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Forskergruppens første vitenskapelige artikkel er publisert i tidsskriftet Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. Stipendiat Tanja Louise Ibsen er førsteforfatter med biveiledere Grete Grindal Patil og hovedveileder Siren Eriksen som medforfattere.

Artikkelen er basert på spørreskjemaer blant 32 tilbydere og beskriver dagtilbudene som finnes på gård i Norge i dag. Per januar 2017 fantes det 33 dagtilbud på gård for personer med demens, fordelt på 6.8% av norske kommuner. Dagtilbudene varierer i forhold til størrelse på gruppene fra 1-3 opptil 10 deltakere. Rundt halvparten av tilbudene hadde yngre personer med demens (≤65 år) og personer i tidlig fase av demens som sine primære målgrupper. Mange gårder hadde ansatte eller tilbydere med helsefaglig bakgrunn (47.5% av dem som jobbet på tilbudet). Alle dagtilbudene vektla å tilbringe tid utendørs hver dag, sommer som vinter og alle gårdene, men unntak av to, hadde dyr. De mangfoldige ressursene på gården gjør det mulig å finne aktiviteter som er individuelt tilrettelagt for personene med demens.

Abstract

Background: Day care services shall provide meaningful activities and coping experiences in a safe environment for people with dementia, as well as improve quality of life. Such services vary in types and settings. Farm-based day care services is described as services that have been adapted from the farm setting, using farm resources to promote health. There is limited knowledge on the service offered at both farm-based and regular day care services for people with dementia. The present study aims to investigate farm-based day care in Norway, and describe the services and the participants’ care environment.

Method: We mapped the existing farms offering day care in Norway by the spring 2017 (N= 33) and collected information through two cross sectional surveys (N=32) answered by the service providers at the farms.

Results: The farms included in this survey covered day care services to a total of 227 people with dementia, located in most regions of Norway. The services varied in group size and half of the services had young people with dementia (≤ 65) and people with dementia at an early stage as their primary target group. About half of the staff had health care education (47.5%) and there were staff with agricultural competence available in most FDCs.

All farms reported that the participants spent time outdoors every day, and all services, except two, had animals. The providers highlighted the opportunity to choose activities that were individually tailored for each participant, as the diversity of resources on the farm made it possible to organize different activities.

Conclusion: Farm-based day care services has similarities in organization, daily structure and number of health education personnel to other day care services, but differs in type of care environment with a wide range of activities and available resources like farm buildings, gardens, animals, and outdoor areas.

Du kan lese mer her: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6067609/