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Storytelling in family-provided care - developing diversity-sensitive stories for family caregivers of Turkish individuals living with dementia
Kübra Annaç, Ela Rana Örs, Sümeyra Öztürk, Mualla Basyigit, Tuğba Aksakal, Christina Kühn, Anja Rutenkröger, Hürrem Tezcan‐Güntekin et al.. BMC Nursing, 2025-08-12
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
The study resulted in the creation of nine storytelling packs, each containing five stories tailored to specific caregiver personas. These narratives were developed in German and translated into Turkish and English to ensure linguistic and cultural accessibility. Pretests indicated that the stories resonated with caregivers, addressing their unique caregiving realities while fostering engagement and perceived emotional support. Feedback led to refinements in language style and narrative structure, ensuring greater clarity and identification with the protagonists. Storytelling shows promise as a supportive intervention for Turkish family caregivers of individuals with dementia by fostering self-management skills and reducing emotional burden. The developed stories provide an inclusive, diversity sensitive approach to addressing caregivers’ challenges, promoting self-reflection, and enhancing support networks. Future research should explore the long-term impact of storytelling interventions and their integration into caregiver support programs to improve well-being and caregiving outcomes.
Key findings
- The study resulted in the creation of nine storytelling packs, each containing five stories tailored to specific caregiver personas.
- These narratives were developed in German and translated into Turkish and English to ensure linguistic and cultural accessibility.
- Pretests indicated that the stories resonated with caregivers, addressing their unique caregiving realities while fostering engagement and perceived emotional support.
- Feedback led to refinements in language style and narrative structure, ensuring greater clarity and identification with the protagonists.
- Storytelling shows promise as a supportive intervention for Turkish family caregivers of individuals with dementia by fostering self-management skills and reducing emotional burden.
Why it matters
Researchers created nine storytelling packs with five stories each, in German, Turkish, and English, for family caregivers of Turkish people living with dementia. Pretests suggested the stories resonated with caregivers, but the authors say future research should explore their long-term impact.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 37/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (BMC Nursing) |
| Journal's citation record | 1 / 4 | BMC Nursing: journal h-index 100 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 2 / 7 | Cited 6 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 1 / 5 | 2.0 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 6.2× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 1 / 4 | Cited 6 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author Patrick Brzoska: h-index 22 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | Witten/Herdecke University: institution h-index 335 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40797313) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 37 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Annaç, K., Örs, E. R., Öztürk, S., Basyigit, M., Aksakal, T., Kühn, C., et al. (2025). Storytelling in family-provided care - developing diversity-sensitive stories for family caregivers of Turkish individuals living with dementia. BMC Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03712-7
Vancouver
Annaç K, Örs ER, Öztürk S, Basyigit M, Aksakal T, Kühn C, et al. Storytelling in family-provided care - developing diversity-sensitive stories for family caregivers of Turkish individuals living with dementia. BMC Nursing. 2025. doi:10.1186/s12912-025-03712-7. PMID: 40797313.
BibTeX
@article{annac2025-40797313,
author = {Annaç, Kübra and Örs, Ela Rana and Öztürk, Sümeyra and Basyigit, Mualla and Aksakal, Tuğba and Kühn, Christina and Rutenkröger, Anja and Tezcan‐Güntekin, Hürrem and others},
title = {{Storytelling in family-provided care - developing diversity-sensitive stories for family caregivers of Turkish individuals living with dementia}},
journal = {BMC Nursing},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1186/s12912-025-03712-7},
pmid = {40797313},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03712-7}
}
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