• 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 reviewThis article has been subject to external double-blind peer review and checked for plagiarism using automated software
Correspondence Conflict of interestNone 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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