Compassionate deception: An ethnographic study of how and why health professionals and family members lie when caring for people with dementia in Danish nursing homes

This article uses the concept of compassionate deception to understand the complexity and duality at stake when health professionals and family members lie when caring for people with dementia. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork at two Danish nursing homes, we argue that compassionate deception conce...

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Published in:	SSM. Qualitative research in health Vol. 6; p. 100457
Main Authors:	Smedegaard Skov, Sofie, Jensen, Anja M.B., Rasmussen, Gitte, Paldam Folker, Anna, Lauridsen, Sigurd
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2024 Elsevier
Subjects:	Compassionate deception Dementia Denmark Ethnography Healthcare ethics Denmark Ethnography Healthcare ethics Compassionate deception Dementia
ISSN:	2667-3215, 2667-3215
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