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Chronic illness can have a profound impact on couples' relationships. In dealing with relational changes, new constructions and forms of relationships may arise. In the context of a larger grounded theory study on relational processes and practices in couples faced with chronic illness, this article focuses on concurrent relationships as an alternative form of relationship construction which embodies an additional relationship existing parallel to that of the couple confronted with chronic illness. Based on qualitative interviews with a subsample of five persons within the larger study, conditions for the development and characteristics of concurrent relationships are presented. From an individual and shared life questioned by chronic illness, concurrent relationships are formed in the attempt to be able to live on together in a new partner relationship and a continued care relationship. This can lead to new constructions of relationships, family life, and social relations in everyday life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the Master's degree in "Community Health Nursing" and challenges and problems of the German health care system. It notes that the aging of the population poses one of the global challenges which also affects Germany. It adds that multimorbidity increases with age and old age means that one needs care in a context. There is reportedly a nationwide shortage of skilled workers in nursing.

ABSTRACT Aim Design Result Conclusion Implications for the Profession and Patient Care Impact Reporting Method Patient and Public Contribution To investigate the professional dementia experts' understanding of a dementia‐friendly hospital to identify its characteristics.We used a qualitative design embedded in a case study. A total of 16 semi‐structured expert interviews were conducted with 17 professional dementia experts. Using inductive content analysis, the interviews were analysed in a participatory manner involving a group of researchers and dementia experts.We identified six characteristics of dementia‐friendly hospitals: Proud to be dementia‐friendly—That's what we want; Seeing the human being—Taking care of everyone; Having everyone on board—It's a collective task; Being professional—It takes more than being nice and kind; Rethinking the ‘running’ system—We have to change, not them; and Being part of the community—Thinking beyond the hospital.The concept of a dementia‐friendly hospital seems complex and requires a rethinking of the traditional hospital. For a conceptualisation, the involvement of people with dementia and their relatives is important to gain a comprehensive understanding.A dementia‐friendly hospital is characterised by professional care that comprises a safe, familiar and supportive environment, is prepared but also flexible, has everyone on board, and sees the human being. To become dementia‐friendly, individual interventions such as training courses can be a starting point. However, an overall concept is required that also includes components that contribute to successful implementation and a welcoming culture of people with dementia.Our findings on the perspective of professional dementia experts contribute to the conceptualisation of dementia‐friendly hospitals.We reported our study according to the COREQ checklist.The investigation of the perspective of professional dementia experts is one part of a larger study. In this overall DEMfriendlyHospital study, we interviewed professional dementia experts, people with dementia and their relatives and also involved them in a participatory manner in various stages of the research process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]