Tag: patient care

Relatives of patients with dementia need support, understanding

When a person with dementia is placed in a nursing home, those who are left at home often become lonely and depressed. The health care system needs to be aware of the needs of these family members, too, researchers say.

Taking patients to the cinema

Health workers are on their way out of their neutral, white coats. Therapists are using themselves as fellow human beings.

When patients lose their voice

Despite major changes in mental health care over the last century, patients’ own experiences have consistently been overlooked, according to recent findings.

Chronicles for the comatose

Norwegian nurses keep diaries for their patients who are in comas. When patients wake up these special journals can help them cope with traumas.