
Dementia and living a meaningful life
What gives our lives meaning is different for every one of us. DTA Executive Director Professor Richard Fleming writes for HelloCare.
Two university students have snagged $2000 each for their exploration of salutogenesis and what it means for people with dementia.
Dementia Training Australia (DTA) asked undergraduate students to tell a story in a medium of their choice exploring how their discipline can support people with dementia to live a life that is manageable, understandable and meaningful.
Tara Kannan took the top prize in the second-year category for her article ‘Mind Over Matter’.
Matthew Boom, who is studying a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the University of Canberra, took the top prize in the third-year category for his poster ‘Maintaining Adventure With Dementia’, which explored the ways in which physiotherapy can promote salutogenesis.
Salutogenesis stems from the Latin word for health, salus, and a Greek word meaning source, genesis. DTA said salutogenesis, or sources of health, focuses on factors that support health and wellbeing, shifting away from a more traditional, pathogenic focus on risk and problems.
What gives our lives meaning is different for every one of us. DTA Executive Director Professor Richard Fleming writes for HelloCare.
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