Title |
Social positioning by people with Alzheimer's disease in a support group
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Published in |
Journal of Aging Studies, December 2013
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DOI | 10.1016/j.jaging.2013.11.003 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Ragnhild Hedman, Ingrid Hellström, Britt-Marie Ternestedt, Görel Hansebo, Astrid Norberg |
Abstract |
People with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are often negatively positioned by others, resulting in difficulties upholding a positive sense of self. This might cause them to withdraw socially and apparently 'lose their minds'. Conversely, the sense of self can be strengthened with the support from others. This study aimed to describe, in accordance with positioning theory, how people with moderate AD positioned themselves and each other in a support group for people with AD. We describe five first-order positions; the project manager, the storyteller, the moral agent, the person burdened with AD, and the coping person. In the interactions that followed among the support group participants, those positions were mainly affirmed. This enabled participants to construct strong and agentic personae, and to have the severity of their illness acknowledged. Despite their language impairment participants managed to position and reposition themselves and others by assistance of the trained facilitator. |
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Spain | 1 | 2% |
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Student > Master | 12 | 18% |
Researcher | 11 | 17% |
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Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 8% |
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Psychology | 13 | 20% |
Social Sciences | 7 | 11% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 8% |
Neuroscience | 3 | 5% |
Other | 13 | 20% |
Unknown | 11 | 17% |