A Qualitative Research on Aggressive Behaviors of Dementia Patients aganist Their Caregivers

Year 2019, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 81 - 91, 27.06.2019

Serkan Erebak

Abstract

Violence against
health workers is one of today's important issues. Long-term care organizations
are among the healthcare organizations that these employees take part.
Individuals with dementia often remain and are taken care of in dementia units
which are designed for long-term care organizations. However, the psychiatric
and behavioral changes experienced by the nature of their diseases may lead
these patients to exhibit aggressive behaviors towards the employees who take
care of them. The most affected by this situation are the caregivers. So, this
study was conducted about the aggressive behavior of patients with 18
caregivers working in a care facility in Istanbul. The data obtained show that
caregivers are often exposed to these behaviors and have a variety of coping
strategies. In order to solve this problem, new qualitative and quantitative
researches are needed.

Keywords

Dementia, Aggressiveness, Nursing Home Workers, Violence, Caregiver

Demans Hastalarının Bakımverenlerine Karşı Saldırgan Davranışları Üzerine Nitel Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Sağlık çalışanlarına
karşı şiddet günümüzün önemli konularından biridir. Uzun dönem yaşlı bakım
kuruluşları da bu çalışanların yer aldığı sağlık hizmeti sunan çalışma
yerlerindendir. Artan yaşlı nüfusunda yerini alan ve bakım kuruluşları
aracılığıyla bakımı üstlenen demans hastalığına sahip bireyler genellikle bu
kuruluşların kendileri için tasarlanmış demans ünitelerinde kalmaktadır. Ancak,
hastalıklarının doğası gereği yaşadığı psikiyatrik ve davranışsal değişimler bu
hastaları kendilerine bakan çalışanlara karşı saldırgan davranışlar içine
sokabilmektedir. Bu durumdan en çok etkilenen ise bakımverenlerdir. Bu
amaçla,  bu çalışma İstanbul’daki bir
bakım kuruluşunda çalışan 18 bakımveren ile hastaların saldırgan davranışları
hakkında görüşme yapılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler bakımverenlerin sıklıkla bu
davranışlara maruz kaldıklarını ve uyguladıkları çeşitli başa çıkma
stratejilerinin var olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu sorunun çözülebilmesi için hem
nitel hem de nicel yeni araştırmalara ihtiyaç vardır.

Keywords

Demans, Saldırganlık, Huzurevi Çalışanları, Şiddet, Hasta Bakıcı

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