Publications by authors named "Jennie M Gubner"
In the United States, spouses provide 17% of in-home care for people living with dementia. Negative impacts of dementia care on spouses/partners are well-documented, but we lack information about the holistic experience for spouses/partners. We conducted a secondary thematic analysis of data from two observational studies about everyday music engagement and dementia care at home.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: Emerging evidence suggests music-based interventions can improve the well-being of people living with dementia, but little is known about the ways in which music might support dementia caregiving relationships as part of everyday life at home. This study examined music engagement in the context of daily life to identify patterns of music engagement and potential targets for the design of music-based interventions to support well-being.
Research Design And Methods: This ethnographic, in-home study of people living with dementia and their family and professional care partners used methods from ethnomusicology, including semistructured interviews and in-home participant observation with a focus on music engagement.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aims to explore how individuals with dementia living at home participate in meaningful activities, which is essential for their quality of life, using qualitative research methods like interviews and observations.
- - Participants included 21 individuals with dementia and their care partners, recruited from geriatrics programs in the San Francisco Bay Area, focusing on diverse experiences and dementia severity.
- - Findings reveal that while specific activities may shift as dementia advances, the core sources of meaning and identity remain consistent; three main pathways of activity engagement were identified, influenced by factors like care partner experience and support systems.