholm, Maj-Britt
A1  - Lindwall, Lillemor
A1  - Aasgaard, Trygve
A1  - Nåden, Dagfinn
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: Living in a nursing home may be challenging to the residents' experience of dignity. Residents' perception of how their dignity is respected in everyday care is important. <br><br>AIM: To examine how nursing home residents experience dignity through the provision of activities that foster meaning and joy in their daily life. <br><br>METHOD: A qualitative design was used and 28 individual semistructured interviews conducted with nursing home residents from six nursing homes in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The data were analysed with qualitative content analysis. Independent ethical committees in all participating countries granted their approval for the study. <br><br>FINDINGS: The participants highlight two dimensions of the activities that foster experiences of dignity in nursing homes in Scandinavia. These two categories were (i) fostering dignity through meaningful participation and (ii) fostering dignity through experiencing enjoyable individualised activities. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Activities are important for residents to experience dignity in their daily life in nursing homes. However, it is important to tailor the activities to the individual and to enable the residents to take part actively. Nurses should collect information about the resident's preferences for participation in activities at the nursing home.<br><br>© 2016 Nordic College of Caring Science.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0283-9318
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/scs.12386
ID  - ref1
ER  -