Case Study about What Do You Mean by Nursing?

Running head: NURSING
Nursing
Name of the student:
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1NURSING
Reporting
By conducing semi-structured interview with family caregivers of early onset dementia
patient, the research by Matano (2017) found that diagnosis of dementia in living spouses was
associated with many ups and downs for the family caregivers. For some caregivers, the quality
of life deteriorated significantly post the diagnosis of dementia for their partners. The perspective
of caregivers experienced revealed out of 14, three suffered from mild depression and the rest of
them regarded the disease as a significant burden for their family. This resource show social and
mental health of family caregivers are seriously affected by the experience of care giving and
being highly involved in the care and management of their loved ones with dementia (Kristanti et
al., 2018).
Responding
After reading the article, some of the responses from family caregivers of dementia
patient made me feel very sad about the state of mind of such family members. For example, one
of the participants responded that they lost their freedom and sense of joy in life as they avoided
engaging in social activities or going outside just because they were worried about their loved
ones with dementia at home (Matano, 2017). Their forgetfulness and sudden change in behaviour
were some of the changes that they found it hard to cope with. I feel very distressed at the plight
of such family caregivers and this resource makes me understand why they assume dementia as a
great burden in their life.
Relating:
I can totally relate with the experience of staffs and how they find it difficult to manage
certain behaviours in dementia patients. Being a nursing student myself, I am aware of the