Health promotion for older people with dementia living in the community
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Health promotion for older people with dementia living in the community

Louise Daly Associate professor in ageing and community nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Gobnait Byrne Assistant professor in general nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Brian Keogh Associate professor in mental health nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Why you should read this article:
  • To enhance your awareness of the need for health promotion targeted at older people with dementia

  • To understand why health promotion in dementia must be person-centred, strengths-based and culturally competent

  • To consider ways in which you can work with patients with dementia to promote their health

Dementia has physical, psychological, social and economic effects, not only on people with dementia but also on their families, carers and society as a whole. Health promotion interventions for older people with dementia living in the community can support their health and well-being, particularly early in the course of the condition. Nurses have an important role in working collaboratively with patients, family carers and the multidisciplinary team to develop health promotion activities that are tailored to the person and take into account the progressive nature of the condition. This article gives an overview of health promotion as an aspect of post-diagnosis dementia care and considers how nurses can work with older people with dementia living in the community to promote their health.

Nursing Standard. doi: 10.7748/ns.2022.e11973

Peer review

This article has been subject to external double-blind peer review and checked for plagiarism using automated software

Correspondence

louise.daly@tcd.ie

Conflict of interest

None declared

Daly L, Byrne G, Keogh B (2022) Health promotion for older people with dementia living in the community. Nursing Standard. doi: 10.7748/ns.2022.e11973

Published online: 18 October 2022

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