Relatives' experiences of sharing a written life story about a close family member with dementia who has moved to residential care: An interview study.

Only eight relatives were interviewed, and the sample was purposeful, so the findings cannot be generalised to all families or services. One of nine relatives who accepted the invitation withdrew before the interview. Four participants had university education and four had high school education; the authors note possible selection bias from the relatively high educational qualification. The study reports relatives' experiences only; it does not measure whether life stories were used by staff or whether they improved care. All participants were recruited through nurses in five municipalities in rural southern Sweden, so the context may be specific.

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Do not conclude that written life stories improve dementia care or reduce relatives' distress. This is a small interview study describing relatives' experiences, and it reports no outcome measures.