Multiple perspectives on Humanitude care for people with dementia: A qualitative study

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Aim: This study aimed to explore the perspectives of family members, healthcare workers, and Humanitude care educators regarding the education and implementation of Humanitude care methodology for people with dementia. Methods: This study employed inductive qualitative content analysis. This study was conducted using focus group interviews with 18 participants comprising six family members, seven healthcare workers, and five Humanitude care educators. Results: The analysis identified seven key themes: (1) positive changes in people with dementia: (2) job satisfaction of healthcare workers: (3) institutional benefits: (4) evaluation of Humanitude care education: (5) improvement points of Humanitude care education: (6) challenges in implementing Humanitude care in practice: and (7) strategies to promote its application. Conclusion: These findings suggest the need for further refinement of the Humanitude care methodology and strategies to enhance its application. (c) 2026 Elsevier Inc. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.

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